ST LOUIS (LALATE) – Amy Schumer’s Ryan Dunn joke is being defended by some viewers of the Charlie Sheen roast midday Tuesday. But last night, Amy Schumer was under fire for her remarks; many viewers were furious by the joke, calling it not funny and nor appropriate. Don’t tell that to Schumer’s fans, and some of Ryan Dunn’s fans, who today are coming to the comic’s defense.

Monday night’s television attention was suppose to be on the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars. But based upon ratings from last night, it wasn’t. Viewers instead were turning into the Charlie Sheen roast and his character’s death on Two and a Half Men.

By evening, the biggest subject on Twitter, however, was not Chaz Bono’s dancing or the Two and a Half Men premiere. Rather it was a “punch” of Steve-O by Mike Tyson and a joke by Amy Schumer. What did Amy state? When referencing the death of Ryan Dunn, Shumer said that Steve-O must have been thinking “it could have been me” and everyone else was thinking “why wasn’t it?”

Ryan Dunn Photos
Ryan Dunn Photo 1
Ryan Dunn Photo 2
Ryan Dunn Photo 3
Ryan Dunn Photo 4
Ryan Dunn Photo 5

The joke made headline news last night after nearly a thousand viewers were commenting about the remark’s appropriateness. By midday today, however, fans of the comic and even fans of Ryan Dunn are defending the remark. “She did exactly what she should have done on that roast” said one viewer, calling the criticism of the joke simply “selective outrage”.

The comic has yet to comment about the telecast on her twitter account by midday Tuesday. But she did tell fans last night “Put on comedy central immediately. It’s the least you can do #sheenroast it’s time!” Many viewers thought that Ryan Dunn would have approved of the joke; other said the joke was neither controversy nor in bad taste. “Amy Schumer didn’t “cross the line” with the Ryan Dunn joke, it just wasn’t funny.”

But criticism was split last night and today. Many felt the subject of the death was not appropriate since drinking and driving killed Dunn and his colleague. “I can’t believe Amy Schumer tried to make a joke about Ryan Dunn. So messed up” wrote one viewer. “I know it’s a roast but that Ryan Dunn joke was a bit much.”

Some viewers were troubled about the backdrop of the joke. West Goshen Police Chief Michael Carroll told news in June that Dunn was more than two and half times the legal limit, driving a .196, at the time of his death. Ryan Dunn’s crash took not just the actor’s life but also the life of his passenger, production assistant Zachary Hartwell. Chester County Coroner’s Office ruled the two died of a blunt force trauma and resulting fire.

During his crash, Dunn lost control of the Porsche, sending it to the right, hitting the guard rail. The rail did not support the impact. The rail was ripped off its structural base of piles. Dunn’s Porsche went airborne, over the barrier, into thick brush of trees and foliage. The vehicle burst into flames. When a tow truck service arrived, all that was left were mere fragments of the Porsche.

Beyond Dunn’s appearances in Jackass, Dunn also appeared in Blonde Ambition (opposite Jessica Simpson) and Law and Order SUV. He was currently working on “Proving Ground” for the G4 Network at the time of his death.

• Comments (0)

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Dog the Bounty Hunter had a new capture last night on TV: comedy. Did someone skip bond at the Charlie Sheen roast? If they did, they definitely had someone to fear in the audience. If viewers looked carefully, two rows back in the best seat in the house was a familiar face with his hanging beads and massive blonde hair: Dog the Bounty and wife Beth.

Dog the Bounty Hunter appeared repeatedly during Sheen’s final remarks. Cameras panned out to the audience from Sheen’s perspective. There, captured by the cameramen laughing, was Dog and Beth. (Click HERE for the photo). Leland and Duane Lee were nowhere to be seen, but perhaps they were covering the back door.

While the telecast was previously taped, Beth made news this week telling fans that she and Dog are in Canada chasing Randy and Evi Quaid, in Canada. “Your reputation is ruined forever! Now that’s where we come in!”

As previously reported on LALATE, Dog and the whole gang including Baby Lyssa will reportedly return to A&E for a new fall season along with Billy the Exterminator and Intervention. A&E has yet to confirm to news where the season was taped. Dog can be seen on A&E every morning in reruns from previous seasons.

• Comments (1)

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Mike Tyson “broke” Steve-O’s nose during the Charlie Sheen Roast last night. After the credits rolled, Mike Tyson stood in place and held out his fist. Steve-O then ran across the stage into the fist. Steve-O turned to the camera and said “yes he broke my nose” as blood rushed down his face.

Sheen ended the bizarre roast with a short, but brilliantly written, final remarks. The jokes especially about his family and basic cable were hilarious. “You can’t hurt me, I can’t even hurt me… Press couldn’t kill me, Two and a Half Men couldn’t hurt me. I’m the wild thang ….” Sheen told viewers.

Sheen said that his life thrives on chaos. “You are looking at person who thrives at chaos…. I went on to have the biggest salary on television. Sounds great? It was! … I had my own television show. And then, I did the one thing that everyone in America wished they could do. I told me boss to f- off. “ Sheen said he embraces controversy. “And then he was gone. In one fiery public flameout. “

Sheen then told viewers “And when the smoke cleared I realized how lucky I am. I still have a family who loves me. That’s why they are not here tonight… Seeing me on basic cable would kill them!”

In the end, Sheen thanked fans, news, and attendants. “I know my family will always be there. I’m done with the winning, I’ve already won. This roast might be over, but I’m [still] Charlie Sheen.”

• Comments (0)

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A Ryan Dunn “joke” by Amy Schumer at the Charlie Sheen roast prompted massive online debate last night. Amy Schumer referenced Ryan Dunn during the Charlie Sheen roast in a way that prompted heated Twitter debate Mondaynight; viewers were split as to whether the joke was not funny and disrespectful, or whether it was appropriate for a roast.

Amy Schumer’s remark reportedly stated that Steve-O must be have been thinking, following the death of Ryan Dunn, “it could have been me” and everyone else was thinking “why wasn’t it?” After Schumer’s remark, telecast cameras panned to Steve-O. He reportedly was not amused.

Between roughly 8 pm PST and 6 am PST today, there were roughly one thousand tweets remembering Dunn and debating the appropriateness of the joke. The comments were split.

Some found the joke not funny and purely disrespectful. “People are just so disrespectful sometimes. If you’re hating on Ryan Dunn, get a mirror & contemplate you pathetic existence” wrote one person early Tuesday morning. Many others agreed, including one person who wrote “I know it’s a roast but that Ryan Dunn joke was going overboard. I couldn’t believe the look on @SteveO face.”

Yet, many disagreed. “I loved Ryan Dunn & wasn’t offended by @amyschumer comment. It was a roast people, he would have laughed.” Countless viewers thought that the joke was appropriate for a roast and that Dunn would have liked the joke himself. One wrote “Anyone who feels like Amy Schumer crossed the line with a Ryan Dunn joke at the #sheenroast, it’s your fault for thinking there’s a line at a roast.” Another added “Ryan Dunn would have wanted the joke to be said.”

Ryan Dunn Photos
Ryan Dunn Photo 1
Ryan Dunn Photo 2
Ryan Dunn Photo 3
Ryan Dunn Photo 4
Ryan Dunn Photo 5

In June Ryan Dunn and Zachary Hartwell had left a local drinking establishment in the early morning hours. Dunn was at the wheel of a supercharged Porsche, Hartwell was his passenger. Hartwell was Dunn’s production assistant on the movie “Jackass Number Two.”

Police confirmed that Dunn went off the four-lane highway, hit a right guardrail, and crumpled the structural membrane of the rail. The impact of the car crash sent the Porsche into trees or brush off the road. Upon impact the Porsche burst into flames. Virtually no recognizable structure of a vehicle was visible when emergency response arrived.

• Comments (3)

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Normally on Cinco de Mayo you think of guacamole recipes and brands of Tequila. But for Cinco de Mayo this year, companies are hoping you think of Charlie Sheen instead. Local news is reporting clearly more than 2 1/2 companies this week are using Sheen’s winning image and made, not with authorization, to promote everything from food to baseball. While Sheen has yet to comment if he improves, some local groups including the Inland Empire Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens tell news they are unhappy with the reverences.

ESPN is reporting that “Cinco de Mayo, the holiday of Mexican heritage and the 1862 Battle of Puebla” on Thursday “will be celebrating something a bit different”. The Single A San Diego Padres affiliate game tonight is hoping a “Sheen-co de Mayo” feast for today’s game will change an average night of baseball. The night features a bobble head that evokes the image of Sheen in a sombrero. The evening will even replace usual ballpark beverages with “Tigerblood cocktails”.

Joe Olague, president of the Inland Empire Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens, spoke out against the promotion. Olague told the Riverside Press-Enterprise that “it diminishes a significant day in Hispanic history”, reports CBS. Lake Elsinore Storm’s president David Oster disagrees.

In Phoenix, KPHO Channel fives says Aunt Chilada’s restaurant plans to use Sheen’s image also, but this time in the form of an impersonator. The restaurant tells the AZCentral that news report that Sheen was to appear himself were false. But the establishment added “If Charlie does arrive, we’ll take him and the impersonator and decide which one looks more like him.”

• Comments (1)