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April 16, 2009

Billy Ray: 'Nothing Funny' About Foxx's Miley Rant

Billy Ray Cyrus stands up for miley cyrus after jamie foxx rant

Billy Ray Cyrus is standing up for his daughter! The singer/actor says Jamie Foxx's rant about Miley went too far.

On Thursday's "Bonnie Hunt Show," Cyrus says, "It was hurtful. There wasn't nothing (sic) funny about it. And, quite frankly, I think if I said those things about his daughter, he might not find it so comedic."

During an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Foxx publicly apologized for the derisive comments he made about Miley on his Sirius Satellite Radio show. "The Soloist" star explained to Leno, "Sometimes as comedians, as we do, we go a little bit too far." He continued, "Miley, I apologize, so I'll call you."


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Anwyay you look at it, an ugly remark was made towards a child in public which magnifies the whole situation.

I hope everyone stops buying his merchandise and quit watching his movies.


- SallyJo
Posted 04/16/09 03:15 PM
 

Thanks, FINE LINE DUDE! And KIWI JUICE - I hope you put your comments on foxx’s site. They’re full of some much needed life lessons. Much is wasted here. The minds wander into a stream of consciousness that I can’t follow! Some of them are pretty (unintentionally, I bet)funny, though. Stepchildren?!?!Wha? Sherrie Allen - you’re right. If it were a white man talking trash about a young black girl, arms WOULD be up - I can think of four right off the bat - can you guess by the initials? a.s, j.j.


- opinion - valid
Posted 04/16/09 01:48 PM
 

Mr. Bigg, why do you want peeps names? Are you going to as for their phone # next? You are not using your real name, why should anyone here in this story use their real name? Is it that important to you?

Why is it ok for black people to call each other the “N” word? Why do they do that? answers please.



- Jessica
Posted 04/16/09 01:39 PM
 

I’m on board with Doug: Boycott all future films and sell whatever DVDs you have. You cannot make such atrocious comments about a KID and get away with it. You just can’t. And the media shouldn’t allow this controversy to slip into oblivion so quickly. If they could spend three months talking about Miley’s “shocking” Vanity Fair photo shoot, (which was hardly something to complain about), then a man Jamie’s age talking about 16-year-old Miley like that should have this looming over his head for the rest of his career.


- Kiwi juice
Posted 04/16/09 01:27 PM
 

To my opinion:
I listen to the tape and NOT racism word came out anyone mouth and as a matter of fact keep my name out of your comments. You and Sherri talk alot of mess but neither of you would say none of the to Jamie face. This is not the first time Miley is going to get checked what are yall her voice of reason. You aren’t getting paid so maybe yall should go back to school and finish time time.


- Carol
Posted 04/16/09 01:26 PM
 

To Sherrie Allen, I agree with you 100%. Kudos to you for commenting.
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and to: my opinion - just as valid as yours
There you go again, taking potshots at the Prez. Every opportunity you sieze, you slam the Prez.

As you will always complain that others don’t stick to the “THREAD” YET, YOU bend the rules for you.you me3ntioned Obama when the thread is about Jamie Fox, not the Prez. EAT YOU OWN WORDS.

Like I told ya bfore, you are not forum manager and we are not your stepchildren.

You are also so hung up on spellcheck, spelling and grammatical errors. That is so petty of you.


- To Sherrie Allen, I agree with you 100%. Kudos to you for commenting
Posted 04/16/09 01:23 PM
 

I’m with you all the way on this one!

Good post!

I was also “fine line dude” btw.


- here here "- my opinion - just as valid as yours
Posted 04/16/09 01:11 PM
 

to wisconsin thick, seriously? he didn’t just repeat the others comments. sorry, but you need to go back to school. and if you had any life of your own you wouldn’t be on here lecturing to everyone else. had this been a white man talking about a black girl, you would all be up in arms. please don’t insult my intelligence by saying that’s not true. you can go to dictionary.com if you don’t know the meaning of the word intelligence.


- sherrie allen
Posted 04/16/09 01:07 PM
 

People calm down!!
No matter what anyone thinks, Jamie is still going to eat and sleep and make money, Miley will get mad, maybe cry, but she will eat and sleep and make money, all we doing is boosting Extra rating


- Carol
Posted 04/16/09 01:06 PM
 

Wisconsin Thick - Your argument doesn’t really hold water, as it is short on a couple of facts. Here’s one FACT: GUARANTEED, if it were switched, the word ‘racist’ would be falling out of everyone’s mouth - sometimes when it’s white commenting on black, the backlash is even more magnified - who knows why. ex: One cannot even say they didn’t vote for obama - BOOM! They’re labeled racists, merely for having a different opinion or making another choice. You only have to go thru this site to prove my case. Almost everyone replies ‘racist’ to those who don’t care for BO.(- not the pooch, the prez) FACT: Ms. Cyrus is almost 17; her boyfriend is barely 4 yrs. older.Those choices are up to her and her family.You’ve never encountered such a dating situation? I know I personally have, and it did me no harm. BTW, remember Sonny & Cher? R. Kelly & Aaliyah? FACT: one of the genius coat-tail riders in foxx’s ‘studio’ called Cyrus ‘W#ite tr@sh’,which is a racial slur as bad as any other, w/o any rebuttal from foxx. In YOUR mind, however, since he made only ‘a few’ comments it’s ok. Did you HEAR the comments?? Imus made ONE comment, and people were jumping off buildings. FACT: Not everyone is entitled to an opinion without repurcussion - only certain people. Remember Imus’ ‘freedom of speech’? FACT: Teenagers, are by nature, explosive,impulsive, extreme beings, and less is said of their behavior than that of a supposed adult. Foxx proved himself, by his unsolicited nastiness, to be far below any ‘behavior’ of a teen that you or others may not approve of. He is also a father; he may not be a very good one, if he thinks it’s okay to suggest heroin and s@x tapes to an underage girl. WISCONSIN, maybe you are THICK. Maybe you are misinformed. Maybe you and Carol could go to the library together.


- my opinion - just as valid as yours
Posted 04/16/09 01:05 PM
 

what’s your name dickhead?


- sherrie allen
Posted 04/16/09 01:01 PM
 

I bet all of you that are making racial comments are scared to say it to a black person. If you think you are man or woman enough print your real name. First and last you assholes!!!!!!!!!


- mr bigg
Posted 04/16/09 12:52 PM
 

DonImus who I on’t like anyway for saying those godawful things to the girl’s basketball team, he got a severe backlash from the country. Now, how is Jamie Foxx so special? Jamie is just as bad as Don Imus. I used to like Jamie Fox, not anymore, he is not my cup of tea and neither is Don Imus. I will never watch his movies again, and yeah his co workers will suffer if we don’t watch the movie. Maybe if the movie didn’t do wel, his coworkers can get on to him and talk to him and tell him his actions are wrong. I am not watching his movie.


- Anonymous
Posted 04/16/09 12:23 PM
 

Come On Jamie how would you feel if this was your daughter being slandered. You are a A** Hole making comments like that I have seen you on other shows make stupid comments but this takes the cake. I hope you get the same treatment as Imus and others that have been stupid and apology is definitely not enough you NEED to be punished and I hope no one goes to see your new movie however that is punishing the rest of the staff and not you. You should do 5 years of work with underprivileged white girls… Maybe it would teach you to keep your stupid mouth shut.


- b
Posted 04/16/09 11:53 AM
 

I’m not one of those “fore-metioned” in the Name Calling venture. I have stuck with the FACT that this was a racist tant however. I don’t resort to “porch monkey, the N-word and such.. but I am about FAIRNESS and RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Your “defenses” for Foxx’s behavior have a hint of the “ignorance” you profess others to gain? What if a “white guy” said it? That isn’t the issue. THE FACT is Jamie Foxx said these things, and yes he happens to be black. Perhaps you don’t recall the outrage over Don Imus? Perhaps you don’t recall EXTRA’s own interview with Jamie Foxx when Michael Richards made the remarks HE made? Foxx was ticked with Richards and wanted to “lay him out”??!!

Imus lost a job, a whole lot of dignity, and was LABELED a “racist” for merely saying “nappy headed ho’s”?? How does what Foxx said make him any different that Don Imus?

By your same rationality, what do you believe would have occurred (and what “labels and names” would be given) to Billy Ray Cyrus had he taken the platform of National Radio airwaves and said this about Foxx’s teenage daughter? I would guarantee Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson would lead a crusade to “hang” Cyrus towing him throughout the media saying nothing but “I’m sorry”.

In the sense of “fairness” do you truly believe that THAT will happen to Foxx?

Doubt it..


- wisconsin? fine line dude
Posted 04/16/09 11:14 AM
 

It is a sad day indeed when a grown man has to resort to this. Jamie, you are talking about a little teen-aged GIRL. Not a woman..a GIRL! You should be ashamed and even more so since you tried to use the gize of “Comedy”. There was nothing funny about it or you for that matter. I used to love you man. Not now. You are attacking a DEFENSELESS GIRL!
It is true that you got so mad over Michael Richards using that awful word while being verbally accosted at a show. You wanted to lay him out. You should now beat the living crap outta yourself for stooping BELOW his level.
I am NO fan of Miley. I guess it is because I don’t have kids and am not a fan of pop music, but you cannot say things like this about GIRLS! It is disgusting and quite frankly I hope the fall-out really hurts your career. I am now not going to see “The Soloist” which I was so looking forward to seeing. I will never ever see another one of your films, and I have seen them all and have the DVD’s. They are now on amazon. Beyond reproach my man…beyond reproach.


- Doug
Posted 04/16/09 11:13 AM
 

Thank You!!
Wisconsin Thick


- Carol
Posted 04/16/09 11:08 AM
 

This is in response to all the racist comments on this site about this incident. NEVER once did Jaime Foxx mention anything about Miley’s race, and if you would have really listened to the comments made on his show you would have noticed that Jaime only made a few comments. The caller and the woman on his show were the ones who made the majority of the comments, Jaime only repeated them and expanded on them to give them a comedic twist. I am not saying ANY of the comments made on his show were ok, however it is sickening that the first thing people go for in response to these comments is the use of the N-word, calling him a “Porch Monkey”, and posting song lyrics about hanging him??? Get a life people and grow up! I guarantee if any of you who made these comments were to come face to face with Jaime Foxx you would not make these comments to him, you would probably ask him for his autograph! Everyone is entitled to their opinion (including Jaime) and I understand “freedom of speech”, however have some dignity about yourself and come with something more than racist name calling to express yourself. Try going to the library or to school and expand your vocabulary beyond these ignorant comments! Had this been a white man making these comments about Miley would everyone be so upset? I think not, but because it is a “black man” making these comments everyone is so insulted and taking it personally! Was anybody this upset when the media was talking about Miley and her pictures of herself half naked in her bathroom, or the fact that she was 15 dating a 20 year old. Nope! I am sure most of you were agreeing with those comments! So grow up people, get some education and get a life!


- Wisconsin Thick
Posted 04/16/09 11:01 AM
 

He did go way too far and whats done is done…it was so wrong and it makes him look like a jerk and like he has no class..an apology just isnt enough


- stephanie
Posted 04/16/09 10:04 AM
 

I wouldn’t give that son of a B*TCH A BREAK for nothing.

Jaime made that comment against Miley and he WAS so chicken sh*t when he gave her, Miley a very insulting apology.

Jamie is a donkey’s a**.

And I don’t like him because he is the typica n*gger, “look at me, I am a big shot”

I am not here to win a popularity contest and I say what I have to say whether you agree or disagree with me.
Jaime Foxx is your typical “N*GGER)

GRRR….it still upsets me, If I was her dad or her mom,,,,,there would be hell to pay.

And the media loves him, someone else said earlier in their comment or maybe it was in another story, anyhow he is well loved by the media.

If that would have been Billy Ray saying those comments, the NAACP,AL SHARPTON, JESSE JACKSON WOULd ALL BEEN COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORK in support of Jaime they would get really ugly about it.

How about Miley? Which group is looking for her? NONE, ZILCH, NEIN AND NUNKA. NOW THAT IS A DAM SHAME.

WHITE PEOPLE, YES WE CAN, IF WE ALL STICK TOGETHER AND BOYCOTT JAIMES movies, etc, etc.

Call me racist if you want, I don’t give a dam, you don’t pay my bills and I am white and over 21 and I can do as I please.

YES WE CAN.


- Jaime Foxx is your typical "N*GGER)
Posted 04/16/09 09:37 AM

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