MSNBC DROPS IMUS

After a week of rants and apologies, it all finally hits the WFAN

(NEWSER) - CBS has fired Don Imus, in a surprise move a week after the jockey called the Rutgers womens' basketball team "nappy headed hos," provoking a war of words over race in America. CBS Prez Les Moonves finally announced the decision today, citing the feelings of "young women of color trying to make their way in this society." More»

(NEWSER) - Don Imus sat down with the Rutgers women’s basketball team last night, hours after he became a former radio star for calling them “nappy-headed hos.” The meeting, which included their coaches and parents, took place at the New Jersey governor’s mansion, whose proprietor, Jon Corzine, was en route when he was seriously injured in a car crash. More»

Procter & Gamble and others pull ad dollars after racist comment

(NEWSER) - Piling on to the mounting outrage against Don Imus, three advertisers have pulled their support from the CBS radio show or its simulcast MSNBC TV program. The three include marketing heavyweight Procter & Gamble, Staples and Bigelow Tea, the Wall Street Journal reports. More»

(NEWSER) - Five days after characterizing the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed ho's," renegade radio personality Don Imus received a two-week suspension from NBC News and CBS Radio, along with a mandate that he must change the tone of his show, the Times reported. Imus made a contrite appearance on "Keepin It Real," the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show. More»

Uses racial and gender inappropriate epithets to describe Rutgers women's basketball team

(NEWSER) - Earlier this week during his syndicated show simulcast on MSNBC and CBS radio station WFAN Don Imus called the Rutgers Women's basketball team "nappy headed hoes," initiating a firestorm of criticism. The politically incorrect shock jock now admits that his remarks were "inappropriate, thoughtless and stupid." More»