Deggans' Favorite Bloopers of 2008: Diane Keaton Drops the F-Bomb on GMA
What's best about this clip, is that the relentlessly conservative idealogues at the Media Research Center tried to make this into a "Hollywood is Babylon"-type argument, insisting that the FCC should take action against ABC and Good Morning America.
Robert Knight, director of the MRC's Culture and Media Institute, put it this way in a statement: "“There’s no reason ABC should not take full responsibility....The presence of Hollywood celebrities, who are known for vulgar outbursts, ought to send the in-house monitors at Good Morning America into High Alert mode. But this morning, they were asleep at the switch. At least, that's the most generous interpretation of this unfortunate incident.”
Watch the video and judge for yourself:
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It's a word, people. Regardless, what is tougher to swallow? Her saying the "F" word or her getting naked in a movie when she's an AARP member?
Posted by: Tonka | January 18, 2008 at 05:27 PM
I love Diane Keaton. Oops! She slipped and said this. Apparently it was LIVE and it happened and they couldn't catch it in time. But as many times as Robert Downey, Jr. has been forgiven for his substance abuse issues and been chosen for more and more movies, surely Diane can be forgiven. She still remains a great actress even if she does have a potty mouth. Apparently she felt really comfortable chatting with her fellow Diane.
Posted by: Felicia | January 17, 2008 at 07:54 PM
oh no my ears :(
Posted by: drinklime | January 16, 2008 at 09:08 PM