Don Imus
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Discussing the suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback's six arrests, Imus asked, "What color is he?" Told that the player (formerly nicknamed "Pacman") is African American, Imus responded: "There you go. Now we know."
Rev. Al Sharpton said he found the comment "disturbing because it plays into stereotypes."
But the radio host – who was fired by CBS Radio in April 2007 following his racially insensitive remarks about a women's basketball team – claims it's all a misunderstanding.
"I meant that he was being picked on because he's black," Imus said in a statement released by his spokesman, the Associated Press reports.
