Keith Olbermann Tears Into Horrible Ray Rice Halloween Costumes

Keith Olbermann Rips Awful Ray Rice Halloween Costumes
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Keith Olbermann ripped into "moronic" sports fans on Monday night for dressing up as former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and his wife this Halloween.

Several insensitive photographs have surfaced on Instagram making light of the domestic violence case involving Rice. The costumes often depict Ray Rice in uniform -- often in black face -- and his wife, Janay, with a black eye and bruising. On Wednesday, a Twitter account that appeared to belong to Janay responded to a TMZ article that included one of the pictures, writing, "it's sad, that my suffering amuses others."

Olbermann came to her defense Monday night, calling those who chose to wear this costume the "worst persons in the sports world":

"The fact that you're trying to get a like or a laugh by using domestic violence, which still happens in part because morons like you still laugh at it -- THAT you were okay with, and the black face part," he said. "But you never thought about dressing up and proudly posting your insults and how they could ever get back to the victim herself."

Olbermann called out two adults in particular who were photographed dressed as Ray and Janay Rice. The couple's son, who posted the photo on Instagram with "#hitabitch," described it as the "best Halloween costume ever."

"Your parents are a joke," Olbermann said.

H/T Salon

UPDATE: Nov. 3 -- The Baltimore Sun reported last Monday that the Twitter account mentioned by Olbermann does not belong to Janay Rice, and cited a post on her Instagram account in which she points out she is not on Twitter.

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Keith Olbermann's Career: A Look Back
United Press International and the RKO Radio Network(01 of07)
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Fresh out of college, Olbermann started at the United Press International and the RKO Radio Network. He notably covered the Lake Placid Winter Olympics of 1980, where he wrote about the US hockey team defeating the Soviet team, famously dubbed the"Miracle on Ice." Above: Olbermann as a college reporter (he enrolled at Cornell University in 1975 at the young age of 16). (credit:http://lady-sci-fi.livejournal.com/9206.html)
Local Sports Anchor(02 of07)
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After working as a sportscaster on New York CIty's WNEW radio station, Olbermann moved to Boston, where he worked as a sports anchor on WCVB, the local ABC affiliate. He then went on to KTLA and KCBS of Los Angeles, where he was crowned "Best Sportscaster" by The California Associated Press three times, and awarded 11 Golden Mike Awards.During this time, Olbermann also worked as a voice-over artist on "Cartoon Express," a popular children's show on the USA Network. A man of all trades!
ESPN's SportsCenter(03 of07)
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Olbermann worked at ESPN's SportsCenter from 1992 to 1997 (save 1993-1994, when he helped launch the ESPN2 network as a "marquee" personality). The 11 PM show featured Olbermann alongside Dan Patrick; the two went on to write a book chronicling their experiences together, titled The Big Show . SportsCenter ultimately scored Olbermann a Cable ACE award for Best Sportscaster in 1995. (credit:handsomeworldreader.blogspot.com)
MSNBC's The Big Show with Keith Olbermann(04 of07)
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In 1997, Olbermann swapped channels, content, and time slots. His new show, "The Big Show with Keith Olbermann," was signed to MSNBC for the 8 PM hour, and would contain news-driven programming, typically structured with three or four topics per show. (credit:AP)
Fox Sports' The Keith Olbermann Evening News(05 of07)
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Olbermann's MSNBC show was short-lived. A mere year later, in 1998, he joined Fox Sports Net, where he acted as both anchor and executive producer on the SportsCenter-esque show The Keith Olbermann Evening News until 2001. (credit:DemocraticUnderground.com)
ABC Radio's "Speaking of Sports" and "Speaking of Everything"(06 of07)
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After leaving Fox Sports, Olbermann returned to his sports radio roots. He joined the ABC Radio network, reviving Howard Cosell's former bi-daily segments "Speaking of Sports" and "Speaking of Everything".
MSNBC's Countdown(07 of07)
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Olbermann returned to MSNBC in 2003, where he hosted Countdown with Keith Olbermann until 2011. The hour-long show took the 8 PM time slot, and typically combined five political news stories of the day with commentary from a variety of guests and Olbermann. (credit:AP)