A black American singer is touring Australia and was booked to appear on an Australian TV talk and entertainment show hosted by Rove McManus (Second pic above):
"US rapper Xzibit has walked out on a scheduled appearance on Rove Live after what he claims were racist comments from production staff.
After an apparent misunderstanding, the rapper posted an entry on his blog titled "Rove the Racist", saying the "sh*t was wack" when an argument started over a plan to have him sing with Michael Buble.
A production crew member told Xzibit that the show's audience wouldn't stand for a full minute of rapping and that the segment could only last 42 seconds, though the production company denies this happened.
According to the artist, the crew member then told him: "you know we came a long way just having you on the program".
Xzibit took this to be a racist remark and immediately "went out the front door hopped in my sh*t and rolled out", which presumably means he got into his car and left.
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I must confess to the personal feeling that Australian TV screens were better off without him.
