Nice try, but it’s a bit too late for damage control…..It’s been nearly three years since shamed Seinfeld star Michael Richards’ jaw-droppng meltdown in a comedy club; the actor became so consumed with anger he began viciously sprouting off a racial slur (The one that rhymes with “Tigger”….) at a pair of audience hecklers back in late 2006.

After spending much of that time in obscurity, Richards confronted the race issue publically on Sunday night’s edition of Curb Your Enthusiasm, which is nearing the end of a season-long storyline centering on a fictional Seinfeld reunion.

In the scene, Richard — remembered as kooky neighbor Kramer on the long-running series — is just about to get mad at Leon when he notices everyone on set has pulled out their camera phone and is taping him.