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George Zimmerman’s Brother Apologizes For Comparing Trayvon Martin To Teen Who Shot Baby In The Face And Labeling Black People As “Risky”

Too little, too late sucka! Robert Zimmerman Apologizes For Trayvon Martin Tweets Via HuffPo reports: Earlier this week, George Zimmerman’s brother, Robert Zimmerman ruffled feathers with racially charged tweets that compared Trayvon Martin to an alleged killer. But on Wednesday, the neighborhood watch volunteer’s brother sat down with CNN’s Piers Morgan to apologize for the tweets. Zimmerman originally walked back his comments on Twitter: However, he didn’t completely recant his tweet during his appearance on the show. “I don’t think Twitter is the place to make points about what you recall a year ago, because the recollections that I have, or that we have as a family specifically, are very different than what can be portrayed in 140 characters,” he said. “I realize those were controversial and offensive, and I did publicly apologize for them. I don’t think it was the right thing to do that way. I understand it’s controversial and I apologize for it and I’m sincere about that. I shouldn’t have done it this way.” Robert Zimmerman took to the social network on Sunday, sharing a photo of De’Marquis Elkins, a teen charged with the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old in Georgia, and Trayvon Martin flipping the middle finger. A glimpse of the nature and true attitude of the Zimmerman family. The root cause of the execution of Trayvon .

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Celebrity Apprentice All-Stars Premiere: Who Got the Chop?

The new season of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice: All-Stars (an oxymoron if ever there was one) commenced with a bit of a shocker on Sunday night. Who was sent packing by The Donald? Bret Michaels, a former winner of the reality show, was the first contestant bounced this spring after his team failed to sell enough meatballs. Brutal. Past champs Joan Rivers, Piers Morgan , Arsenio Hall and John Rich are serving as judges; Michaels chose to compete again, rather than judge. This clearly irritated Trump, and may have put a target on his back from the second he joined Team Power along with a host of other B-listers. Bret’s teammates were Playmate Brande Roderick, Claudia Jordan, Dennis Rodman , La Toya Jackson, Lil Jon and original Apprentice star Omarosa. Their opposition, Plan B, featured a rag tag crew: Trace Adkins, Dee Snider, Gary Busey, Lisa Rinna, Marilu Henner, Penn Jillette and Stephen Baldwin. Roderick was the project manager of the losing team, but Trump spared her, saying she did so well individually when it came to raising cash. It then came down to Bret and La Toya, with Michaels getting the axe, his dreams of earning a second Celebrity Apprentice title dashed immediately. What do you think? Did the Donald make the right call? Who do you want to win this year? Did you know the show was even still on? Tell us below!

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Get The Switch: Papa Joe Jackson Defends His Decision To Mollywhop His Kids And Says Parents Today Are Too Soft

Joe Jackson Says Parents Today Are Too ‘Soft’ On Their Kids The late Michael Jackson often documented his strained relationship with his father Joe and blamed much of their dysfunctional father-son bond on the fact that papa Joe was quick to the put them paws on Michael and the rest of his brothers frequently back in the day. Joe has always stood by his claims that it was his rear end rearing that turned MJ into the superstar that he became, and now he’s even saying that today’s parents could learn a thing or two from the way that he raised his clan. via The Grio Joe Jackson, the patriarch of the infamous Jackson family of performers, argued that parents today are too “soft” when it comes to disciplining their kids, on a recent episode of CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight. “Yeah, they are too soft. One of the reasons I say that is because kids nowadays are killing their parents in some cases,” Jackson said. “Let’s get into this ‘beating’ thing. There’s no such thing as ‘beating a kid.’ You whip them or punish them over something they did, and they will remember that. And they’ll remember it in such a way that they won’t do it again. That’s the way I was.” Jackson has been accused of beating and physically abusing his children in the past, most notably by the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. His father admitted spanking his son but always denied that he crossed the line. “I whipped him with a switch and a belt…I never beat him. You beat someone with a stick,” Joe Jackson told the BBC in 2003. From what we know of the story, most would agree that papa Joe went overboard with the beatings when it came to his kids, but does he have a point about today’s parents lacking the gut to discipline their kids altogether?

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Shots Fired: Gun Advocates Want Piers Morgan Deported Back To Merry Old England “For Attacking 2nd Amendment”

Gun supporters ain’t too happy with Piers Morgan … Gun Advocates Want Piers Morgan Deported Via RadarOnline reports: Critics of the Surrey, England native are up in arms over his comments about gun control and they’ve started a petition to have the CNN host deported from the United States. As RadarOnline.com reported, Morgan came out with guns blazing Tuesday night when he repeatedly clashed with a gun proponent who advocated allowing teachers to carry weapons in the classroom in wake of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. At one point, the outspoken Brit said to his guest: “You’re an unbelievably stupid man, aren’t you?” Now pro-gun advocates are firing back, by launching an effort to send the Piers Morgan Tonight anchor packing. Their petition, which has been submitted on a White House website, had 23,983 signatures on Sunday afternoon, just short of the 25,000 needed before the White House is required to address the petition. The deport Morgan petition reads: “British Citizen and CNN television host Piers Morgan is engaged in a hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution by targeting the Second Amendment. We demand that Mr. Morgan be deported immediately for his effort to undermine the Bill of Rights and for exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens.” But 47-year-old Morgan is taking it all in stride. He tweeted: ‘Ironic U.S. gun rights campaign to deport me for ‘attacking 2nd Amendment rights’ – is my opinion not protected under 1st Amendment rights?” He followed it up with a link to the petition, writing: ‘Just 4821 signatures needed to take my deportation petition to the point Obama has to respond. I urge you to sign.’ Morgan even went as far as to retweet one critic’s post and corrected the man’s grammar. ‘It’s ‘your’ > RT @timothy14511: @piersmorgan nothing but a constitution hating commie…go back and stay in YOU’RE country not mine,’ Morgan wrote. Ouch!

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Ted Nugent Tells Piers Morgan To “Kiss His Azz, Suck On My Machine Gun” Over Gun Debate [Video]

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Piers Morgan Gun Control Rant: How Many More Kids Have to Die?!

The gun control debate is on, and it is more heated than ever. In the aftermath of the Connecticut school shooting, CNN’s Piers Morgan absolutely went OFF on guns and gun rights advocates on his program Friday. Wherever you stand on the issue, this is a must-watch: Piers Morgan Gun Control Rant The conversation got heated when Morgan asked “why on Earth” anyone would advocate for more guns, given the unspeakable carnage at Sandy Hook. “If we could suddenly make all guns disappear, I’d have a different position,” replied Steve Dulan of the Michigan Coalition of Responsible Gun Owners. Dulan explained that because firearms last “several human lifetimes with minimal maintenance,” then the only way to stop shooters is with other guns. “This is exactly the argument I’ve been hearing ever since I joined CNN,” replied Morgan, noting that he joined CNN a week before Gabby Giffords was shot. He’s not buying it, to say the least. “The argument I keep hearing is, ‘Well, if everybody else was armed, it wouldn’t happen.’ It’s a load of total hogwash!” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), who represents parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan, was also on the show and backed up Morgan’s claims with some statistics. “The proof of the pudding is that in every other industrialized country in the world, other than the United States, they have reasonable gun control laws,” he said. “They have 100 people a year, not 9,000 or 10,000 a year, killed by guns.” Morgan argued that Americans should look to Scotland, where handguns were banned after a 1996 massacre in Dunblane in which 16 schoolchildren were killed. Piers said countless firearms were taken off the street instantly, while gun-rights advocate John Lott responded that Scotland’s murder rate subsequently went up. That sent Morgan through the roof. “There are nearly 12,000 murders a year from guns in this country,” he said. “When are you guys going to focus on that and stop telling me the answer is more guns. It is not the answer!” “How many more kids have to die before you guys say, ‘We want less guns, not more.” Lott fired back, saying “The gun-control laws that you’re pushing have killed people.” The host dismissed Lott’s claim as “a load of nonsense,” and then he REALLY let loose. “I’m so frustrated, so furious, that these kids have been blown away again with legally acquired weapons.” Of Adam Lanza , he said, “Some boy who’s got problems takes his mother’s three weapons, including a ridiculous assault rifle! And goes in a school and kills these kids, “And you guys, the gun lobby still want to tell me the answer is more guns! It is madness!” Is it? You tell us: Time for serious gun control legislation?   YES. Fewer guns, fewer tragedies! NO. It’s unconstitutional and won’t stop anything! View Poll »

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Stars React to Colorado Shooting, Push for Gun Control Laws

Amidst the sadness and shock over the fatal Aurora, Colorado shooting at a Dark Knight Rises screening early Friday morning, many celebrities have taken to Twitter to express their sympathy for the victims and their families. Many have also used this as an opportunity to push for stricter gun laws, an area in which President Barack Obama has been considered a total failure by The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Here is a sampling of star Tweets on the matter. Read through them and share your take with us now: Cory Monteith : guns don’t kill people, people do etc.. but until we can fix society somehow you probably shouldn’t be able to buy AR-15’s at a fishing shop … such a senseless tragedy. when are we going to reconsider the role of guns in society? how many more times does this have to happen? Susan Sarandon : The right to bear arms was referring to muskets. Maybe it’s time to re-think our gun policy on this day of slaughter in Colorado. Piers Morgan : Lunatics like this will always try and get guns. It should be 100,000 times harder than it is for them to do so. That’s my point. Miley Cyrus (in a retweet): Less guns = less psychopaths who can get guns = less innocent lives lost….seems pretty obvious to me. Chris Daughtry : Stricter gun laws will not stop SICK people from getting access to guns…Laws & rules are not in the forefront of the mind of a criminal. John Leguizamo : My heart goes 2 all the victims families in colorado. No one should have to go thru that. When r we gonna get guns removed in this country?! Bryan Greenberg : People against gun control are you kidding me?! Don’t even try to justify having a AR-15 for personal use. Not necessary!! Josh Hopkins : Dear news media, In reporting about tragedy in Colorado please do less about ‘does Batman promote violence’ & more about gun control. Thanks.

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ASPCA Blasts Michael Vick for Possible Dog Adoption

Michael Vick appeared on Pies Morgan Tonight yesterday and said he’d be interesting in adopting a new puppy for his children, telling the host: “I can’t take that dream away from them. That’s selfish on my behalf.” But the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) sees things very differently, releasing a statement in response and calling out the Eagles quarterback – who spent 19 months in prison for dogfighting – for even considering such an idea.

Where My Dogs At??? Michael Vick Says He Wants To Get Another Family Pooch Because His Kids Would Really Like To Have One Again [Video]

Careful Mike, you know how “these folks” get… Michael Vick Says He Wants To Own Another Dog For His Children According to TMZ reports : NFL star Michael Vick wants to own a dog again — and five years after his conviction for illegal dog fighting, he can legally get one — but the question is … should he? The Philadelphia Eagles QB was on Piers Morgan’s show last night, and said he would like to get a dog for his kids. After Vick served 19 months in federal prison … he was banned from owning dogs for 3 years. That ban is about to expire, and Vick thinks having a dog could be “therapeutic” … for his children. He told Piers, “I can’t take that dream away from them. That’s selfish on my behalf.” One positive? Vick says he won’t let his kids get a pit bull. Let’s keep it real. There is NO WAY that Michael “relapses” into his past behavior with animals. He has paid his debt to society and should be allowed to live his life, as he sees fit, without persecution. That said, is this really a good idea??? Image via YouTube Listen to the man tell it himself below.

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Robert Blake Goes Off on Piers Morgan After Being Grilled on Possibly Killing Wife

Actor Robert Blake accused CNN’s Piers Morgan of calling him a liar and much more in a combative, profanity-laced interview Wednesday night. Blake, 78, said he agreed to appear on Morgan’s program to promote his self-published memoir Tales Of A Rascal , but a different topic came up. Blake was acquitted in 2005 in connection with the murder of his wife Bonnie Lee Bakley, though he was found liable in a wrongful death lawsuit.