{"id":310320,"date":"2011-03-15T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/15\/gilbert-gottfried-fired-as-aflac-duck-over-japanese-jokes\/"},"modified":"2011-03-15T08:00:08","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T08:00:08","slug":"gilbert-gottfried-fired-as-aflac-duck-over-japanese-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/15\/gilbert-gottfried-fired-as-aflac-duck-over-japanese-jokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbert Gottfried Fired as Aflac Duck over Japanese Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div><span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/article\/0,,20473774,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span><br \/>\nPeople.com<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a> : \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n Gilbert Gottfried isn&#8217;t getting the last laugh this time. The comedian and actor, 56, who acted as the voice of the duck in Aflac insurance commercials, was fired on Monday after he Tweeted a series of jokes about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gilbert&#8217;s recent comments about the crisis in Japan were lacking in humor and certainly do not represent the thoughts and feelings of anyone at Aflac,&#8221; says Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Michael Zuna.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aflac Japan \u2013 and by extension, Japan itself \u2013 is part of the Aflac family,&#8221; he adds, &#8220;and there is no place for anything but compassion and concern during these difficult times.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/201ed65bget.media_308-150x90.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read the original here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foreign.peacefmonline.com\/entertainment\/201103\/144342.php\" title=\"Gilbert Gottfried Fired as Aflac Duck over Japanese Jokes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gilbert Gottfried Fired as Aflac Duck over Japanese Jokes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> People.com : \u00a0\u00a0 Gilbert Gottfried isn&#8217;t getting the last laugh this time. 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