Bow-Wow's Get The Boot

A&E Pulls 'Dog' From Schedule Over Racist Rant

HONOLULU — "Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's show has been pulled from the air indefinitely by A&E, two days after a private phone conversation in which the reality star used a racial slur repeatedly was posted online.

"In evaluating the circumstances of the last few days, A&E has decided to take `Dog The Bounty Hunter' off the network's schedule for the foreseeable future," the network said in a statement Friday. "We hope that Mr. Chapman continues the healing process that he has begun."

A&E officials said the series, one of the network's top-rated programs, has not been canceled.

Chapman, 54, has been under fire and accused of being a racist ever since the private conversation with his son, Tucker Chapman, was posted online Wednesday by The National Enquirer. Chapman used the N-word repeatedly about his son's black girlfriend.

At least two advertisers have pulled out from the show and civil rights groups have called for its cancellation.

Soon after the clip was posted, Chapman issued an apology and A&E suspended production of the series.

In the conversation, Chapman urges Tucker to break up with his girlfriend. He also expresses concern about the girlfriend trying to tape and go public about the TV star's use of the N-word. He used the slur six times in the first 45 seconds of the five-minute clip.

Civil rights leaders said they were not satisfied with the removal of the show from A&E's schedule. A coalition of groups in Los Angeles sent a letter to network executives Friday demanding a cancellation."

Guess they want A&E to hang him.

The few times I've tuned into Dog have been to watch a train wreck. So bad its hard to switch the channel, a mullet-mania-monstrosity of a program featuring a convicted felon who frightens away would-be attackers with pepper spray because he forever lost the ability to carry a firearm on the big island. From his disgusting spouse, to his almost uglier brother to the low-lives adorning each and every scene, it's good riddance to this dog and I for one hope he doesn't return.