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Jay Leno apologizes for bad ‘gay’ joke

April 4, 2008 Didi

Jay Leno apologized for his inappropriate joke to Ryan Philippe that had gay activists up in arms.

He asked the actor (referring to his first role as a gay character in a soap opera): “Can you give me, like – say that camera is your gay lover …Can you give me your ‘gayest look?’ ”

“Wow,” replied Phillippe, 33. “That is so something I don’t want to do.”

Jay immediately realized it was a bad joke and later apologized in a TV interview. “I certainly didn’t mean any malice. I agree it was a dumb thing to say, and I apologize.”

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