Sharpton: Griffin Dropped for Dropping N-Bomb

Posted Sep 4th 2007 5:30PM by TMZ Staff

Eddie Griffin thought he'd shock the swells at a big Black Enterprise event over the weekend by littering his act with N-words, but the comic was the one who got the real jolt when the mag's owner gonged his routine, and tossed him off the stage!
Al Sharpton, Eddie Griffin
Rev. Al Sharpton tells TMZ that Griffin took the stage as the headliner and did his best Michael Richards impression, blistering the mostly African-American crowd with a barrage of N-bombs, and wailing, "Why are some black leaders telling us to stop using the N word?"


Griffin's mike was promptly cut, and Black Enterprise owner/publisher Earl Graves stomped on stage and proclaimed, "We ... will not allow our culture to go backwards ... We will pay Mr. Griffin all that we owe him but we will not allow him to finish the show if that's the way he's going to talk." Oh, snap!

The crowd gave Graves a standing ovation -- and Rev. Al, speaking the next day at the event, gave Graves props for his axing of Griffin. A rep for Griffin had no comment.


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1. Good, it's about time something was done about artist using the N word.

Posted at 5:41PM on Sep 4th 2007 by anonymous

2. Griffin got OWNED and rightly so. About time we blacks hold ourselves to the same standards we hold everyone else too!!

Posted at 5:42PM on Sep 4th 2007 by JennifeR

3. BRAVO!!!

Posted at 5:43PM on Sep 4th 2007 by The man known as Bob

4. And yet, it's OK to have NAACP, BET & The Congressional Black Caucus...

Posted at 5:43PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Frank

5. This is a disgrace! 1st Amendment! Free Speech!

Posted at 5:48PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Dave Chappelle

6. #4 is a racist, until things are equal then there will be a need for these organizations.

Posted at 5:48PM on Sep 4th 2007 by anonymous

7. So, we can't have a dialog on how the organizations I named are racist themselves? And, things are equal imo

Posted at 6:01PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Frank

8. Congrats to the Black leaders who have the courage to confront this issue. It needs to be a continued fight for decency and equality. Equality means equal repsonsibility in this case and it is nice to see that the leaders in the black community are taking this seriously. Props to you --- a middle aged white guy.

Posted at 6:09PM on Sep 4th 2007 by satisfied

9. Congrats to the Black leaders who have the courage to
confront this issue. It needs to be a continued fight for decency and equality.
Equality means equal repsonsibility in this case and it is nice to
see that the leaders in the black community are taking this
seriously. Props to you --- a middle aged white guy.

Posted at 6:10PM on Sep 4th 2007 by satisfied

10. Number 8, Ratbanger, is obviously an idiot, and a disgrace to white people everywhere. His internet priveliges should be taken away by his mother.

Posted at 6:11PM on Sep 4th 2007 by iamhotterthanuandurmommatoo

11. I can't believe how racist that guy is, just using the N word like it's nothing. You are what's wrong in God's beautiful world. You are a sick person and you need help.

Posted at 6:14PM on Sep 4th 2007 by anonymous

12. You are ignorant and neither do I you racist. You are not worth it, you will get yours in the end you piece of trash.

Posted at 6:15PM on Sep 4th 2007 by anonymous

13.
Glad to see that he is being called out for the double standard

Posted at 6:17PM on Sep 4th 2007 by wayne

14. People get offended when it suits them. Plain and simple. Anything to get their 15 minutes...

Posted at 6:18PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Graviti

15. Well put #8. So true.

Posted at 6:18PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Juci

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