Michael Richards' Racist Outburst at a Comedy Club and Apology

Shut up! 50 years ago they had you upside down with a f***ing fork up your a**!

You can talk, you can talk, you can talk, you'll break down mother f***er!

Pull his a** out, he's a n***er! He's a n***er! He's a n***er!

A n***er, look, he's a n***er!

Alright, you see? It shocks you, it shocks you to see what's buried beneath your stupid mother f***ers!

What was it called for? It's not called for you to get on my a**, you cheap mother f***er!

You guys have been talking and talking and talking!

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know!

What's the matter? Is it too much for you to handle?

He said come here! You're gonna arrest me for calling a black man a n***er!

Wait a minute, where's he going? That's not called for you, you f***ing crackhead!

Crackhead? I don't call him a crackhead, I don't call him a n***er!

Oh, you're threatening me? Oh, it's a big threat, that's how you get back at the man!

Wait a minute, he's not going, is he? Oh, I guess you got me there.

You're absolutely right. I'm just a wash-up.

Gotta stand on the stage for a f***ing salute, and that's it, we've had it.

We've had it. Can you believe this, you n***er?

That's not f***ing called for! That's not necessary!

You interrupted me, pal! That's what happens when you interrupt the right thing anyway!

We have him live via satellite from Los Angeles.

This should be Michael Richards. Michael, are you there?

Yeah, I'm right here. Hi, Michael, welcome to the show.

Hello, hi. How are you doing? I'm not doing too good.

Why don't you explain exactly what happened for the folks who may not know.

I lost my temper on stage. I was at a comedy club trying to do my act, and I got heckled, and I took it badly and went into a rage.

Said some pretty nasty things to some Afro-Americans.

A lot of trash talk. Stop laughing, it's not funny.

You were actually being heckled, or were they just talking and disturbing the act?

That was going on, too.

And did you... I'm hearing your audience laugh.

I'm not even sure that this is where I should be addressing the situation.

I've already heard you make some jokes about it, and that's okay.

But I'm really busted up over this, and I'm very, very sorry.