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Louis C.K. Asks TMZ to Take Down Tracy Morgan Crash Video

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Can TMZ be swayed by an appeal to exercise some human decency? We’re about to find out. On Wednesday night, Louis C.K. asked the site to take down video of the car crash that killed comedy writer and stand-up performer James McNair, and left Tracy Morgan and two other passengers seriously injured. The campaign started with a plea from the daughter of comedian Ardie Fuqua, who is shown being pulled from the wreckage unconscious. “This is hurting my heart so bad that this video is posted for all to see,” she wrote on Instagram. “No one should see my father this way.” In a series of tweets, C.K. urged his followers to tell TMZ to remove the video of his friends, saying “Arte’s brave daughter asked them to take it down. They won’t.”

Here’s Krizya Fuqua’s message:

Then Louis C.K. tweeted:

Now a few other celebrities are joining in. Early on Thursday morning, TMZ still hadn’t removed the video.

Louis C.K. to TMZ: Take Down Tracy Morgan Video