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Dog Dissed by Chris Just a Few Months Back

In a conversation with TMZ, Christopher Hecht vigorously defended his dad, Duane "Dog" Chapman, against charges of racism. But just a few months ago, Chris was barking about the Dog, and it wasn't too kind.

Hecht called in to the Lewis and Floorwax show on Denver's 103.5 FM The Fox back in June, and made some serious allegations about Dog, mainly relating to drug use. "He knows I know the secrets," said Chris. "I'll put him in check."

But today, in his exclusive sit-down with TMZ, Hecht was singing a different tune, telling us that his father "is not this monster that people think" and explaining what happened between Dog and his younger brother. What's more, Chris, who served prison time, admitted that he had been previously paid by the National Enquirer interview.



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31. Go to Wickipedia to see a list of Dog's wives and kids.

Those kids are effectively causing themselves to go out and get real jobs!

Whoo Hooo!

Posted at 8:11PM on Nov 6th 2007 by Lilarose

32. Poor Dog has two loser sons. They love their Daddy's money.

Posted at 8:13PM on Nov 6th 2007 by Toni

33. EVERY BODY HAS A BAD DAY SOME TIMES WHY DONT PEOPLE JUST GET OVER IT LOOK AT ALL THE NAMES WHITES ARE CALLED NOTHING GETS DONE ABOUT THAT IM TIRED OF THAT PRETTY BAD WHEN YOUR OWN FAMILY MAKES MONEY OFF OF YOU WASN'T HE GIVING THEM ENOUGH WE WONT THE DOG SHOW BACK PLEASE PUT IT BACK ON IT IS NOT FAIR WE LOVE YOU DOG HANG IN THERE AND MAYBE EVERY ONE WILL COME TO THEIR SENSES AND PUT YOU BACK ON WORRIED

Posted at 9:05AM on Nov 8th 2007 by worried

34. Beth worked for many years and was trained by a well respected black man in CO. They work with people from every race and walk of life...I've seen it with my own eyes.
We are NOT watching ANY a and E tv in my house until Dog is back on the air. They are not the Brady bunch by any streach....hey neither is anyone I know. No I'm not a rasist, no I'm not a druggie,I'm a proud military Mom! Dog had a big impact on my daughters choice to join the Army and stay off drugs when we lived in Hawaii! They did not do everything with a camera around...they did many many charity appearances for toys for tots and the military in general that A and E was no where around....they are good people...with faults. I have faults, do you?

Harvey, please stop pulling my posts. geesh, what am I saying that's wrong?????

Posted at 8:19PM on Nov 6th 2007 by A friend....

35. Some people just shouldn't live in glass houses! Dog the bounty hunter is JUST A SHOW! IT IS ENTERTAINMENT!! Dog never choose to be a FLAWLESS HERO!! society put him there. Dog didn't CHOOSE to have ex-con sons THEY, just like anyone else CHOOSE for themselves!! Dog and Beth are actors! Is the USA that gullible to believe that REALITY TV is really REALITY?Remember everyone and everything from Reality TV history from the kids on MTV's Real World , to OZZY, Rev. Run, Jessica & Nick, to the Hogan Family!!! Is all of what they portray REAL??? Entertainment people, with Entertainers, real people behind the scenes who make REAL mistakes!! NOBODY is perfect!!! And NOBODY has the right to judge! The National Enquirer is a FANTASY MAGAZINE!!! It isn't a REPUTABLE SOURCE for information!! They BUY stories that people WANT to hear!! It usually isn't based on facts!!
The only real sin is Dog's hair, nobody should be running around with a bald mullet, but other then that, Dog is all good. He and his brood are terrific ENTERTAINERS!!
I love the show, it's fun to watch, entertaining, and Lelands is just another added bonus.
GOOOOOOO DOGGGGGGG!!! XOXOXOXXO LOVE YOU LOTS!!!!

Posted at 8:26PM on Nov 6th 2007 by Herewegoagain

36. U idiots should look at what matters in this back-ass country Bush is leading to doom

BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military on Tuesday announced the deaths of five more soldiers and one sailor, making 2007 the deadliest year for U.S. troops despite a recent downturn, according to an Associated Press count.
At least 853 American military personnel have died in Iraq so far this year—the highest annual toll since the war began in March 2003, according to AP figures.

The grim milestone passed despite a sharp drop in U.S. and Iraqi deaths here in recent months, after a 30,000-strong U.S. force buildup. There were 39 deaths in October, compared to 65 in September and 84 in August.

Five U.S. soldiers were killed Monday in two separate roadside bomb attacks, said Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, director of the Multi-National Force-Iraq's communications division.

"We lost five soldiers yesterday in two unfortunate incidents, both involving IEDs," Smith told reporters in Baghdad's heavily-guarded Green Zone. Later, the military said four of the soldiers died after an explosion near their vehicle in Kirkuk province, and one was killed in Anbar

Posted at 8:44PM on Nov 6th 2007 by Jake Jerlomeis

37. LELAND!!!!! PLEASE CALL ME.. I'LL MAKE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DINNER!!! I WILL MAKE ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE HAWAIIAN DISHES!!! CHICKEN LAU LAU, LOMI SALMON, POI, KAHLUA PIG, STICKY RICE!!! SOME POG JUICE TO WASH IT DOWN!!
YOU ALL NEED A BREAK!!! PEOPLE ON THE MAINLAND ARE SPUN A LITTLE TOO TIGHT! iT'S THE NECKTIES THAT THE MEN WEAR, LACK OF CLEAN WATER IN THE OCEAN, AND MOSTLY NOT TOO MANY HAWAIIAN RADIO STATIONS. NO MARLEY HERE!!! BELIEVE ME I DON'T PARTAKE OF THE GOLDEN HERB, BUT I THINK IF SOME PEOPLE HAD A TOKE OF THE PAKALOLO, THEY'D BE A LOT NICER!!!
DINNER WILL BE READY IN AN HOUR!! YOU'RE ALL INVITED!!!! ALOHA

Posted at 8:45PM on Nov 6th 2007 by Sista Mary Aloha

38. pc187/ to each his own sista. My kids dont live in the dark ages, and they know all about white people and black. Yes, we have used the N word a few times, and guess what., I am black and proud. We love Dog C.

Posted at 9:04PM on Nov 6th 2007 by Dog is fine man

39. I'm still confused, Dog just said on Hannity's show that he thought that the blacks around him would understand if he used the "n" word and that he thought he was a black (in spirit), but he said on the tape that he feared having a "n" hear him use the word "n" because they would record it and sell it to the National Enquirer. Well, which is it? You can't have it both ways!!

Posted at 9:33PM on Nov 6th 2007 by reg

40. Hey Dog and Mrs Dog:

Dog said in his interview with Hannity tonight that the tabloids are stealing his children!! Wake up and smell the roses both of you..Don't blame the tabloids for stealing/robbing you of your children..Face it, your boy's are Benedit Arnolds straight away..Your son Tucker definitely has a drug/alcohol problem (and you know it) and he has made this choice..You have held out your arms and embraced him and tried to lift him up..It's time he stands on his own two fee like a man and pays the consequences for his choices..Kids learn to crawl first and then walk and it sounds like he needs to crawl before he can walk like a man..Don't enable him any longer..and the same goes for your son Christopher who has also received money from the tabloid press..

They both have betrayed and turned their backs on you...It's time you take away their house keys and let them learn to stand on their own..ENABLERS KILL!!!

Posted at 9:39PM on Nov 6th 2007 by kitty kat

41. I wonder how much TMZ paid Monique to say what she just said (seen on Hannity and Colmes)? What a twit she is! She seemed almost gleeful as she spoke so sweetly to the camera. Tramp!!!!!!!!!!! See, there is no stigma against saying twit and tramp, both sexist terms...anyone can say them and anywhere. So much for our fair society.

Posted at 9:40PM on Nov 6th 2007 by Lilarose

42. Let he who has not said anything out of line in private, cast the first stone!

Posted at 9:58PM on Nov 6th 2007 by my2cents

43. I watched Dog tonight on Hannity & Colmes. I've been a fan of his show since almost Day 1. I've already sent a message to A&E asking them to take it easy on him, it was after all a private conversation and he is who he is. He is a man raised on the street and he did go over the edge during the call, but all of us know that if he had a racist bone deep in his body, it would have shown by now. It would have leaked out here and there by now. And Tucker didn't release the tape until now, though the call happened back in March! I don't think the girlfriend can be trusted as far as she can be thrown, just like her boyfriend, Dog's son Tucker. To betray his father like that for 15K. Wow. I hope A&E will put the show back on and forgive Dog. I don't think the man should be punished for the rest of his life, especially since it will impact so many other people if he loses his livelihood. I hope we'll all forgive him. He deserves the good fortune he's enjoying, he's worked very hard to get here. We, his fans, made him a star. We shouldn't abandon him now.

Posted at 10:47PM on Nov 6th 2007 by McMescalero

44. Gee, he has his father's good looks....

Posted at 10:14PM on Nov 6th 2007 by Billy

45. I watched dog's interview on fox channel tonight. I believe he is sincere, also I believe him when he said that he had believed he was acceptable to his black friends to behave and also talk to them the way they talked to each other at times. I believe dog wants to be forgiven. His apology rings true to me. I also think the interviewer is right, dog has not forgiven himself. Whether or not his show is put back on the air is up in the air right now. But dog seems more earnest about doing whatever it takes to be forgiven, he seems to be placing being forgiven as being more important than his show being back on the air. I am looking forward to seeing him on Larry King Live tomorrow night. He has done a lot of things wrong in his past, but it seems he is willing to admit to them and talk about them. More than I think I could do about my past sins. I give him credit for that.

Posted at 10:29PM on Nov 6th 2007 by iris

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