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"A controversial joke told by Jeffrey Ross at the Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr will not be aired. Ross made waves for dressing as disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno for the event, but caused even greater controversy by making light of the Dark Knight Rises cinema shooting. He said to roaster Seth Green: &amp;quot;Seth, you haven&amp;#039;t gotten this much attention since you shot all those people in Aurora. You&amp;#039;re actually not like [accused shooter] James Holmes. He was doing things in a theater that people remember!&amp;quot; Comedy Central has since confirmed that the joke will be cut from the upcoming television airing of the roast, reports The Wrap. Ross defended the joke in a series of media appearances on Monday, telling NBC News that he &amp;quot;crossed a line, and that is what the roasts are about&amp;quot;. The Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr airs August 14. Watch a preview of the roast below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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