NEW YORK — "Jerry Lewis dropped an anti-gay slur -- the same one that got Isaiah Washington of "Grey's Anatomy" in trouble -- during the 18th hour of his annual Labor Day telethon.
He apologized Tuesday for a "bad choice of words."
The 81-year-old showman -- prowling about the stage during the live telecast Monday in Las Vegas -- was goofing around and dodging his cameraman, then went into a ramble about imaginary family members.
"Oh, your family has come to see you," he said, speaking to the camera and gesturing toward thin air.
"You remember Bart, your older son," he said, and motioning toward another unseen character, "Jesse, the illiterate f-----.
"No," Lewis said, quickly stopping himself before continuing.
Monday's monologue prompted a critical statement Tuesday from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
Neil Giuliano, GLAAD president, called Lewis' use of the term "simply unacceptable."
Oh sweet Lord of the sunshine, stop right now. It's called humor you uber-sensitive queen. Quit while you're ahead and we won't mention how disgusting your disease-ridden proclivities are. When did the perverts get so sensitive, anyway.
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