KRAMER: WHY I WENT INTO HIDING AFTER RACE SCANDAL

SEINFELD alum Michael Richards has revealed for the first time the reasons behind his "despicable" racist rant during a 2006 standup routine that triggered his disappearance from Hollywood.

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The 74-year-old comic became a fan favorite playing Jerry Seinfeld's manic, super-nervous neighbor, Cosmo Kramer, during the sitcom's nine-year run ending in 1998. But he became a showbiz outcast after his outburst at L.A.'s Laugh Factory.