February 7, 2008
It's been a difficult time for Duane "Dog" Chapman, whose show Dog the Bounty Hunter has been taken off the air after he used a racial slur that made him a target for much public scrutiny. But the future is looking a bit brighter for the bail bondsman nowadays as he is no longer a wanted man in Mexico.
"We are ecstatic that this nightmare is finally over, and happy to see the Mexican justice system works," Chapman and his wife, Beth, said in a statement. "We can all now move forward."
January 18, 2008
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Last week, we reported that there was more controversy brewing for the series Dog the Bounty Hunter, which had previously been yanked off the air due to its lead star's recent racial slur debacle. This time, it was sidekick Timothy “Tim” Chapman who got himself in hot water, having been caught naked inside his truck at the Ala Moana Center in Hawaii. After security personnel approached the vehicle, Chapman then stormed away in his truck and was subsequently charged with terroristic threatening for nearly hitting a guard.
According to Chapman's attorney, it was all a case of “massive misunderstanding” since his client was actually just changing his pants after spilling some orange juice on them. However, an Oahu judge has since determined that there appears to be sufficient evidence supporting the charge of terroristic threatening to bring the case to trial.
January 11, 2008
As if the indefinite yanking of Dog the Bounty Hunter from the air isn't bad enough, one of the reality show's co-star's has now been caught naked and charged with first-degree terroristic threatening. Tim Chapman turned himself in to Honolulu police on Friday, after fleeing from authorities the night before.
Chapman became the subject of scrutiny for security guards at the Ala Moana Center, when they responded to a report about a man allegedly fondling himself inside a vehicle on Thursday.
December 27, 2007
It has been almost two months since A&E pulled Dog the Bounty Hunter off the air, after its star, Duane "Dog" Chapman, was heard using the N-word repeatedly during a taped conversation between him and his son, Tucker. While Chapman's use of the racial slur outraged many members of the African-American community, Roy Innis, chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), recently expressed his desire to have the famed bounty hunter's show back in the air, saying that he is convinced Chapman is not at all racist.
"Duane has taken ownership of the damage of his words and has taken on the responsibility of being a racial healer for our country," Innis told The New York Sun's Alicia Colon. "I have been with this man several times and had extensive dialogues with him. [My son] Niger and I consider him and his wife good friends. Duane is a changed man and has a higher purpose. Popular television is a wasteland of meaningless titillation and degradation. The Dog's potential to take his celebrity and turn it into something redeeming for our culture and society is immense. It is for these reasons that we want [Dog the Bounty Hunter] back on the air."
December 18, 2007
The aftereffects of his racial slur controversy may have brought dire consequences for Dog Chapman's television career, but it has certainly left a lot of room for growth and improvement for the bail bondsman. Following the scandal, he is slowly trying to get his life back on track, and with the help of conservative civil rights leaders, is trying to redeem himself in the eyes of the public.
Just last Friday, Chapman returned on FOX News Hannity & Colmes to talk about his life, a month after he first appeared on the program and tearfully apologized for using the racial slur.
December 11, 2007
In the middle of the racial slur controversy, an unexpected source stretches out his hand to help Dog Chapman in his time of grief. Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, the president and founder of The Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny (BOND), a group dedicated to promoting responsible fatherhood amongst African-Americans, is willing to give the star of Dog the Bounty Hunter a second chance after a taped phone conversation in which he repeatedly used the N-word was released online.
December 4, 2007
Dog Chapman is once again the subject of another controversy. After the release a tape in which he unleashed a racist tirade against his son's girlfriend that eventually paralyzed the production of his weekly reality show, Dog the Bounty Hunter, the bail bondsman from Hawaii is now a wanted man for failing to appear in court to address a traffic violation.
A $150 bench warrant was ordered last week for bounty hunter Chapman since he didn't show up on last Monday's District Court meeting to address an incident that happened in October. Chapman was stopped by police after he was allegedly traveling 60 mph in a 50 mph zone on the H-1 freeway heading east near the Waialae onramp.
November 28, 2007
As reported earlier this month, A&E ceased the production of Duane "Dog" Chapman's reality series, Dog the Bounty Hunter, following a taped phone conversation in which the bail bondsman from Hawaii repeatedly uses the N-word surfaced online, which eventually led to the network's decision to pull the program off the air for an indefinite period of time. While several civil right groups that have called for the show's cancellation are pleased with the network's action, fans of the Bounty Hunter remain disappointed with the outcome.