RIVERS SCRAPS OBAMA JOKE OVER RACISM FEARS
Comedienne JOAN RIVERS ditched a gag about MICHELLE OBAMA from her routine - because she feared she’d be accused of racism.
The comedy legend wrote a joke about U.S. President Barack Obama’s wife, poking fun at her dress sense and comparing her to former First Lady Jackie Onassis by dubbing her "Blackie O".
But she backed out of using the line on her chat show for U.S. network E! - to avoid criticism that the joke was racially-motivated.
Rivers tells Britain’s Independent Magazine, "I was going to compare her to Jackie O, but call her Blackie O."
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