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Carol Channing in "Hello, Robbers!" (Again)

Posted Jan 27th 2008 10:45AM by TMZ Staff

TMZ's favorite talker, Carol Channing, was in a bank in Palm Desert on Friday when it was robbed. What, no diamonds?

Carol told CBS2, "Well, along with a lot of other people, I've been robbed, we just bought a new house. It's really the first house I've ever had and not a hotel. This is our house, and they robbed us." Um, but she was at a bank. O-kay.

The charming Channing -- who turns 87 this week -- was the victim in a robbery last September, when her famous "diamond dress" from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," was stolen while she was checking into a Hollywood hotel -- right before she was about to donate it to the Smithsonian. It was eventually found and returned by a homeless man.

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31. I wish people would give this woman the respect that she deserves....Im just glad she is okay..and congrats on her house purchase..*hugs

Posted at 3:57PM on Jan 27th 2008 by Janis

32. carol channing IS NOT african-american! where do you people get this crap?

Posted at 3:53PM on Jan 27th 2008 by michaell doublu

33. Ok mr stevenson...so carol channing is one-quarter african american. This means she is not white also? And tiger woods is 100 percent thai also I suppose, or should we leave that out and say he is african american?

Posted at 4:07PM on Jan 27th 2008 by michael doublu

34. Carol has always had a charming sort of kookiness... How can you not like her? 87 years old and she still has it!

Posted at 4:39PM on Jan 27th 2008 by Shooki

35. I lived in Detroit when Carol appeared there in "Hello Dolly." The critics were merciless and cruel in their reviews. I also saw her final performance in Detroit years later, when she closed "Hello Dolly." What a lady!! She came out and spoke to the audience, after a standing ovation. She said, "Dear, dear, people of Detroit. It has been my great pleasure to close this performance in your lovely city."..etc. She was very gracious, but certainly made her point. I will never forget that speech.
What a trooper!!

Posted at 4:49PM on Jan 27th 2008 by Opinionated Lady

36. She is a funny lookin old lady - love the glasses and she pulls them off nicely.

Posted at 5:03PM on Jan 27th 2008 by The Sovereignty of TMZ Whores

37. it's not geeze, it's jeez. Unless you calling her a geezer. lol

Posted at 5:05PM on Jan 27th 2008 by The Sovereignty of TMZ Whores

38. when i first saw her pic i thought she was dead!!

Posted at 5:10PM on Jan 27th 2008 by RoughDaddy

39. African-American? Since when? Carol Channing is white!!!!!!

Posted at 5:38PM on Jan 27th 2008 by wkdwmn

40. She has wrinkles TMZ. What were you thinking posting her picture on your website?

Posted at 5:51PM on Jan 27th 2008 by toomanydoggies

41. #42. Just wanted to say hey and thank you for all the laughs. Not going to be around, to much to deal with. You told me I should expect better for myself. I am going to take your advice and make some major changes. Gotta get my head in the game here. I've had a blast with you. :)

Posted at 5:56PM on Jan 27th 2008 by take care

42. ROUGH DADDY
i don't think you got censored on purpose,your name has been in the "recent comment's" all day,like i said before{under another name because it fit at the time}you are on a role today a very funny role,well to me anyway

Posted at 5:59PM on Jan 27th 2008 by pink

43. Damn!!!! Shes so Hotttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

Posted at 6:50PM on Jan 27th 2008 by Heath Ledger

44. why cant i say jenna jemeson was under a pseudonym chatting on this site? shell bring legal action vs tmz? i dont get why they keep removing my post...

Posted at 7:08PM on Jan 27th 2008 by RoughDaddy

45. As far as her race goes, according to Carole Channing, she is one-fourth African-American. You could read "Just Lucky, I guess" her autobiography where it is Revealed that her father was a light skinned African American who used one accent to help "pass" in the white world and another around the house, where he sang gospel music to entertain his daughter.

Now maybe people can stop arguing about that non-issue and start worrying about the welfare of an 87 year old that just got robbed in a bank hold up.

Posted at 8:43AM on Jan 28th 2008 by KT

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