Denis Leary

Denis Leary has gotten himself in trouble with the Autism Society of America after an excerpt was released from his new book Why We Suck: A Feel-Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid . Here's Denis' take on the topic via Page Six : "There is a huge boom in autism right now because inattentive mothers and competitive dads want an explanation for why their dumb-ass kids can't compete academically, so they throw money into the happy laps of shrinks . . . to get back diagnoses that help explain away the deficiencies of their junior morons. I don't give a [bleep] ... Read Full Story

Michael J. Fox says the timing was perfect when Denis Leary asked him last year to star in a five-episode arc of Rescue Me as a bad-tempered, drug-abusing paraplegic. “I was just finishing a book about optimism and happy thoughts ( Always Looking Up ), and he comes to me with this character, and I said, ‘That’s exactly what I need to do.’ “ Leary and Fox are longtime pals, and both share a love of hockey. But Fox, who has Parkinson’s disease, has been scarce on TV lately, apart from guest roles on Boston Legal and Scrubs . He has trouble standing still. ... Read Full Story

Since Denis Leary’s negative comments about autism in his new book , we’ve been waiting to hear from autism activist Jenny McCarthy. Naturally, the outspoken actress had a few choice words, calling Leary “obviously stupid.” In an interview for Access Hollywood, Jenny McCarthy said, “Whoo! First of all, let me tell you, the autism community has received probably 10,000 emails [saying] ‘Go kill him!’ ‘Go yell at him.’ [But] it’s so hard to even get up enough juice in me or energy in me to even try to fight someone that is obviously stupid.” In Deni Leary’s book, “Why We Suck: A Feel-Good Guide ... Read Full Story

Former 'Remote Control' host passed away earlier this week.By MTV News staff Ken Ober Photo: MTV As the news spread on Monday (November 16) of "Remote Control" host Ken Ober's death, his friends, colleagues and former coworkers began paying tribute to his career and his memory. "Remote Control" helped to launch the careers of Adam Sandler and Denis Leary, and they were among the first to send statements to MTV News. read more Read Full Story

Denis Leary is an asshole - that’s sort of his schtick. But in his new book, “Why We Suck: A Feel-Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid,” Denis Leary pushes the envelope too far when he blames “inattentive mothers” for autism and says that kids diagnosed with autism are “stupid” or “lazy.” Likely, Denis Leary won’t be making too many friends with his take on autism. But he’s defnitely getting plenty of attention for his book. Denis Leary, who stars on “Rescue Me” says in his book: “There is a huge boom in autism right now because inattentive mothers and competitive dads ... Read Full Story