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| Jason Spencer 'to resign' after appearance on Sacha Baron Cohen show | Jason Spencer 'to resign' after appearance on Sacha Baron Cohen show |
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| The Georgia state lawmaker who exposed himself and yelled racial slurs on Sacha Baron Cohen’s new cable TV series will resign later this month, according to a spokesman for the state’s house speaker. | The Georgia state lawmaker who exposed himself and yelled racial slurs on Sacha Baron Cohen’s new cable TV series will resign later this month, according to a spokesman for the state’s house speaker. |
| Kaleb McMichen told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution late on Tuesday that Jason Spencer would step down. | Kaleb McMichen told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution late on Tuesday that Jason Spencer would step down. |
| In Sunday night’s broadcast of Cohen’s Showtime series Who Is America? Cohen asks Spencer to take part in a counterterrorism video. Spencer repeatedly shouts a racial slur for black people after Cohen tells him the tactic is useful for drawing bystanders’ attention to an unfolding attack. | In Sunday night’s broadcast of Cohen’s Showtime series Who Is America? Cohen asks Spencer to take part in a counterterrorism video. Spencer repeatedly shouts a racial slur for black people after Cohen tells him the tactic is useful for drawing bystanders’ attention to an unfolding attack. |
| He also drops his pants, then his underwear, before backing his exposed rear toward Cohen while shouting “USA!” and “America!” | He also drops his pants, then his underwear, before backing his exposed rear toward Cohen while shouting “USA!” and “America!” |
| In a statement Monday, Spencer apologized for the “ridiculously ugly episode,” but he initially refused to step down. | In a statement Monday, Spencer apologized for the “ridiculously ugly episode,” but he initially refused to step down. |
| Spencer lost the Republican primary in May, but he could have remained in public office until the November election. | Spencer lost the Republican primary in May, but he could have remained in public office until the November election. |
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