Jerry Lewis Apologizes For A Bad Choice Of Words

Jerry Lewis dropped an anti-gay slur during the 18th hour of his annual Labor Day Telethon.

Jerry apologized Tuesday for a “bad choice of words.”

Jerry was prowling about the stage during the live telecast Monday night in Las Vegas and was goofing around and dodging his cameraman, then went into a ramble about imaginary family members.

Jerry said “Oh, your family has come to see you,” he said, speaking to the camera and gesturing toward thin air. You remember Bart, your older son,” he said, and motioning toward another unseen character, “Jesse, the illiterate f—.”
“No,” Lewis said, quickly stopping himself before continuing.

Monday’s monologue prompted a critical statement Tuesday from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance against Defamation.

In a statement on Tuesday, Jerry said he was making “a joking comment to a member of my production team.”

Jerry said that “I apologize to anyone who was offended,” he went on to say that “Everyone who knows me understands that I hold no prejudices in this regard. In the family atmosphere of the telethon, I forget that not everyone knows me that well. That something like this would distract from the true purpose of the telethon pains me deeply. … I accept responsibility for what I said. There are no excuses,”

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