Tom Joyner, Sybil Wilkes and J. Anthony Brown are still shaking their heads after a bizarre interview with “Scandal” actor Columbus Short on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Short was already generating controversy for three domestic violence allegations. The most recent one accompanied his estranged wife Tanee McCall‘s thirddivorce filing where she said he pulled a knife on her and threatened to kill her and himself.
After Thursday’s explosive Scandal finale, Short called in for his previously scheduled interview on Friday, but the interview soon took a strange turn when he used the n-word to refer to Joyner and responded erratically to a series of questions about the show and his new music.
Short later issued a statement apologizing for his behavior citing fatigue as the culprit.
“My sincerest apologies for the confusion over my appearance on your show last Friday morning. Unfortunately, the early morning following a late-night event had me at what some describe, less than my best,” Short said in a statement. “I was not high, drunk or otherwise under the influence. I was simply exhausted. This was no excuse – you and those who support me deserved better. It would be an honor to appear on the TJMS in the future to set things right with your audience.”
