A&E Cuts Losses, Cancels ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’

Authored by Scott Goldberg on November 2, 2007 - 12:04pm.
Duane The show “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” a hit reality program on A&E that features Duane “Dog” Chapman and his bounty hunting Hawaii-based family, has fallen on rocky times.  First, a tape from a telephone conversation that shows Chapman repeatedly using racial slurs about his son’s girlfriend, who is black, was released to the media.  Turns out his son sold the tape for “a lot of money,” according to Chapman’s lawyer.  And as of today, A&E has taken Chapman’s show off the air. 
 

In his recognizable voice, Chapman says, "I'm not going to take a chance ever in life of losing everything I've worked for for 30 years because some f*cking nigger heard us say 'nigger' and turned us into the Enquirer magazine."

The network said in a statement Friday, "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. We hope that Mr. Chapman continues the healing process that he has begun."


You can listen to Chapman’s telephone tirade here

Comments

unfortunately everyone ends

unfortunately everyone ends up saying racist slurs these days - its just he is a public figure head - im not condoning it but he shouldnt be penalised forever its not fair.

well i have been abig fanof

well i have been abig fanof dog;s for years, and what he said is so much the truth, lett one of them say the n word it's all right. but lett us say it and its the end of the world. so to what he said wasn't bad, so lett him come back

ARE WE IDIOTS?

If you watch his show, he cusses all of the time, F this and F that, but he says the N word and everyone stops and says, hey wait a minute, that language isn't right. WOW how far are we falling, lol man grow up and give the guy a break, everyone says things they don't mean when they are mad, that's being a human. Kinda looks to melike his boy was mad because Dog don't like his girlfriend so this was his way of getting back his daddy. WHAT, ARE WE IDIOTS..... WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!

Support the Dog

Thank you for sayin' it. If anyone has 'really' watched the Dog, they know he is not a racist. We are starting a petition as well at dogthebountyhunter.tv. If enough people petition A&E maybe they will get brave.

ARE YOU PEOPLE SERIOUS?

You must not be black...obviously!! You compare saying F this F that to using the N word? So it's okay for someone who is a public figure and has a televised show (seen by people of all races and ages)to go around refering to black people by the N word? What makes him so special? Why should we keep a person like that on television? Are you serious? How ignorant are you? We might as well go back 50 years in time if we're going to stoop to that level. We might as well let people get on tv and say what they want regardless who it affects; jews, blacks, gays, whites, the sick, poor, rich or healthy. Wake up America...to what? If anything you need to wake up. You don't solve issues that AFFECT people by saying "oh well, it happens!" You may not be affected by such comments but there are a whole lot of people who are affected.

Us people are serious. First

Us people are serious. First of all we would not even know about Dog using the "n" word if it wasn't for invasion of his private conversation with his son. If not for that we would not know him as a public racist. What has in fact brought this hurtful word into the public view is the section of the black American population along with others that refuses to let go of there selfish desire to see people get in trouble for using the "n" word. Dog the Bounty Hunter and others who say the "n" word are not the ones taking us back 50 years; it is those who live 50 years in the past by refusing to move forward away from this subject. The ignorant are those who cant get past a single word and try to make things worse instead of better. I will agree that America needs to wake up. We need to get past this race issue and leave it in the past. We should not forget it, but only put it behind us. What Duane Chapman said was not right. I wish Chapman would clean up his language period. I believe all bad language needs to be cut from all public media. However; I also believe that most of the damage and trouble that arises from these situations comes NOT from those who speak the words but from those who bring it to the attention of the public and make it bigger than it should be. Duane did not speak the word to the public. The public brought the word out upon it self.

Look towards the celebrities that actually endanger people

You know, this whole thing makes me so mad. Yes, Dog is a public figure and a role model and he DEFINATELY NEEDS to watch what he says, BUT... where is the line between public and private? There are so many sports figures and movie starts out there that do so many worse things (raping, stealing, pit bull fighting, murder, driving under the influence over and over again)and they are STILL allowed to go on with their careers and be in the public eye; these are people that put lives in danger. I do NOT agree with what Dog said, yes that particular word does set the world back decades, but this is insane; this word is used over and over and over and over again in songs and movies and no one comments then. COME ON PEOPLE. BRING BACK THE DOG!! Lets go after the celebrities that actually deserve to be taken out of the public eye because of their actions!!

CHAPMAN AND FAMILY DESERVE FAIR SHAKE

I am a white woman rasing a biracial child and I'm sorry Dog is no diffrent than everyone else they have targetted him and its crap. If he was not a celebrity would we even be discussing this? Remember this underneth all the glitz and glamour first and formost he is a human being!!!!!!!!!!! And no human is perfect we all make mistakes. there is no way he could go to all walks of life and help them if he were racist. He is truely a great man and yes he said something very wrong but are we not human dont we all say we dont like this one or that one. I truely believe he was trying to keep his family from having this happen and he was very upset.They took him off the air and I WILL NOT rest untill he is back on. I will not watch A&E untill they put Dog back on!!!!!!!!Whoever feels this way lets show them who desides BOYCOTT A&E !!!!!!!!!!

i agree

im not gi=oing to watch ae anmore till they put him back on air

you know... that's actually

you know... that's actually a good idea... boycott A&E!! I've looked for petitions out there to get Dog back on and the largest one I saw was 15 signatures!! I KNOW Dog has more support than that!!

Dog bounty hunter racial slurs

That is messed up how Dog was going off like that with the n word. I put up a video showing how I feel about the whole thing. It has some extra footage of this bullshi_and the story of how he became a bounty hunter. The video is called “ Dog Duane Chapman Bounty Hunter "N" Word - Talking With Dave #4”. It’s at http://youtube.com/watch?v=4oC8OgFkd38 My videos are kind of…. Different.

Dog

I neither like nor dislike Dog the Bounty Hunter but after hearing the taped conversation I have to say that their is more to this story than was heard by that edited tape. Obviously, this girl was trouble and Dog was right to be on guard around her and not want her around. Let's get real, in his line of work there is going to be bad language, I don't think he meant it to be a racial slurr but a slurr of her character, I think no matter what her heritage was he would have referred to her in that way. Every race has a racial slurr, I am Italian but I do not refer to my friends and relatives of Italian decent as grease balls, mafioso, or dago's. It's time the blacks stop referring to themselves as N____'s if they want it to stop. They have put it in their music, used it as a term of endearment or a macho thing making it cool. Stop it and it will stop.

WELL PUT!!

I have to say that I LOVE your comment!! I am a German/Italian woman with a Puerto Rican husband and my niece and nephew are Puerto Rican and Jamaican and the only ones at my family gatherings that I EVER hear the N word come from is my niece and nephew, and from their fathers (both of Jamaican decent). So YES, the word is awful, but the first place to get a racial slur to stop is for the race itself to stop using it in reference to themselves!!

lesson learned

what dog has done has reached the whole united states hopefully stop and think about the langue we all use and the privacy of our own home and rellise the changes we need to make in our own lives and what we are teachig our children in the next generation and that mistakes can be corrected and we need to bring him back for the good hes done and to prove education to prove tolerence and forgiveness are all part of the lessons in life(: Joan from Iowa and JArrett from Iowa i have never missed an episode and Im #1 fan of this show

Yes... this one incident has

Yes... this one incident has wiped clean everything good that he has done. From turning his own life around to helping others turn their lives around. There is a reason that Dog limited his contact with Tucker, and now we all know why!!

dog

I think that it would be an injustice for us to lose Dog the Bounty Hunter over something like this. Dog is a good man that has helped many people who have found themselves in trouble. He shows young people that they can be cool and still be tough and follow the law. With all the violent shows on tv, I can not believe that they want to get rid of his show. It actually helps people who are lost. Stop for one minute A&E people and think about all the good Dog and his family have done. I for one, want to watch the Bounty Hunter show and will continue to do so if you will just let it stay on the air.

DOG

IM A WHITE FEMALE AND IVE LIVED AND WAS RAISED WITH THE SAYING THAT YOU DONT CALL PEOPLE NAMES AND YOU TREAT EVERYONE WITH RESPECT AS LONG AS THEY DO THE SAME AS YOU. IM NOT A RASIST BY FAR. BUT THE OTHER COMMENT WAS CORRECT. IF HE WAS NOT IN THE PUBLIC EYE, WE WOULDNT BE TALKING ABOUT HIM. AND THE GOOD HE HAS DONE OUT WEIGHS THE BAD BY FAR. I BELIEVE HE SHOULD BE GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE AND IF IT CONTINUES THEN TAKE HIS SHOW AWAY. OUR HEARTS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. GOOD LUCK AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ON TV SOON. VICTORIA CURRINGTON MONROE,MI ,USA

Dog the Bounty Hunter (Private Conversation)

He was having a private conversation with his son. A&E is doing the wrong thing by taking him off their network. He has so many fans they will be the loser. My family will not watch A&E until he is back on. His program was very entertaining. It was the only entertainment A&E has put on their network as far as I am concerned.

BRING BACK DOG THE BOUNTY

BRING BACK DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER!!!!

Dump the Dog!

Dump the Dog!

As far as I'm concerned a

As far as I'm concerned a biggot gets anything they diserve, because if everything was the way they wanted it to be in this world, only a SELECT FEW would benefit. Obviously he took the fall because he was a celebrity, and while the average person in this country uses racial slurs because they are a piece of classless trash that doesn't know any better, they aren't celebrities that have much to lose. If we were all celebrities and used slurs all day (because trust me I'm sure he's used it a billion times, and hasn't just limited it to black people )and were caught , we'd lose our show too.People like him don't bring together or build or nurture, they seperate, they take, and they teach HATE, and while people might not listen to him all the time ( like his son ), it still won't stop him from teaching it. If he were a decent person anyway, this wouldn't have happened to him, Karma is a bitch. So for the love of God don't get all shocked and butt hurt that he lost his show, he's a public figure and with that much fame always comes alot of responsibility, due to the fact they have more influence unfortunately, on impressionable people that are raised simple mindedly. And don't worry everyone... All the fans that are upset, I'm quite sure there will be another person that uses racial slurs that you can admire before they yank him off too. This is America there is never a shortage of biggots, they are not a dime a dozen, so please turn your frowns up and give the world a big smile.

duane

I really think every one is right do not watch A&E I have watched the chapmans from the very begining and have watched A&E all the time but not know .We want Duane the best bounty hunter in the world along with his team .Also i have watched a lot of comic shows with blacks and all they did was knock the white and were predudious you could tell by the words they used for the whites but thats okay for them .People are just affraid of them .Preety soon they will be taking over .Also what about there big bill boards and signs say black is beautiful you never see signs whites are beautiful .I think they are to obsesed with the n word grow up .God Bless you DOG BETH DUANE TIM and especially LELAND I watched your video and I loved it .YOU dont relize how many peole are on your side .all my family prays you will come thu this .I lost 2 children and i wanted to express my sympathy to Duane &Beth that episode really got to me and iam sure every one else who watched i also lost my brother to drugs so you just keep ypur heads up your not alone

A&E use your brains

I am a average everyday person this racial crap has gone far enough when you start punishing people for private conversations then this is no longer America. Dog never once said anything bad about black pople he in fact said he had nothing against them, just the fact that he used the word nigar he loses everything. Everyone sems to forget that he put his life on the line everyday and took all kinds of criminals off the streets, white, black, men, women, mexican,and any other race that was bad. He is a great role model for our children, he teaches through his show the use of drugs is a awful life,so he said nigar who hasn't black people say it more than anyone. Give him the credit he deserves, he went to Mexico and got that rapist when our own goverment wouldn't and was aressted for taking a bad peron off the radar and this makes him a HERO and how do you repay him by taking him off the air. what happened to America???????????

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The word is more than insulting, it's dehumanizing, but who said Dog was supposed to be a girl scout? He's a bounty hunter, he spent years in prison. Prisons are the most racist places on Earth. Take into consideration where he comes from and how much he had to overcome to get where he is. Anyone who has seen his interviews or watched his shows knows that he is a genuinely compassionate person who wants to do what's right. He made a mistake, he shocked and hurt a lot of people who would never have expected him to say or even think that. But nobody's perfect, and of all people, who more deserves a second chance?

WHERE IS DOG?

It's December, and all I want for Christmas is to have Dog the Bounty Hunter back on A & E Network. This show was the most entertainment I have had in years. I would set aside Tuesday evenings with our family to watch Dog and Beth with their exciting crew. Since Dog has left, I switched to watching Bravo and VH1. A & E really messed this one up. With Driving Force not on and Dog the Bounty Hunter gone, what else have you got? The SWAT guys have "been there", "done that" to death. A & E is DULL. "Little People, Big World" is a pretty good show, but we miss the Dog Hunting. BRING BACK THE DOG!!!!!!!!!!

Bring back dog and Beth!!!!

Who cares what he said, everyone has used that word sometime or another in their life! I know I have used it because I was pissed off at someone..I have used it calling Whites one.. If you going to act like trash than you g et called a Nig---!!!! Besides what happened to Free Speech?????

not sayin it was right but

if you can cancel a show for the n word. you had better be prepared to do the same for the african american shows that say honky , cracker, whitey or are those not racial slurs.

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