Comedian and TV Host David Letterman has nothing to laugh about here.
Posted on a jihadist website that is frequented by members and supporters of Al-Qaeda were death threats against the late night talk show host.
A commenter named Umar al-Basrawi commanded on the site to “cut the tongue of this lowly jew and shut it forever.”
The site, called Shumukh-al-Islam is a “clearing house for Al-Qaeda material. It gets the most Al-Qaeda supporters,” Adam Raisman, an expert in extremist websites, told EW. Letterman (who is Protestant, not Jewish) apparently offended some with remarks he made on-air about accused terrorist leader Ilyas Kashmiri, who died in a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan this past June.
“He showed his evil nature and deep hatred for Islam and Muslims, and said that Ilyas Kashmiri was killed and he joined Bin Laden,” commenter al-Basrawi wrote. “We ask Allah to paralyze his tongue and grant the sincere monotheists his neck.”
CBS had no comment. Raisman urged Letterman to use “as much precaution as he would with an obsessed fan” regarding the scary threat.
Castle star Nathan Fillion stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman on Thursday.
Being a huge fan of Castle and the comedic cutie, I of course tuned in. He opened up to Dave about how he came into being in show business just 4 months short of becoming a High School teacher and the time he was confused for funnyman Jason Bateman.
Castle is on every Monday night at 9pm on ABC. If you’re not already tuning in, you should, it’s a fantastic comedy-drama series that will have you hooked.
Pint sized Jersey Shore cast member Nicole Snooki Polizzi carries a bouquet of roses nearly the same size as she is out of the David Letterman show in NYC, NY on January 10, 2011.
Michael Douglas appeared on the David Letterman show last night, and they talked about Michael Douglas’ throat cancer.
He told David that he had just finished his first of eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy, and was visibly thinner. In the coming weeks, he told Dave he could lose his voice, and inability to eat or swallow solid foods.
He said that despite his throat cancer being Stage 4, it has not spread beyond his throat. David asked what the chances of recovery are, and Douglas said he has an 80% chance of recovery (with some specialists more optimistic).
