From WSMV.com news:
Channel 4 has learned that Kings Island has dropped plans to include celebrity skeletons as part of a Halloween display.
Skeletons dressed and positioned to resemble ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair and his mistress were part of the display. A promo video for the “Halloween Haunt” shows McNair sitting up on a couch with [Sahel] Kazemi lying across his lap. There is a hole in the top of McNair’s football helmet.
E-mails flooded Channel 4’s inbox expressing a distaste for the display. Channel 4 e-mailed the park and received an answer late Wednesday.
“When the gates open for the start of our Halloween Haunt event on Friday,” said park spokesman Don Helbig, “park visitors will not find a depiction of Steve McNair in any scenes.”
Thursday, the park released another statement, saying, “Kings Island has removed the celebrity scene from its Halloween Haunt event. We were not intending to be distasteful, and we apologize if we offended anyone.”
Kazemi fatally shot McNair before killing herself July 4 in Nashville.Other celebrities included in the display were Michael Jackson in pajamas, Health Ledger with pill bottles and Sonny Bono on skis.
Thanks to loyal reader Jennifer for the tip.
Sandra!!! That is just not right. I think it is in very poor taste for an amusement park to have a scene on display depicting something as horrible as a murder/suicide situation. That’s just not right in my book.
“Kings Island has removed the celebrity scene from its Halloween Haunt event. We were not intending to be distasteful, and we apologize if we offended anyone.”
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I call bullsh*t….. what were you tryna do be “tatseful”. Yea Ok, this ish was (As Iscream would say) when Tac meets Key
I did not laugh at this until I read “Sonny Bono on skis”. Why is that still funny, maybe because he passed away long ahead of the others. This is not right and it should not have been an option to debate if they should or should not display it. SMH!
Lol they’re dead who cares!!??
Who is checking for them
That ish is nowhere near funny.
@Anna
I ALWAYS thought that the way Sonny-B died was real F-ed Up but alas the Kennedy Clan use to “Extreme Ski” every holiday UNTIL one of them went THUMP against a Long-Standing TREE and didn’t survive the outcome (Go Figure???)
Sick! Sick! Sick!
ELove Says:
@Anna
I ALWAYS thought that the way Sonny-B died was real F-ed Up but alas the Kennedy Clan use to “Extreme Ski” every holiday UNTIL one of them went THUMP against a Long-Standing TREE and didn’t survive the outcome (Go Figure???)
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I am so glad I am the only one in the office. You had me laughing out loud and holding my mouth at the same time. Not sure why I have the giggles over Sonny Bono and when I read the word “THUMP” I laughed even louder. I can’t come back to this post. It’s making me turn into a horrible person.
OMGGG!! i swear i felt bad for at least chucklin at this pic. im glad im not alone. no its not right but i laughed…im sorry! dont judge me!
and i also laughed at MJ in pajama’s and heath. i mean no its not funny but just picturing it in my head really fast made it funny. its no different than when we laughed at “handi-man” on Livin Color…or was i the only one laughin at that too?
**looking down** please dont judge me!
Okay honestly the idea is funny. It is!!! But BUT…IT’S really in poor taste. If this was someones private house you maaaay be able to get away with something like this. “hey it’s my house f**k yourself”. But at an amusement park they really did take distasteful to a whole new level. I think maybe if they had of stuck with Sonny Bono and maybe some older stuff. But McNair and Michael Jacksons death are just too new. And both horrible.
Honestly when I saw the football thing I thought it was going to be the dudes that went missing on the boat a few months back.
LAWD!!
Lovely your pic changed saw it on that other site
“Living Color” was the ISH … NOTHING was off-limits to them
Handi-Man was TOO F-ing FUNNY (Is It Wrong???)
RIP Steve McNasty.
@masonmom, I am not judging you, Handi-man was hilarious…
yeah its in poor taste but its funny
Ohio is full of racist white people!
sandra, it’s Heath not Health Ledger
Thanks Daisy
why yall laughing turn on oprah
im enjoyin jigga’s swag on oprah right now…
and yes teddy riley (east) i broke down and got bp3 and i must say its niiiiice!! i guess cuz i actually LISTENED to the words. that one song where he already knew he was #1 cuz he claimed the records broken. crazy cuz its like he looked into the future!
eastpointvet Says:
why yall laughing turn on oprah
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She turned on us first
lmao
lmaooooo lady u funny! i couldve sworn she was hatin on jigga at first and now she sittin around marcy wit his azz, oh wait, after commercial she’s gonna talk about their “disagreement”…
Sonny on skis and Heath Ledger with pills is tasteful? Who is in charge? That’s extremely insensitive.
Sidebar: I am watching the Franke & Neffe Show, why did they have my Pastor name as Minister Marquis Boone? Hello BET, that is not Minster Boone. Minister Boone left the church to start his own church. Pastor Jesse Curney III was actually the one christening the baby. SMDH. Can BET do anything right???
thanx for reminding me i need to watch that episode attorney!
attorneymom…
That’s Dubose Entertainment Prod responsibility not BET.
@Anna
I ALWAYS thought that the way Sonny-B died was real F-ed Up but alas the Kennedy Clan use to “Extreme Ski” every holiday UNTIL one of them went THUMP against a Long-Standing TREE and didn’t survive the outcome (Go Figure???)
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You know they say that Sonny was murdered..
20eastpointvet Says:
why yall laughing turn on oprah
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Did you leave work early to watch that?
I ddidn’t chuckle, and i didn’t laugh.
iscream Says:
@Anna
I ALWAYS thought that the way Sonny-B died was real F-ed Up but alas the Kennedy Clan use to “Extreme Ski” every holiday UNTIL one of them went THUMP against a Long-Standing TREE and didn’t survive the outcome (Go Figure???)
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You know they say that Sonny was murdered..
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Why would someone want to murder him, for his political seat?
or maybe Cher put a hit out on him after she found out that C Bono was a lesbun blamed him and his genes. Yall know she was hot as hell about that.
**NOT FUNNY**
DEAD n WALKING ROUND HEAVEN @#29
publicity stunts (for business). you have to be able to recognize these. they were NEVER going to use this celebrity display. It was to get them the attention. mission accomplished.
pointhimout Says:
publicity stunts (for business). you have to be able to recognize these. they were NEVER going to use this celebrity display. It was to get them the attention. mission accomplished.
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I agree. Traditional advertising isn’t as effective as cheap publicity stunts.
dag, Halloween time already.,..Time is going so fast.. OMG im almost 29 *shiver*
That is some disrespectful s*** right there..
not cool at all