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'Dog the Bounty Hunter' to Return to Air

The reality show will be back for a fifth season, months after it was pulled from A&E's lineup when its star used a racial slur

(FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) — A&E has announced that Dog the Bounty Hunter will be back this summer for a fifth season. The popular cable reality show was pulled from the air last November, following in an incident in which its star, Hawaii-based bounty hunter Duane ''Dog'' Chapman, used a racial slur in a taped telephone conversation. But on Wednesday, Chapman was flanked by his family and a civil rights organization representative when A&E announced his comeback in a carefully orchestrated press conference. Said A&E spokesman Michael Feeney, ''It's not about ratings.... We know his heart. We know him and know he's not a racist.'' New episodes, including some from the show's fourth season that have yet to be aired, are expected to be ready after June 25. (AP via Yahoo!)

Originally posted May 15, 2008

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