Jerry Lewis' $64 Million Slur
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
GAY BASH Fire Fighters Association Pres Harold Schaitberger, Lewis (Photo: Getty Images)
• Pardon my French: Comedian Jerry Lewis introduces a guest (not the one pictured) as "the illiterate fag" on his telethon for Muscular Dystrophy but still manages to raise $64 million. Zing!
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• Outsourcing: Amid ongoing "child labor" controversy, CBS considers taking children to Mexico for the next round of soon-to-be dud Kid Nation.
• Berry bears fruit: Halle Berry's probable pregnancy spares moviegoers from her recently postponed film, Tulia.
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- Family of Menendez Brothers Beg for Convicted Killers' Freedom in Press Conference Three Decades After Brutal Murders: 'They Were Failed By Their Parents!'
- BREAKING: Jailed 'Sex Beast' Sean 'Diddy' Combs Hit With Another Wave of Horrific Lawsuits — Rapper Accused of Drugging, Raping, Sodomizing and Threatening to Murder Multiple New Victims
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• Godspeed: Steve Fossett, millionaire aviator, hot-air balloon master, expert sailor, great American, and one-time rival of Sir Richard Branson, goes missing in Nevada.