NBC Apologizes For Jane Fonda Saying "C**t" On "Today"

UPDATE 4:40 PM EASTERN: "Vagina Monologues" playwright Eve Ensler spoke to "Access Hollywood" and expressed her disappointment that NBC censored Fonda saying "cunt" during the west coast broadcast of this morning's show.

"Let me just say something about that word," she said. "The whole point of the play is to reclaim that word, and to make that word beautiful, and to make that word powerful, and not denigrating, and not ugly."

ORIGINAL POST: NEW YORK — NBC News is apologizing again _ this time for Jane Fonda. The 70-year-old actress used a vulgar slang term on the "Today" show Thursday while talking about the play "The Vagina Monologues." Fonda is appearing in a 10th-anniversary performance and was on "Today" with author Eve Ensler.

Fonda told co-host Meredith Vieira that she was asked to perform a monologue with a slang term for vagina as the title — and Fonda used the term itself on the air in explaining why she said "no."

"I said, `I don't think so, I've got enough problems,'" Fonda said.

About 10 minutes later, Vieira told viewers that Fonda had used a word from the play that normally isn't used on television.

"It was a slip and obviously she apologizes and so do we," Vieira said. "We would do nothing to offend the audience, so please accept that apology."

"Today" moved quickly to silence the word and cover up Fonda's face with a still photo when the show was aired in the Midwest, Mountain and West Coast feeds.

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It's been a month's worth of apologies for NBC News, owned by General Electric Co. MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews said he was sorry for suggesting that the reason Hillary Clinton was a presidential candidate was because of her husband's infidelities. MSNBC correspondent David Shuster was suspended for two weeks for saying the Clintons had "pimped out" daughter Chelsea for presidential campaigning.

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Comments

[siri2k]

This is a result of the "Faith Based" people who are in charge of SOME of the media messages today, BOTH entities being Bu$h/right wing lackeys.

I'm OVER IT with msm apologizing, suing, firing, suspending et.al. mainstream journalists for the slightest, stupidest and inane comments or WORDS because of all the reasons that are being applied. ALL THE REASONS!

We were ALL BORN with the right to speak freely. The media needs to be FREEEEE! Not bought, sold, dealt away, mandated to, or suffer edicts of any kind from "on high".

wow. Even the Bush cabal's minions are becoming more and more obvious in their maneuvers!
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[MalloMel]

Why is it ok to say vagina on tv, but it is not ok to say cunt?

[43P04T34]

I'll tell you why. It's because the government and the media and the churches have a critical need to be able to exert control over how people behave and think, including how they speak.

Why, if anyone could behave, think and speak freely then it would be just as if The Constitution actually meant something and worked! That would be the end of government, the media and the churches controlling our thought, our behavior and our speech!

To all of the people who participate in the operation of governments, media and churches: You shouldn't bother trying to control so much of how we behave, think and speak. Leave us alone, will you? Why on earth can't you just accept The Constitution and stop with all the different ways in which you try to control us?

[drblack]

Words said over the airwaves are just sounds.

[Mort]

In the immortal words of Dan Ackroyd...
"Jane, you ignorant slut."

[dax49]

jane fonda is an american treasure. what i find obscene is ann coulter saying anything

[ACunningham]

Exactly My Point!

[PaulThomson]

So funny that people think Christians don't or shouldn't curse! Do you really think that the commandment about taking god's name in vain has to do with cursing? Like god is a twelve-year-old girl whose feelings are going to get hurt? And then like, he'll totally smite you, because, like, that totally upsets him?
Grow up. I learned all my curse-words from Christians.
Focus on what's really dirty. GW Bush and his torture-team!

[ParadiseDiva]

A prof from the University of BC, Colin Campbell, accompanied PM Chretien on his visit to the Bush WH. He reported that "the air was purple", ie, Bush's language was vulgar and consistently peppered with expletives.

I realize that Bush isn't a "true" Christian, but still....

[FirstShirt]

Well Diva, the only real difference between christians and anyone else is that they have accepted their flaws and openly admitted that they are sinners. Unlike some of us who are still in denial.

[MalloMel]

I haven't taken the time to read the other posts on this. I'm sure some will take issue with that, but why is it ok to say vagina but not ok to say cunt? Can someone explain that to me? I really would like to know, as they both refer to a pussy.

[Vr6]

It's beautiful word - I use it all the time! Really.

[AtomicSplash]

On South Park the boys said shit at least 50 -60 times

[jaycasey]

South Park is cable TV - it isn't on broadcast.

[gsikev]

I just love this 70 year gal. She's just a " I don't give sh** " person and so refreshing!

[abbiehoffmansghost]

The word is trashy and classless no matter how it's used. You can't make it G-rated no matter what you do.

[azyuwish]

who wants to live in a G rated world?

There ARE some grown ups on the planet.

[withowlseyewatch]

Would it have been more appropriate for her to say a "monologue on pussy"?

[MajorKong]

But it's OK to have commercials that talk about 4 hour erections.

[leftbehind2000]

That is so fucking funny. Way to go Jane!

[happycat]

I love Jane Fonda and think that she is a great American. However, I think the word that she used is extremely inappropriate. I have always found that word offensive. I think that NBC did the right thing, apologizing and then moving on. I certainly won't hold this against Ms. fonda, because of she has done so many good things. I can overlook this bad choice of words.