Jason Kelce Apologizes For Using Same Anti-Gay Slur Against Heckler Who Taunted His Brother In Viral Phone Smashing Video
deadline.comJason Kelce issued an on-air apology for repeating an anti-gay slur directed at his brother Travis Kelce by a heckler whose phone he smashed in an incident that went viral on social media over the weekend. “Everybody has seen what happened,” Kelce began at the top of ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown broadcast. “I’m not happy with anything that took place.
I’m not proud of it. In a heated moment I chose to greet hate with hate, and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing, I really don’t.
I don’t think it leads to discourse and it’s [not] the right way to go about things.” In a series of clips that gained traction on Saturday, a man could be heard taunting Jason Kelce as he used an anti-gay slur against his brother in reference to his relationship with singer Taylor Swift.
In response, the retired Philadelphia Eagles player whipped around and smashed the individual’s phone on the ground, repeating the same slur back at him.
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