The short answer is, "yes".
Of course, I'm referring to actor Michael Richards' hate-filled explosion caught on tape while he was performing at The Laugh Factory comedy club. The immediate talk surrounding his immediate pleadings for forgiveness was obvious: Season 7 of the "Seinfeld" DVD set was just about to be released for the Christmas shopping season, and no less than Jerry Seinfeld himself was rumored to be scared that Richards' public display would affect DVD sales.
Like I said, it did.
Sales of the just release "Seinfeld" Season 7 DVD set has already outsold the Season 6 DVD set by 75%. And, it has outsold the Season 5 set by a whopping 90%.
All of which just goes to show that, apparently, all publicity is good publicity. Is that the way it should be? That's for you to answer, and for media blogging experts to argue about. But from a purely sales viewpoint, its hard to argue with this latest example of a classic sales axiom.
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