Kramer Rant: Claims Emerge that Michael Richards is Anti-Semitic

Is there any group that Michael Richards has not attacked?  The former Seinfeld star 'Kramer' is now being accused of slamming Jews from a different comedy stage.  According to a report published by the AOL Entertainment web site TMZ Richards launched into an anti-Semitic tirade at 'The Improv' in Los Angeles.

Kramer Rant: Claims Emerge that Michael Richards is Anti-Semitic

The web site has an online video of two members of the audience from that night and delivers this report:

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Carol Oschin and J.P. Fillet say they were at The Improv on April 22 when Richards took the stage. They say that in the middle of Richards' skit, a man in the audience said something to the comedian, when Richards allegedly launched into an anti-Semitic rant.

According to Oschin, Richards screamed at the audience member, "You f - Jew. You people are the cause of Jesus dying."

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Oschin says the rant continued and Richards stormed off the stage. Oschin and Fillet say that, at first, they thought Richards' tirade was part of his act, but claim that it quickly became apparent it was not.

Cue the rep™: 

Richards publicist, Howard Rubenstein, confirmed to TMZ that Richards did make derogatory comments about Jews, but says it was part of his act. Rubenstein says Richards told him, "I'm not anti-Semitic. I was playing a role and poking fun at the rednecks."

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An earlier report has also claimed that Richards bombarded comedienne Jeremy Beth Michaels by ripping into her by calling her the c-word repeatedly after she accidently knocked over a tape recorder.