Conan and NBC sued over gay Clay Aiken joke by bodybuilder

Clay...Dec 14th, 2007 - 22:27:55

Drop it, it was a joke. A JOKE ! parodies and satires are all a part of late night TV. A good judge will throw this out.

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ProtectedDec 15th, 2007 - 00:11:01

I'm pretty sure this is protected by the whole 'satire' rules that allow jokes like these to be made. So this suit will be dropped.

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smithDec 15th, 2007 - 15:05:04

So just because it's cloaked as satire it's protected? Yeh, I get mockery, I get satire, all that, but jokes like this are childish. Honestly, Conan can do better, he needs to stretch.

The suit? Will be thrown out, but I find it interesting that Clay's the one who was mocked and he isn't the one suing, as he knows, no doubt, that it's 'satire'. He may not like it, but he knows in this age he ain't gonna be able to prove anything derogatory from it. Now, the pedophile stuff? I'd sue for that.

YMMV

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SNLDec 15th, 2007 - 16:10:41

has done far worse and made 100 times the offensive jokes about this kind of stuff. If you want to be in the entertainment biz.....expect it.

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GinaDec 16th, 2007 - 00:59:20

Sometimes these kinds of jokes just aren't funny - a smart comedian should be able to do better than this.

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kfc-CanadaApr 2nd, 2008 - 19:08:56

I don't think Conan O'Brien knows how to make a clean joke...his entire reputation is built on smut. It's about time that people did speak out and reject his obscene satires and gay jokes. I applaud the bodybuilder for taking a stand.

No, Clay doesn't have to sue; in his case, his millions of fans know Conan is blowing smoke...cause Conan doesn't have the wit to write truly funny material. (Sure hope everyone overlooks the fact he's from Canada.)

Good luck to the bodybuilder!

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JJApr 4th, 2008 - 04:58:26

Conan is the most disgusting of all people I have ever know on
TV or film. I see his horrid face and turn the channel as
fast as I can. I pray that he fades away and there will never
be a conan on TV again. This would be the best thing for the
world.
Conan is not funny. He is not entertaining. He is among the
people in this world that needs to just dissapear.

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news for ya'May 8th, 2008 - 19:40:50

in the year 2000...( falsetto) Jay Leno will retire and ride his Harley into the sunset.
In the year 2000 ( upward inflection falsetto ) Conan Obrien is signed to replace Jay as the host of the famed Tonite show. It's a wrap.

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Conan is awesomeFeb 25th, 2009 - 23:12:41

Conan is a comic genius. That is one of the reasons he is the new host of the Tonight Show. Show some respect and recognize good comedy when you see it. Also I don't know why you think Conan is canadian because he was born in Boston and has lived in the United States ever since.

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