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"Tracy Morgan is sorry.\r\nThe comedian and 30 Rock star, 42, came under intense fire on Friday following reports of a shockingly violent homophobic tirade during a June 3 stand-up routine at Nashville&amp;apos;s Ryman Auditorium.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I want to apologize to my fans and the gay and lesbian community for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act in Nashville,&amp;quot; Morgan told Us Weekly in a statement. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m not a hateful person and don&amp;apos;t condone any kind of violence against others.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nMorgan&amp;apos;s anti-gay rant came to light via Facebook, where an audience member, Kevin Rogers, recounted the comic&amp;apos;s disturbing show. &amp;quot;He said if his son was gay he better come home and talk to him like a man ...or he would pull out a knife and stab [him] to death,&amp;quot; Morgan reported, adding that 10-15 people walked out of the auditorium. GLAAD, HRC and other organizations quickly condemned Morgan&amp;apos;s routine.\r\n\r\nMorgan admitted in his statement: &amp;quot;While I am an equal opportunity jokester, and my friends know what is in my heart, even in a comedy club this clearly went too far and was not funny in any context.&amp;quot;\r\nA rep for Ryman Auditorium also apologized on Morgan&amp;apos;s behalf, telling Us: &amp;quot;The Ryman Auditorium regrets that people were offended by statements made by Tracy Morgan during his June 3 appearance.  The Ryman does not control the content presented by people appearing on its stage, nor does it endorse any of the views of, or statements made by, such persons.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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