TNT Sorry for Morgan's Palin Masturbation Crack

'30 Rock' actor had called former governor 'good material'
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 28, 2011 6:47 AM CST
TNT Sorry for Morgan's Palin Masturbation Crack
Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan speaks about his upcoming stand-up comedy special "Tracy Morgan: Black and Blue" at the HBO Summer press tour panel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

Tracy Morgan, not too shockingly, said something shocking—and now TNT is apologizing for it. The 30 Rock actor told Charles Barkley that Sarah Palin was "good masturbation material" while appearing on Inside the NBA before last night's Knicks-Heat game. He’d been asked whether Tina Fey or Sarah Palin was better-looking, the New York Daily News reports. “Let me tell you something about Sarah Palin," Morgan said. "She's good masturbation material. The glasses and all of that.”

“It's unfortunate Mr. Morgan showed a lack of judgment on our air with his inappropriate comments,” said a spokesman for the network. (Update: And then Morgan zinged Palin ... again.)

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