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Thursday, October 08, 2009

Way to Go, Harry

Singer and actor Harry Connick, Jr. was a guest judge for a talent contest on live television in Australia, part of the show Hey, Hey It's Saturday, when he was startled by an act that was a "tribute" to Michael Jackson: the skit involved five white men in black face and afro wigs.

The act is pretty terrible. This Fab Life has the story, complete with a video clip of the act and Harry's reaction. His initial comments are polite (around the two-minute mark). Later in the clip, around the five-minute mark, he has a chance to express his feelings to the host and audience. They were good enough to give him the chance, and he does a good job of explaining things.

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