tracy morgan - classic or dud?

no one who operates on tracy morgan's level of fame is handler-free enough to speak openly about his feelings AFTER something like this happens

also while it's nice to see this kind of atonement, i think, if i were one of those gay teens, i would be more minded to punch this dude in the face than to smile inanely at his photo op

speaking publicly about where those homophobic statements came from, about why they held those opinions.

I mean, they come from, like, society, man. It would be nice for someone to say "This one time when blah blah happened is where I learned homophobic behavior" but more likely it's an atmosphere he was raised it. Be it schoolyard slurs, family prejudices, culture wars on TV, etc.

what i'd really like to see, when a public figure "repents" like this, is actually owning their original statements, in the sense of speaking publicly about where those homophobic statements came from, about why they held those opinions.

― the smoke cloud of pure hatred (lex pretend), Monday, June 20, 2011 1:42 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

i think this kinda nails why im unimpressed, no matter how many gay teens he apologizes to

jeez

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/07/showbiz/tracy-morgan-hospitalized/index.html

(CNN) - Actor Tracy Morgan was in critical condition after he was injured in a six-car accident early Saturday in New Jersey, authorities said.

The wreck killed at least one person, said Sgt. Gregory William of New Jersey State Police.

NJSP says the driver of the tractor-trailer failed to observe slow-moving traffic ahead," Williams said. "At the last minute, he swerved to try and avoid the Mercedes limo bus but struck it from behind, forcing the limo to rotate and overturn."

Apparently the person killed was Tracy's writer.

Update - he'll live but may lose a leg.

http://www.commdiginews.com/entertainment/updates-on-crash-that-seriously-injures-tracy-morgan-kills-jimmy-mack-19157/

Man, talk about the best with the worst.

According to the criminal complaint, Roper was operating the truck “without having slept for a period in excess of 24 hours resulting in a motor vehicle accident.” It doesn’t specify the basis for that assertion

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/walmart-faults-tracy-morgan-not-736398

"By failing to exercise ordinary care in making use of available seatbelts, upon information and belief, plaintiffs acted unreasonably and in disregard of plaintiffs' own best interests," states Walmart's answer.

can someone involved in law confirm/deny if it's standard to take into account whether or not a plaintiff in a case of vehicular negligence was wearing a seatbelt when awarding damages?

I've seen a lawyer from North Carolina say the seatbelt argument is a non-starter in that state. Don't know about New Jersey, but it's pretty fucking thin just on the face of it.

If I were on a jury, I might knock a bit off the award based on the contributory negligence of the plaintiff, but not fucking much.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/28/tracy-morgans-first-tv-interview-car-accident-air-today

Doing an interview tomorrow with Matt Lauer. Kinda scared to see what shape he's in now.

yipes, yeah

http://www.today.com/popculture/tracy-morgan-speaks-today-show-matt-lauer-first-interview-crash-t23521

I had hoped—no cynicism intended—that settling the lawsuit would speed up his recovery and maybe begin to return him to the spotlight a bit. Still hoping that's the case, but looks like it's going to be a long process.

is Top Five the last thing he did pre-accident?

Well, shit. That was both encouraging and heartbreaking.

Reflecting on his life...“Can’t complain...besides, who would give a f”

would be curious to see this
https://consequenceofsound.net/2021/03/tracy-morgan-playing-louis-armstrong-biopic/