Olympics Eurosports Commentator Dropped After ‘Sexist’ Comments About Female Swimmers Apologizes: ‘It Was Never My Intention to Upset or Belittle Anyone’
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variety.comK.J. Yossman An Olympics commentator has been dropped after making a controversial comment about the Australian female swimming team.
Bob Ballard, a commentator for Warner Bros. Discovery-owned network Eurosport, was commentating the swimming during the second day of the Olympics when he said: “Well the women just finishing off, you know what women are like.
Hanging around, you know, doing their makeup.” A female colleague, believed to be fellow commentator and former Olympian Lizzie Simmonds, replied: “Outrageous, Bob.
Some of the men are doing that as well?” Ballard laughed in response. Ballard was speaking as the Australian team collected their gold medals for winning the women’s 4×100 metres relay.
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