Bravo executive and talk-show host Andy Cohen has a "Twk" his eye. After banterg wh Ta Fey about the Hosts Twkie-spired phemism — for young-lookg gay men wh fair plexns and slenr builds — at the GLAAD Awards on Saturday night, Cohen got physil wh jt such a snack ke at a Manhattan gay bar followg the ceremony.
Contents:
- TA FEY GO GAY
- NBC, TA FEY APOLOGIZE FOR TRACY MAN'S ANTI-GAY TIRA
- TA FEY: IF I WERE GAY, I'D TELL THE WORLD AT SUPER BOWL HALFTIME; RICKY MART PREFERS GLAAD
- TA FEY, NBC APOLOGIZE FOR TRACY MAN ANTI-GAY COMMENTS
TA FEY GO GAY
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The GLAAD Media Awards, sponsored by ROKK Vodka, at the Marrtt Marquis on Saturday, March 19 saw recipients honored for their ntributn to amplifyg the voice and visibily of the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny, pecially by holdg the media acuntable for the words and imag they create and dissemate a media-saturated world.
NBC, TA FEY APOLOGIZE FOR TRACY MAN'S ANTI-GAY TIRA
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The Awards night had many lbian highlights, not least of which was the lic Ta Fey playg a game of Fey On Gay wh host Andy Cohen, and acceptg her award for Outstandg Individual Episo a seri whout a regular LGBT character, 30 Rock. As word leaked out about Tracy Man's vlently homophobic on-stage rant at a standup show on June 3rd Nashville, his reprentativ worked quickly to release to the prs an apology om the eccentric edian.
Hours later, his boss ma clear that those words of regret, not hatred, bt be a statement released to the prs, "30 Rock" executive producer and star Ta Fey -- a longtime gay rights advote -- had a harsh msage for her -star (via Deadle):I'm glad to hear that Tracy apologized for his ments. Stand-up ics may have the right to "work out" their material s uglit and rawt form ont of an dience, but the vlent imagery of Tracy's rant was disturbg to me at a time when homophobic hate crim ntue to be a life-threateng issue for the GLBT also don't le up wh the Tracy Man I know, who is not a hateful man and is generally much too sleepy and self-centered to ever hurt another person. I hope for his sake that Tracy's apology will be accepted as scere by his gay and lbian workers at "30 Rock, " whout whom Tracy would not have l to say, cloth to wear, sets to stand on, scene partners to act wh, or a prted-out paycheck om acuntg to put his other producers and I pri ourselv on 30 Rock beg a diverse, safe, and fair, named one of gay newspaper The Advote's People of the Year for 2008, emphasized her close iendship wh the gay muny her recent memoir, "Bossypants.
TA FEY: IF I WERE GAY, I'D TELL THE WORLD AT SUPER BOWL HALFTIME; RICKY MART PREFERS GLAAD
”NBC Entertament Chairman Bob Greenblatt also released a statement nmng Man's remarks:I speak for NBC and myself personally when I say we do not ndone hate or vlence of any kd and I am pleased to see Tracy Man apologizg for recent homophobic remarks his standup appearance. NBC and "30 Rock" creator/star Ta Fey have issued apologi for Tracy Man's homophobic one-ler at a Nashville show earlier this month.
Unfortunately, Tracy’s ments reflect negatively on both '30 Rock' and NBC — two very all-clive and diverse anizatns — and we have ma clear to him that this kd of behavr will not be om THR: Hollywood's biggt blunrs"I speak for NBC and myself personally when I say we do not ndone hate or vlence of any kd and I am pleased to see Tracy Man apologizg for recent homophobic remarks his standup appearance.
)Fey also said she was happy that the edian apologized, addg, "Stand-up ics may have the right to 'work out' their material s uglit and rawt form ont of an dience, but the vlent imagery of Tracy's rant was disturbg to me at a time when homophobic hate crim ntue to be a life-threateng issue for the GLBT Communy.
TA FEY, NBC APOLOGIZE FOR TRACY MAN ANTI-GAY COMMENTS
"I hope for his sake that Tracy's apology will be accepted as scere by his gay and lbian workers at '30 Rock, ' whout whom Tracy would not have l to say, cloth to wear, sets to stand on, scene partners to act wh, or a prted-out paycheck om acuntg to put his om THR: Tracy Man's 5 Most Outrageo Statements"The other producers and I pri ourselv on '30 Rock' beg a diverse, safe, and fair workplace. "Earlier Friday, Man apologized for sayg he’d "pull out a knife and stab" his son if he were gay.
"I want to apologize to my fans and the gay & lbian muny for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act Nashville, " he tells The Hollywood Reporter a statement. While I am an equal opportuny jokter, and my iends know what is my heart, even a edy club this clearly went too far and was not funny any ntext, " add om THR: GLAAD rponds to Man's anti-gay jok. Sexualy - Gay or Nay.