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‘Seinfeld’ Star Michael Richards Says ‘I’m Not Racist’ or ‘Looking for a Comeback,’ Nearly 18 Years After Racist Outburst: ‘I Have Nothing Against Black People’
"Seinfeld" star Michael Richards says he is not racist and not looking for a comeback, nearly 18 years after a racist tirade ended his career.
“ Seinfeld ” fans got a shock last month when Michael Richards made a public appearance at the Hollywood premiere for Jerry Seinfeld’s Netflix movie “Unfrosted.” It was one of the rare times Richards has showed up on a major red carpet in nearly 18 years, as his career more or less ended in 2006 after he was recorded hurling the N-word and other racial insults at a group of hecklers during an infamous outburst at a comedy show at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles. Richards, who played Kramer on “Seinfeld” for nearly a decade and won three Emmys for his performance, is now returning to the spotlight due to the upcoming release of his memoir, “Entrances and Exits.” He recently told People magazine that “I’m not looking for a comeback” and stressed that he was “immediately sorry the moment” he said racial slurs onstage in November 2006. He had a voice role in Seinfeld’s 2007 animated film “Bee Movie,” and his only other feature film role since then was 2019’s “Faith, Hope & Love.” Most of his television appearances were in connection to his “Seinfeld” roots, as he played a fictional version of himself on three episodes of Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” in 2009 and appeared in 2012 episodes of Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” He had a supporting role on Kirstie Alley’s TV Land sitcom “Kirstie,” but the series got canceled after one season in 2014.
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