Dog the Bounty Hunter star Duane "Dog" Chapman is apologizing for making racist slurs in a phone call to his son that was taped and made public in the National Enquirer.
In addition A&E announced it had halted production of the Dog the Bounty Hunter show Wednesday after the phone call surfaced. "A&E has just learned of the story released by the National Enquirer concerning Duane Dog Chapman," the network said in a statement to TMZ. "We take this matter very seriously. Pending an investigation, we have suspended production on the series. When the inquiry is concluded we will take appropriate action."
In the tape, Chapman goes on a racist rant while on the phone with his son about his girlfriend, who is African-American.
