After Michael Richards (Seinfeld's Kramer) blasted into a litany of racial slurs onstage at L.A.'s Laugh Factory, he appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman to issue an apology.
After another unsuccessful sitcom attempt, Richards' acting career had already come to a halt. After his racist rant, his stand up career might do the same. Still, the New York Post reported that sales of Season 7 of Seinfeld have never been better.
Paris Hilton
The Internet once again was flooded with articles (and pictures) of Paris and Britney Spears hitting the town without any underwear. As FC's Kathryn Tuggle pointed out, this wasn't quite the brand image thatParlux Fragrances had bargained for when it agreed to market the Paris Hilton Cosmetics line in 2005.
Parlux stock has gone straight down since the cosmetics line got its new mascot. As for Paris and Britney, they find themselves in the usual whirlwind of rumors. One day they've had a falling out, and the next, Britney is trying on dresses to be Paris' matron of honor.
Wal-Mart
In January, Charles Fishman's The Wal-Mart Effect hit the shelves of bookstores. In February, Wal-Mart hired former Atlanta Mayor and civil rights leader, Andrew Young to do public relations. In May, Wal-Mart CEO, Lee Scott, took a four-week vacation, and a lot of criticism. In July, Wal-Mart launched (a lame) social networking site, and made its first push into the organic food market. In August, Andrew Young stepped down after making allegedly racist remarks about people of Jewish, Korean, and Middle Eastern descent. The same month, Wal-Mart joined the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. In September, the retailer notorious for skimping on employee health benefits announced its plan to sell prescription drugs for $4/month. In October, the Wall Street Journal handed down its verdict on Wal-Mart's "cheap chic" fashion line, calling it a total flop.
Since then, not much has changed. Wal-Mart is still the world's largest employer, still using the brute force of economies of scale, and still gets more negative comments than any other FC blog subject.
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