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Bounty Hunter "Dog" still loves son who sold him out

Thu, 9 Nov 2007 03:34:00 GMT

posted by sarfun
Bounty Hunter "Dog" still loves son who sold him out

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Celebrity bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman, whose reality TV show has been pulled from the air indefinitely after he used a racial slur, says he stilCable channel A&E took the popular show, "Dog the Bounty Hunter," off its schedule for the foreseeable future after a private phone call in which Chapman used an offensive term to describe his son's black girlfriend hit the Internet.

Chapman said his son, Tucker Chapman, had sold the tape of the conversation that dates back to March to The National Enquirer but he did not know why.

"He will not talk to me," said Chapman, who has 12 children and has been married five times.

"His mother's in on it with him. I have been away from her since the '80s so now she is like getting even," he told the Larry King Live show on CNN on Wednesday night.

A teary Chapman, who has apologized repeatedly since the tape was made public and promised to make amends, said he had used the epithet "nigger" on a heated call with his son while admitting he was probably interfering in his life.

Chapman said Tucker had been sent to prison at the age of 18 and served four years of a 20 year sentence for armed robbery before being released on parole.

"I tried to take control of his life (after this)," said Chapman, himself an ex-con. "I heard this girl was maybe not being the best for Tucker -- and I'll leave it like that -- so I tried to interfere.

"I don't care if she is black at all. He's on parole for a 20 year sentence and if he messes up he goes back."

Honolulu-based Chapman, 54, who says he is a devout Christian, made no comment on reports that his son sold the tape for $15,000.

"All I want him to know is that I love him very much," he said.

A&E has said no decision has been made to cancel the program, which is shown in more than 10 countries, and the network will review the situation again later this month.

Chapman, with his trademark scraggly long blond hair and leather wardrobe, rose to fame after his 2003 tracking and capture of Max Factor heir and serial rapist Andrew Luster in Mexico.

l loves the son who sold the tape of his private remark.

Duane 'Dog' Chapman appears at toy drive

Sat, 16 Dec 2007 16:24:00 GMT

posted by sarfun
Duane 'Dog' Chapman appears at toy drive

LOS ANGELES (AP) — TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman appeared Saturday at a holiday toy giveaway sponsored by a black advocacy group, weeks after publicly apologizing for using a racial slurChapman handed out toys to dozens of children and signed copies of his book "You Can Run But You Can't Hide," said Ermias Alemayehu of the conservative Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny.

"We don't condone racial slurs, but upon hearing Dog's apology and after meeting with him and his family, we don't believe he's a racist. We also believe that Duane 'Dog' Chapman sincerely wants to make amends to the black community, and deserves a second chance," BOND founder the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson said in a statement.

Chapman, 54, apologized in November for repeatedly using the N-word during a March phone call to his son, Tucker, urging him to break up with a black girlfriend.

The subsequent Web release of the recorded conversation by The National Enquirer led the A&E television network to put Chapman's reality show, "Dog the Bounty Hunter," indefinitely on hold

Watch Dog the Bounty Hunter Episodes Online

Sun, 25 Aug 2008 11:11:00 GMT

posted by nitu
Watch Dog the Bounty Hunter Episodes Online
Dog the Bounty Hunter Episodes Online
Watch Dog the Bounty Hunter Online
Watch Dog the Bounty Hunter Episodes.
Dog: The Bounty Hunter
Dog the Bounty Hunter is a reality television show on A&E; which chronicles Duane "Dog" Chapman's operations at his job, Da Kine Bail Bonds in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Dog is joined by his wife and business partner, Beth Smith Chapman, his sons Leland, Duane Lee, associate Tim Chapman (no relation, although Dog sometimes refers to Tim as his "brother"), and his daughter 'Baby' Lyssa Chapman. In season one, the team was joined by Dog's 'nephew' Justin Bihag. In addition to Hawaii episodes, episodes have been filmed in Dog Chapman's home state of Colorado and the city of San Francisco.
Production of and airing of the show was halted by A&E; on November 2, 2007, after Dog Chapman was recorded uttering racist remarks. After Chapman's public repentance and vow to make amends, and after a show of support from fans and from black leaders including Roy Innis, on February 19, 2008, A&E; announced that the show would return. Reruns of Dog The Bounty Hunter, along with never before seen episodes from season 4, began airing on June 25, 2008. New episodes (the show's fifth season) began airing on July 16, 2008
http://www.fancast.com/tv/Dog-the-Bounty-Hunter/93905/main

Welcome to our wikizine about Tucker Chapman

Mon, 6 Nov 2007 01:50:38 GMT

posted by The_Zimbio_Team
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Tucker Chapman". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!

Why Tucker Chapman is in the news

Mon, 6 Nov 2007 01:50:52 GMT

posted by The_Zimbio_Team
The Natioanl Enquirer ran a story about Dog Chapman using racial slurs in a conversation with his son, Tucker Chapman.

They have an audio tape of Dog using racial slurs during a telephone conversion with Tucker. Dog was trying to convince Tucker to break up with Monique Shinnery, an African American woman.