An article about Jeremy Roloff's racist and homophobic comments made on-line appeared in the September 1, 2008 issue of the National Enquirer in an article entitled "A Big Bigot In The Land of the Little People". It prompted an angry and hurt reaction from betrayed and appalled fans.
In the comments, Jeremy used hate speech slurs describing African Americans, Mexicans, gay people as well as insulting his fans.
Shortly after the article was published, Matt Roloff released a statement confirming that they were Jeremy's comments and that he and Amy Roloff have attempted to teach Jeremy to respect all areas of difference and diversity.