Current:Home > ScamsJason Kelce Shares What He Regrets Most About Phone-Smashing Incident-DB Wealth Institute B2 Reviews & Ratings
Jason Kelce Shares What He Regrets Most About Phone-Smashing Incident
lotradecoin listing View Date:2024-12-26 02:43:11
Jason Kelce has some regrets.
Days after a video of him smashing the phone of a man who allegedly called his brother Travis Kelce a homophobic slur over his romance with Taylor Swift vent viral, the former Philadelphia Eagles player is speaking out.
"I'm just gonna address it," Jason told his brother in the Nov. 6 episode of their New Heights podcast. "I feel like it needs one more time and then hopefully we can stop talking about this really stupid situation."
"I'm not happy about the situation, me reacting gave him the time of day and it also gave the situation notoriety," Jason told his brother. "That's what I regret. It didn't deserve attention, it's really stupid."
The father of three added that he wishes he simply hadn't reacted to the heckler.
"If I just keep walking, it's a f--king nothingburger, nobody sees it," Jason said. "Now, it's out there and it just perpetuates more hate."
During the Nov. 2 incident outside of Beaver Stadium at Penn State University, a man approached Jason with his phone up and asked, "Kelce, how does it feel that your brother is a [homophobic slur] for dating Taylor Swift?"
The ESPN NFL analyst then turned around and responded, "Who's the [homophobic slur] now?" before smashing the man's phone.
The 36-year-old continued saying that the "thing that I regret the most is saying that word to be honest with you. The word he used it's just f--king ridiculous, and it takes it to another level. It's just off the wall, f--king over the line."
"It's dehumanizing and it got under my skin, it elicited a reaction," Jason went on. "In the heat of the moment, I thought 'Hey, what can I say back to him? I'm going to throw this s--t right back in his face. F--k him.' What I do regret, is now there's a video that is very hateful, that is now online that has been seen by millions of people and I share fault in perpetuating it and having that out there."
Travis backed his older brother up, praised him for owning his mistakes and and urged him to use the situation as a learning lesson.
"The real situation is you had some f--king clown come up to you and talk about your family and you reacted in a way that was defending your family, and you might've used some words that you regret using," he shared. "That's a situation you've just got to learn from and own. I think you owning it and you speaking about it shows how sincere you are to a lot of people in this world."
The Kansas City Chiefs player went on to vouch for Jason's character, telling him, "You don't choose hate, that's just not who you are. I love you brother, I think you said that perfectly."
Jason had previously broken his silence on the incident during ESPN's Nov. 4 episode of Monday Night Countdown.
"I'm not happy with anything that took place. I'm not proud of it," he said. "And in a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate, and I just don't think that that's a productive thing."
"I don't think that it leads to discourse and it's the right way to go about things," Jason continued. "In that moment, I fell down to a level that I shouldn't have. So, I think the bottom line is, I try to live my life by the golden rule—it’s what I've always been taught—I try to treat people with common decency and respect, and I'm going to keep doing that moving forward, even though I fell short this week."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (6)
Related
- Pro-Palestinian protesters who blocked road near Sea-Tac Airport to have charges dropped
- Taliban official says Afghan girls of all ages permitted to study in religious schools
- Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty on 2 charges in domestic assault trial
- New Year, Better Home: Pottery Barn's End of Season Sale Has Deals up to 70% Off
- Ryan Reynolds on his 'complicated' relationship with his dad, how it's changed him
- Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty on 2 charges in domestic assault trial
- Pakistan arrests activists to stop them from protesting in Islamabad against extrajudicial killings
- Hungary’s Orbán says he agreed to a future meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
- Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee resigns after federal bribery charge
- Taliban official says Afghan girls of all ages permitted to study in religious schools
Ranking
- Las Vegas police could boycott working NFL games over new facial ID policy
- Kevin McAllister's uncle's NYC townhouse from 'Home Alone 2' listed for $6.7 million
- 'The ick' is all over TikTok. It may be ruining your chance at love.
- Pakistan arrests activists to stop them from protesting in Islamabad against extrajudicial killings
- The Notebook Actress Gena Rowlands Dead at 94
- Cyprus minister says his nation leads EU in repatriations and migrant arrivals are down sharply
- How do I get the best out of thrifting? Expert tips to find treasures with a big payoff.
- Green River Killer victim identified as Lori Razpotnik 41 years after she went missing
Recommendation
-
Demi Lovato opens up about how 'daddy issues' led her to chase child stardom, success
-
Spain’s leader lauds mended relations with Catalonia. Separatists say it’s time to vote on secession
-
Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague
-
Hardy Lloyd sentenced to federal prison for threatening witnesses and jurors during Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
-
Justice Department defends Boeing plea deal against criticism by 737 Max crash victims’ families
-
Taraji P. Henson tearfully speaks out about pay inequality: 'The math ain't math-ing'
-
John Stamos says after DUI hospital stay he 'drank a bottle of wine just to forget'
-
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say
Tags
-
lotradecoin trading tutorial for beginners
lotradecoin technical support contact
lotradecoin payouts
lotradecoin supported cryptocurrencies list
lotradecoin benefits
lotradecoin guidelines
lotradecoin two-factor authentication setup
lotradecoin developer API documentation
lotradecoin real-time trading charts