LL Cool J, Fox News throw down over Sarah Palin interview

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As befitting an up-and-coming reality TV personality, Sarah Palin has had a lot of drama this week. First, there is the news that daughter Willow was apparently involved in a home vandalism that caused thousands of dollars’ worth of damage. Now, she’s drawing fire from rap star/actor LL Cool J, who charges that Fox is misusing an old interview he did in order to promote Palin’s show.

Up until yesterday, LL Cool J was being trumpeted as one of the guests to be featured on Sarah Palin’s “Real American Stories.” Now, though, the rapper says his inclusion on the program was misleading, and just like that, he was pulled. He tweeted: “Fox lifted an old interview I gave in 2008 to someone else & are misrepresenting to the public in order to promote Sarah Palin’s Show. WOW.”

Perhaps the best part of this debacle is the statement Fox put out afterward, half-heartedly wishing J success with his “fledgling acting career” – which, of course, includes fronting more than one successful TV series, and many movie roles. If he’s a “fledgling” actor, then Sarah Palin is a TV star who has yet to be conceived.

It’s surprising that LL Cool J was even being considered for an appearance with Palin to begin with. He runs through scary places like Los Angeles on “NCIS: Los Angeles,” a den of sin that can hardly be considered “Real America.”