Jane Fonda Uses Vulgar Slang on 'Today'
02-14-08, 11:47 AM
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Jane Fonda Uses Vulgar Slang on 'Today'
NEW YORK (AP) - NBC News is apologizing again - this time for Jane Fonda.
The actress used a vulgar slang term on the "Today" show Thursday while talking about "The Vagina Monologues." Fonda is appearing in a 10th-anniversary performance.
Fonda said she was asked to perform a monologue with the offensive word as the title. She said her reply was, "I don't think so. I've got enough problems."
About 10 minutes later, "Today" co-host Meredith Vieira (VEE'-ehr-uh) told viewers that "Today" and Fonda apologized for the remark.
NBC has recently apologized for comments made by Chris Matthews and David Shuster.
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was it the dreaded "c" word?! although I'm personally rooting for the word "twat".
The actress used a vulgar slang term on the "Today" show Thursday while talking about "The Vagina Monologues." Fonda is appearing in a 10th-anniversary performance.
Fonda said she was asked to perform a monologue with the offensive word as the title. She said her reply was, "I don't think so. I've got enough problems."
About 10 minutes later, "Today" co-host Meredith Vieira (VEE'-ehr-uh) told viewers that "Today" and Fonda apologized for the remark.
NBC has recently apologized for comments made by Chris Matthews and David Shuster.
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was it the dreaded "c" word?! although I'm personally rooting for the word "twat".
02-14-08, 12:06 PM
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02-14-08, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
There was nothing happening over on "Good Morning America" this morning that anybody would want to see, so I'm sure millions of people saw this. 
02-14-08, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
C*nt.
I thought so...
she actually said that
I love that word ... 
I think more non-UK people need to use that word more frequently ... 
02-14-08, 01:08 PM
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Twat is the more UK word, C*nt is popular all around 
02-14-08, 04:35 PM
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I thought all "live" TV was on a (10second?) delay, for this very reason. Was it a case of a banned word getting past an unattentive censor, or was it like the "pimp" incident where a perfectly OK word might upset certain sensitive viewers?
02-14-08, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jonnyquest
I thought all "live" TV was on a (10second?) delay, for this very reason.
02-14-08, 05:48 PM
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What I find hilarious is Meredith's apology. She seemed genuinely confused by why she had to make that apology and it was even funnier how Jane said it in stride.
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Originally Posted by Giles
I thought so...
she actually said that I love that word ... I think more non-UK people need to use that word more frequently ...
she actually said that
I love that word ... I think more non-UK people need to use that word more frequently ... No shit. When I play XBOX LIVE with players from the UK it's always fun hearing them call people "Daft C*nts" in a fits of anger.