{"id":130781,"date":"2024-11-05T01:22:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T01:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/05\/jason-kelce-apologizes-for-breaking-phone-of-homophobic-moron\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T01:22:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T01:22:48","slug":"jason-kelce-apologizes-for-breaking-phone-of-homophobic-moron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/05\/jason-kelce-apologizes-for-breaking-phone-of-homophobic-moron\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Kelce Apologizes for Breaking Phone of Homophobic Moron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jason Kelce has addressed the recent altercation between him and a so-called football fan who called his brother Travis Kelce in a homophobic manner last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not happy with anything that took place. I\u2019m not proud of it,\u201d the retired Philadelphia Eagles center said at the outset of Monday Night Countdown on ESPN. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate and I don\u2019t think that\u2019s a productive thing. I don\u2019t think it leads to discourse.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2178552634-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512595 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2178552634-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2178552634-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2178552634-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2178552634-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2178552634-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2178552634-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2178552634-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2178552634.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Kelce looks on before the game between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on October 14, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Luke Hales\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here is some background:<\/p>\n<p>On November 2, Jason was walking outside of Penn State University\u2019s Beaver Stadium when a man started to heckle him in regard to Travis\u2019 relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/stars\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Swift<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKelce,\u201d this idiot yelled out. \u201cHow does it feel that your brother is a fagg-t for dating Taylor Swift?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Because this is the Internet and cell phone age, the question was caught on camera \u2014 as was Jason\u2019s response, which was to smash the man\u2019s phone on the ground and then walk away with it in his hand.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512596 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171055218-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Kelce, ESPN analyst, looks on before the New York Jets play the San Francisco 49ers at Levi\u2019s Stadium on September 9, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think that it leads to discourse and it\u2019s the right way to go about things,\u201d Kelce explained on air this evening. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn that moment, I fell down to a level that I shouldn\u2019t have. So, I think the bottom line is, I try to live my life by the golden rule \u2014 it\u2019s what I\u2019ve always been taught \u2014 I try to treat people with common decency and respect, and I\u2019m going to keep doing that moving forward, even though I fell short this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to do that moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512597 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161118156-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Kelce during the ACC Celebrity Golf Championship presented by American Century Investments at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 12, 2024 in Stateline, Nevada.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by David Calvert\/Getty Images for American Century Investments)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We can\u2019t exactly condone breaking another person\u2019s property, we suppose.<\/p>\n<p>But we don\u2019t condone the language used by this moron who got in Jason\u2019s face, either.<\/p>\n<p>This latest encounter, meanwhile, wasn\u2019t the first time Jason Kelce has experienced a tense fan interaction. <\/p>\n<p>In May, he and wife Kylie Kelce \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/04\/jason-kelce-kylie-kelce-kids-being-a-girl-dad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with whom he shares kids<\/a> Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 3, and Bennett, 20 months \u2014 were berated by a woman in a New Jersey parking lot who badgered the couple for a photo.<\/p>\n<p>In videos that went viral at the time, the woman could be heard telling Jason and Kylie that they \u201cwill never be allowed in this town again,\u201d prompting Kylie to tell her:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can smell the alcohol on your breath. You\u2019re embarrassing yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The woman eventually apologized and thanked the Kelces for understanding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a heated moment, I said things that were out of character for me and that I regret, and for that, I am sorry,\u201d she told WPVI in a May statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy anger, and my actions, are not who I am, and certainly not indicative of the welcoming community of Margate. As an adult and proud member of my community, I should have recognized and respected their right to privacy from the onset.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/jason-kelce-apologizes-for-breaking-phone-of-homophobic-moron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Kelce has addressed the recent altercation between him and a so-called football fan who called his brother Travis Kelce in a homophobic manner last week. \u201cI\u2019m not happy with anything that took place. I\u2019m not proud of it,\u201d the retired Philadelphia Eagles center said at the outset of Monday Night Countdown on ESPN. \u201cWithin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":130782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-130781","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}