LL Cool J vs. Sarah Palin vs. Fox News -- Not a Mashup
No, the title of this post does not refer to a mashup track sampling LL Cool J rhymes in sequence with Palin campaign speeches and Fox TV footage to create a faux duel over quasi-techno remix beats. Though that's not a bad idea...
It refers to LL Cool J's distaste with Fox News for planning to use footage of a 2008 interview he gave in the first episode of Sarah Palin's show, "Real American Stories."
The rapper/actor tweeted last night that Fox had misrepresented his views to promote Palin. "Fox lifted an old interview I gave in 2008 to someone else & are misrepresenting to the public in order to promote Sarah Palins Show. WOW," Cool J wrote.
Now Fox has removed the footage of LL, and it's zinging back at him with some snippy remarks. Hotline OnCall's Rachelle Douillard-Proulx reports:
"'Real American Stories' features uplifting tales about overcoming adversity and we believe Mr. Smith's interview fit that criteria," a Fox News spokesperson told Hotline OnCall. The spokesperson pointedly used bold and italic type to call LL Cool J by his given name, James Smith...
"[A]s it appears that Mr. Smith does not want to be associated with a program that could serve as an inspiration to others, we are cutting his interview from the special and wish him the best with his fledgling acting career," the spokesperson said.