Duane 'Dog' Chapman is "not a racist", according to his eldest son Christopher. Chapman, star of reality programme Dog, The Bounty Hunter, has been embroiled in controversy after he was heard referring to his other son Tucker's Latino girlfriend as a "whore" and a "n---er" in a tape recording - which was then sold to U.S. tabloid, the National Enquirer.

But Christopher - the eldest of Chapman's nine children - has defended his father against the allegations.

He tells TMZ.com, "My dad has never been like that. I've heard him say the 'N' word once or twice, but never to where he's been a racist person at all. He's got a lot of friends who are black; a lot of friends who are Mexican, plus he's half Indian himself... He's not a racist person."

Bosses at A&E television - the production company behind his hit TV series - have suspended production on his reality series, despite the star issuing an apology for the racial slur shortly after the tape was made public.

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