Sir Rod Stewart has backed under-fire Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers, who was labelled a “misogynist” and a “dinosaur” after an exchange with a female journalist.There was a furious reaction to a post-match interview with the BBC’s Jane Lewis last weekend where he called her a “good girl” after cutting short a tetchy exchange following his side’s 3-1 win at Fir Park.Celtic-daft Sir Rod has defended the 51-year-old Hoops gaffer, saying the incident was nonsense.
The Maggie May star said: “He’s not like that, he’s an absolute gent. But we all have to be careful these days.”The Northern Irishman was accused of indulging in “casual sexism” by campaign group Women for Scotland.Women for Scotland demanded an apology and said: “It’s depressing that casual sexism is still embedded in sport."Women’s achievements are underrated and dismissed and their professional status undermined.
Rodgers owes the reporter an apology.”The manager defended his comment and said he had spoken to Lewis, who he insisted was not offended.
He has also hit out at people who he claimed are looking to be offended.He said: “Sadly for me, in society now, we are either looking to offend – or to find something that is offensive – and to try and pin it on to people.“I have spoken to Jane.
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