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Author: Unknown Troper

Mar 7th 2010 at 10:11:02 PM

@Aminatep. Oh yes yes yes, this is popular.
Real Life example:

During a televised awards show, reasonably popular stand-up comedian and breakfast radio host Dave Hughes refers to 'shock-jock' Kyle Sandilands as a "massive dickhead"

Everyone laughs. Except Kyle Sandilands, who proceeds to underscore the statement by proclaiming on his show the following day “I don’t care if I go to jail for three months, that guy needs a punch in the throat. Simple”

Hughes responded with a press release. In its entirety:

"Mr Dave Hughes has issued a public apology to Mr Kyle Sandilands, who has made comments in the past days in reference to remarks made by Mr Hughes at the 2007 TV Week Logie Awards.
Mr Hughes said : 'I am sincerely and deeply sorry that Kyle Sandilands is a massive dickhead.'
Mr Hughes hopes that this sincere and unreserved apology will put this ugliness to rest and stop Mr Sandilands from going to jail.
Mr Hughes further remarked: 'No one deserves to go to jail just for being a massive dickhead. Massive dickheads have the same rights as normal people.'
Mr Hughes is not available for further comment on this matter."