Racial Tensions Between him and Dustin Diamond
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — T. K. Carter
Hywel666 — 18 years ago(June 14, 2007 06:26 AM)
According to Wikipedia, he and Dustin 'Screech' Diamond didn't get on due to racial tension on the set of Saved by the Bell, aka whatever it was first.
Anyone know the basis for this? Sounds a little odd to say the least
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Blusko — 18 years ago(July 22, 2007 02:24 AM)
There's a rumour that Diamond's great great uncle was involved with Jewish organised crime, possibly even the Purple Gang, who were known for being particularly hostile to blacks in down town New York areas. I remember I saw an interview with Dustin on some now defunct celebrity chat show where they brought it up, he was a bit sketchy about it but the gist of it was that for the most part they got on well but this history was a source of occasional friction between them. Hope that helps.