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(CNN) – Jason Spencer, a state legislator from Georgia who dropped his pants and repeatedly used the "n-word" on an episode of the series "Who Is America?" Sunday night, he announced his resignation.
His resignation will take effect July 31, according to a letter he submitted to the President of Georgia House, David Ralston.
Spencer , a Republican who represents the Woodbine community in southeastern Georgia, appeared in a segment in which the star of the show, Sacha Baron Cohen, was playing a character named Col Erran Morad.
Spencer was jaded at believe the comedian was an Israeli anti-terrorism expert who was able to convince the legislator that a series of racist acts would protect him from terrorists.
They first discussed Spencer's support to a ban on the burqa
Spence Ra said to Cohen's character: "I do not call it a ban on the burqa, I call it an anti-masking law."
From there, Cohen engaged in a series of anti-terrorism exercises supposed to tell Spencer scream as a way to attract attention during an attempt to kidnap the Islamic state.
"In America there is a forbidden word," said Cohen. "It's the" word n "."
After Spencer shouted the racial insult, Cohen replied, "Are you crazy?" The word "n" is noonie, not that word, this word is disgusting. "
" Got it, "says Spencer.
Cohen also asked Spencer to imitate an Asian accent in an exercise where he pretended to be an Asian tourist trying to take a picture under the burqa of a person and drop his trousers, use your buttocks to intimidate ISIS. "
Ralston characterized Spencer's actions and the" objectionable "language in a statement provided to CNN, and l & # 39; 39, called to resign, saying: "Georgia is better than that."
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal tweeted on Spencer's shares on Monday.
"The actions and language used by Jason Spencer are appalling and offensive," Deal tweeted. "There is no excuse for this type of behavior, and I am saddened and disgusted by it."
Spencer did not return calls from CNN, but told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the Showtime series caused him to participate by taking the fear that his family or he would be attacked – fears aroused by the death threats he received after proposing a law banning Muslim women from wearing the burqa in public.
"In posing as an Israeli agent, (Cohen) I agreed that these" techniques "were meant to help me and others repel what I thought was an inevitable attack.
so intensified at that time, I did not think clearly and I could not appreciate what I was agreeing to when I participated in his "class". It was said that I would be filmed as a "demonstration video" to teach others the same skills in Israel. Sacha and his team lied to me, stating that I would be able to review and get the final approval of any footage used.
"I deeply regret the language that I have used at the request (of Cohen) as well as my participation in '' If I had not been so distracted by my fears I would never have agreed to participate in the first place.
"I apologize to my family, my friends and people from my district for this ridiculous lousy Spencer said to me". Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the show "exploited" its state of mind "for profit and notoriety."
"The deceptive and fraudulent behavior of this media company is exactly why President Donald Trump was there said in a statement last week in response to other politicians plagued by humorist.
Showtime had no comments when it was contacted by CNN on Monday.
Still in the character, Cohen, like Israeli Colonel Erran Morad, posted Spencer's videos on Twitter with this message: [19659002] "Boker tov I have been informed of elected official and versatile lies that I Jason Spencer, was somehow portrayed in the wrong light by Showtime.To reveal the truth, here is the unedited movie.Do not worry, Jason Shpenker, Erran Morad is behind you. "
D & # 39; Old calls for Spencer's resignation
Some called for Spencer's resignation last year after warning former representative LaDawn Jones, a black woman that she did not want to be " met with torches, but something much more definitive "if she continued to call for the removal of Confederate statues in southern Georgia, and suggested that someone who did not understand that" will disappear in the ma Okefenokee spokes "
Spencer was elected to the House of Georgia in 2010. He served four terms and is still in office, but was beaten by political newcomer Steven Sainz in the Republican primary in May.
CNN & # 39; s Joe Sutton contributed to this report.
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