Did Michael Richards Have Another Meltdown?

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 11th 2010 11:26AM

According to a new report from TMZ, Michael Richards is in hot water again for flying off the handle. In recent years, the 61-year-old 'Seinfeld' star has been keeping a very low profile, ever since hurling the n-word at hecklers during a profanity-laced tirade that was infamously caught on tape in 2006.

Now, in a new lawsuit, photographer Brendon O'Neal reportedly claims that the angry actor flat-out beat him up, during an August 25 assault that sounds downright brutal.

The incident allegedly took place on a street in Los Angeles. Richards is accused of walking up to O'Neal in a "menacing manner ... with closed fists" and then punching the photographer in the face, knocking him to the pavement, where he "proceeded to kick [O'Neal] numerous times, directing the blows to [O'Neal's] arms, hands, and camera."

No word yet on what triggered the alleged assault. Meanwhile, Richards' reps have not issued a response about the lawsuit.

The actor, beloved for years as 'Seinfeld' misfit Cosmo Kramer, was reportedly devastated when amateur video of his 2006 outburst (from the stage of L.A.'s Laugh Factory during a standup gig) severely tarnished his jovial public image. He tried apologizing publicly, and denied he was a racist, although Rev. Jesse Jackson condemned the rant as "hate speech," and many declared Richards' career permanently damaged. Indeed, the actor has rarely resurfaced -- although he guest-starred as himself on a 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' episode in 2009, featuring a controversial scene where Richards blows his top ("If only there were a horrible name that I could call you that would make you as angry as I am!") while bystanders used phones to capture the "meltdown."

So far, no video evidence of the attack on O'Neal has materialized.

Tags: michael richards, seinfeld

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Saturday 11 September

By Apostate

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Please don't tell me that schmuck's making the wrong kind of waves again....Sheesh.

Sunday 12 September

By gregg

Never an excuse for racism. richards is an A--hole and his career is over

By great granny

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For Gods sake, get off his back!

By MIKE B

HE WILL HAVE TO RESIGN AS CEO OF KRAMERICA

By Nico Toscani

Michael Richards has always been a bit eccentric and reclusive. The whole "n-word" incident was very stupid on his part, but blown WAY out of proportion none the less.

By speech

"Seinfeld" was one of my all time favorite shows; that is until Mr. Richards went on his tirade and I havent watched it since.To Nico: Apparently you are not black or you wouldnt have said the 'out of proportion'crap. The n- word is more than a word - it is a tool to demoralize and oppress the black race. Get a clue

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If I was black I would find the entire show Seinfeld (though I do like it) racist. Apparently in the NYC they inhabited there were only 4 black people and one of them was an exterminator. In my eyes that's WAY worse than anything Michael Richards said.

By Ayla

Rev Jesse Jackson, I'll tell you what racism is:

when 2-16 yo black youths along with a 13 yo black youth kill an 81 yo man to impress ones' girlfriend by killing a white man last week in Lynchburg, VA or 2 weeks ago a black women threw acid in the face of a white woman in Portland saying, ' I bet you're not gonna be so pretty now whitey'.

By MISS SWEET D

YEA I FEEL YA,ABOUT THAT RACISIM STUFF
LIKE THE TIME WHEN 10 OR MORE WHITE MEN BURNED DOWN MY GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE, AND BUSINESS AND SHOT HIM BECAUSE HE HAD A LITTLE GROCERY STORE, WHEN SOME WHITE MEN BOMBED A CHURCH AND KILLED 4 LITTLE GIRLS, WHEN ONE BLACK BOY WAS KILLED BECAUSED HE SUPPOSEDLY WHISTLED AT AN UGLY AZZ WHITE WOMAN, WHEN A BUCH OF WHITE FOLK ARE SO DA,MN ABGRY THAT A BLACK MAN IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE THEY HOLD SIGNZ OF HIM DEPICTING HIM AS HITLER, ETC. SO YEA I FEEL YA ABOUT THAT RACISIM!!!!

TO MISS SWEET D; YOU TOLD CLUELESS AYLA LIKE IT IS!!

By heatonr6

yo yo no what im saying yo sick of this crap

By lynn

O Pleeease, nothing more racist than white folks!!! you all think you can say and do anything you want without repercussions. well since you let soooo many non white folks in this country your day of reckoning is here. You don't own america anymore and you have no one to blame but your greedy selves.

By Don Sherline

Hmmmmm. According to PopEater there's no evidence of the incident but they're reporting on it anyway. Figure that one out.

By Dave

That's what these gossip rags do. I am familiar with this so-called "incident" and they say there's nothing to it. Not a shred of evidence in support. Just a concerted conspiracy to create more negative news about a guy who gave the country hilarious entertainment.

By ekovach

You all are stupid.

By MaddyT

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Thats a brilliant statement.

By agswain1987

If he did beat this guy up he was provoked into doing so, just like he was provoked into losing his temper and saying those things he would later regret saying that night back in 2006.

Monday 13 September

By htc6600

Yeah, he was provoked and thus had no control whatsoever over his response and subsequent actions. You must be a Tiger Woods apologist too.

By cb

YEAH RIGHT! HE SAID WHAT WAS IN HIS RACIST HEART AND HE'S LUCKY
HE DIDN'T GET HIS AZZ KICKED AFTER THE SHOW IN 2006!

By Willie

Hey, cb, bro, sounds like you havin' a George Jefferson day.

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