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NEW YORK CBS got a little taste of its own reality. Lowe’s has vowed not to advertise on future episodes of the reality show Big Brother 9 because of a defamatory comment a contestant made about people with autism.
On the episode, which aired Feb. 13, Adam Janinski said he hoped to win the competition so he could open a hair salon “so retards can get it together and get their hair done.”
When a cast member chastised him, Janinski said, “Disabled kids.
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