Posted AT 2:01 AM EDT on 21/11/06
Seinfeld actor apologizes: 'I'm not a racist'
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES Michael Richards said Monday he spewed racial epithets during a stand-up comedy routine because he lost his cool while being heckled and not because he's a bigot.
“For me to be at a comedy club and flip out and say this crap, I'm deeply, deeply sorry,” the former
Seinfeld co-star said during a satellite appearance for David Letterman's
Late Show in New York.
“I'm not a racist.
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