Tuesday p.m. update: Jerry Lewis has issued an apology for using a foul slur on air Monday during the waning hours of his annual MDA telethon: “I obviously made a bad choice of words. Everyone who ...

NEW YORK - Jerry Lewis is facing criticism for his use of an anti-gay slur during the 18th hour of his annual Labor Day Telethon. He used -- or at least started to use -- the same word that got Isaiah ...

LAS VEGAS -- After 45 years promoting treatment and a cure for children he calls "my kids," comedian Jerry Lewis announced this week he is retiring as host of the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy ...

No one would sniff at all the dollars Jerry Lewis raised for muscular dystrophy: a couple of billion during his 45-year reign as host of the MDA Telethon. But what kind of TV did he offer in exchange?

Lewis, 85, issued a statement through the association calling it "time for an all new Telethon era." "As a labor of love, I've hosted the annual Telethon since 1966 and I'll be making my final ...

MDA National Chairman and Telethon star Jerry Lewis, joined on-stage by co-hosts Jann Carl, Nancy O"Dell, Alison Sweeney, Ace Young and Billy Gilman. The entertainment line-up at this year"s Telethon ...