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DON IMUS IN TROUBLE AGAIN

Don Imus shot back at his critics today over controversial comments he made yesterday about NFL star Adam "Pacman" Jones, saying on his radio show that he used sarcasm to make a point about the unjust persecution of African-Americans when it comes to law enforcement.

Though some construed the remarks as derogatory toward blacks, the radio host was unapologetic.

"I know there are some people who want to get me, but you not are going to get me for this. This is ridiculous," Imus said.

Imus tried defining his remark about the Dallas Cowboys cornerback after his on-air comments Monday ignited a flurry of criticism. Sports announcer Warner Wolf and Imus were discussing Jones' multiple arrests when Imus asked, "What color is he?"

Wolf replied, "He's African-American."

"Well, there you go. Now we know," Imus said.

Today Imus said his latest remarks were misunderstood and that he was trying to "make a sarcastic point."

"Obviously, they are picking on him. So I asked Warner what color he was. Well, obviously, I already knew what color he was," Imus said today. "What people should be outraged about is they arrest blacks for no reason. There was no reason to arrest this kid six times. Maybe he did something once, but I mean everyone does something once."

He added that Jones was "a lovely kid."

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CLOONEY BRINGING SHOW TO TV

George Clooney's Smoke House shingle has set up half-hour comedy script "The Fall of Bob" at Showtime.

Project, penned by Danny Zuker ("Stacked"), is a dark single-camera laffer that revolves around a man whose life flashes before his eyes as he jumps off a building.

Show will follow the lead character, Bob, as he narrates his life through flashbacks.

Showtime's been aggressively pursuing top-name talent of late, recently greenlighting the Steven Spielberg-produced, Diablo Cody-penned "United States of Tara."

The channel also just piloted the darkly comedic "The End of Steve," from Matthew Perry and Peter Tolan.

Meanwhile, the project reps the latest at Showtime from Clooney, who last year developed a televangelist-themed series at the cabler.

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Clooney's still more closely identified with HBO, having exec produced the series "Unscripted" and "K Street" at the pay cabler, as well as longforms such as "Sand and Sorrow" and "PU-239."

Also in TV, Smoke House is developing the cop drama "Delta Blues" for TNT.

Zuker's credits also include "Come to Papa," "Just Shoot Me," "Off Centre," "Grace Under Fire" and the U.S. version of "Coupling."

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