Imus Attacks Contessa Brewer; MSNBC Says The Comments “Went Over The Line”

> Friday: “Imus Is A ‘Cantankerous Old Fool’”

On Friday morning Imus called Contessa Brewer a pig and a skank. “That skank has to spend three hours with makeup in the morning…That’s why they have those big double-doors there at MSNBC, you know, so they can get her fat ass in makeup.” Imus also said Contessa is “dumber than dirt.” An MSNBC spokesman tells Page Six that “Contessa Brewer is a valued and respected employee. While Don Imus’ humor is often brilliant and provocative, we believe that this morning’s comments about Contessa went over the line. We have expressed our displeasure to Don.”

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