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DONNELL ‘ASHY’ RAWLINGS FIRED: New York’s Power 105.1 cuts comedian over remark during ‘Imus’ uproar.
*Comedian Donnell “Ashy” Rawlings says he was fired from his morning show gig on New York’s Power 105.1 following a suspension that lasted nearly two weeks.
While details surrounding the root cause of his firing have not been disclosed, his publicist says Rawlings made a controversial comment during the week of the Don Imus controversy, “which prompted Power to make a public statement of ensuring more responsible programming,” said his rep.
According to SOHH.com, some listeners may have complained to owners Clear Channel about a joke he made on the air regarding Asians.
Soon after the “controversial comment,” Donnell was the victim of a racially-charged attack outside of a Jersey City Club where he had just performed, his rep added.
“On Thursday around 10 p.m., as Donnell and his girlfriend were leaving the club, a Caucasian man in an SUV started brandishing a gun and screaming racist remarks,” his publicist explains. “He then fired three shots in the air, before cops stepped in and wrestled the man down and arrested him.”
Rawlings, who co-hosted the Ed Lover Show with Egypt and Ashy Morning Show, is not yet able to comment on the Power 105.1 issue, his publicist said.
