Julia Louis-Dreyfus "devastated" by Michael Richards incident

no matter what you say about richards, the guy is a genius, he played and MADE kramer like no one else could, and is instrumental to the shows success.
it wouldnt have become the powerhouse show without him

Wait--Don Imus referring to a women's college basketball team as "nappy-headed hos" is "goofy-but-offensive"? Can you point me to the "goofy" part? Is there a wacky silliness to using racist and sexist language to refer to hard-working female student-athletes? No, it's true, Imus' remark wasn't in the truly-scary-and-disturbing realm of Richards' remarks, but it's not the remark of your lovable-but-racist uncle, either.

Nor does it appear to be unprecedented. As Gwen Ifill relates on today's NYTimes Op-Ed pages, Imus preferred to refer to her as the cleaning lady they let cover the White House.

I should not have been, but I was shocked by Richards' comments. I had problems watching SIENFIELD and later FRIENDS because it was such a great opportunity to introduce America to friends. It was a missed opportunity to show how Black and White people can be true friends and truly love each other. We have so many common problems and interests, yet people seem to think we are so different. I know you can meet someone, like them, and learn to love them if you have common interests...regardless of the skin color. I think Matt, Al, and Ann from the TODAY show "love" each other. They seem genuine in their interactions, not forced like Meredith. WHY IS THAT? It is because they see each other as equals, as people who like each other regardless of the differences among them or maybe because of it!

Maybe I'm just jaded, but Sam Simon's account doesn't sound all that bad. He said he would kill someone and he didn't want to finish a show (but did). Sounds pretty run-of-the-mill Hollywood nutty to me.