Kate Abdo’s partner Malik Scott has broken his silence over Jamie Carragher’s on-air comments about the CBS Sports host not being “loyal” two weeks ago.
The pair were involved in an awkward exchange during the broadcaster’s Champions League coverage, with Carragher’s joke missing the mark.
During the following night’s coverage, Abdo responded to the comment (and the online furor that accompanied it) by brutally disparaging the expert in his witty opening monologue.
Now, Scott himself has broken his silence and said that the Liverpool legend’s initial comment had “really affected him”.
“It’s not that she’s one of the best sports broadcasters, she’s one of the best human beings I’ve ever met in this life,” Scott said. Mr. Ping.
Kate Abdo’s boyfriend has spoken out about comments made by Jamie Carragher (centre right) during CBS Sport’s Champions League coverage
The Liverpool legend suggested Abdo was “not loyal” to his boyfriend in an awkward on-air moment.
Malik Scott wanted to emphasize that if the comments had “upset” his partner, it would have been “a big problem.”
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“I’m very in love with her and I plan to marry her, so what happened with Jamie is part of the job, but it’s not the first time she’s said something like that, but it’s the first time she’s said something in reference to the possibility of alter a house or alter the chemistry of a couple.
“It was a very minor thing, but what really got to me was her getting a little irritated.” Him just saying it and being that guy who always makes jokes about you wasn’t a big deal to me at all. It’s only a big deal if Kate is upset.
“If Kate gets angry then it’s a big deal for me and I’ll call him and if he doesn’t answer my call then I’ll show up physically so we can talk like men, so that’s not something you should keep doing.
‘But I think Jamie apologized, not just to Kate but to the team, and one thing you can’t do is criticize a man who admits he was wrong. I have great respect for him in that sense.’
The moment in question took place after Arsenal’s clash against Porto, when the former Liverpool defender put on an Arsenal shirt that Bukayo Saka asked him to do in his post-match interview, after Micah Richards had worn the shirt earlier in the evening. .
Carragher then suggested that Thierry Henry and Abdo should be next to wear the Arsenal shirt on air, prompting a bizarre comment from the former Liverpool defender.
“You (Henry) can use it next and during the last part (of the show) you (Abdo) have to use it,” he told his colleagues.
Kate Abdo delivered a brutal monologue on Wednesday, putting Jamie Carragher in his place
The former Liverpool defender suggested that Abdo was “not loyal” to his partner 24 hours earlier
She responded by calling Carragher “that annoying member of the family that we still love and accept.”
“No, I’m loyal,” Abdo quickly responded, before adding “Manchester United, thank you very much,” when Carragher asked who he was loyal to.
“You’re not loyal to Malik,” the former Liverpool defender responded, referring to Abdo’s boyfriend Scott.
The joke seemed to land like the proverbial lead balloon on the CBS host, who responded, ‘What? How can you even say that?’, as Henry and Richards smiled awkwardly.
Carragher then attempted to explain the comment, pointing out that Scott “has not been mentioned on the show tonight.”
Abdo addressed the incident less than 24 hours later in a monologue introducing each of the experts before a second night of European football coverage, and mocked Carragher’s misstep, calling him “the middle child” in the CBS Sports family.
After explaining that Henry was the “golden child” who “can do no wrong” – and before calling Richards “little brother” – he explained: “Then there’s the middle child.” Jamie Carragher. A chip on his shoulder, capable of saying anything to get attention.
Do you sometimes go too far? Absolutely. Apologizes? Yes he does. But we all have that annoying family member that we still love and accept.
Hinting that she was ready to put the controversy behind her, Abdo added: ‘You know what? Like a good family, we stick together. So here we are, another day and another show. It’s good to be with all of you.’
The 43-year-old praised his girlfriend’s professionalism and called her the ‘Michael Jordan’ of broadcasting.
Scott serves as trainer to ‘Bronze Bomber’ Deontay Wilder after previously competing as a heavyweight fighter.
Scott paid tribute to the presenter’s grace under pressure in his comments, adding that his priority was making sure she felt comfortable with her co-workers.
“The only problem I have with this kind of thing is that if Kate feels anything about it, she handled it very well,” he added.
“I thought Jamie was just being himself, sometimes he can be snotty-mouthed, sometimes he’s not so good at reading the room, sometimes he’s someone who can make jokes beyond sarcasm and comes across as digging a little, especially if you.” We are dealing with a woman.
“But I don’t take it personally, she didn’t come into our house, it really was nothing, but in those types of situations my concern is more for Kate and her feelings, she is someone I am very in love with.” So once I saw how she handled it, she and I discussed it, and that was it.
“It wasn’t something that kept me up at night because I noticed that the way Kate handled it was very, very well, and Jamie was just being Jamie and I don’t have a problem with him. As long as Kate is happy, I don’t have a problem. Now , if he bothers Kate, then I have a serious problem and he will receive a call from me, and if he doesn’t answer my call, I will physically appear before him.’
Scott also suggested the pundit was sometimes unable to read the room, but reserved praise for his co-host Richards and “legend” Henry.
“Jamie Carragher’s aggressiveness (what do you say) and his lack of knowing how to read the room works sometimes, but that time it just didn’t work,” Deotany Wilder’s coach added.
Scott said he had stronger relationships with Abdo’s other co-hosts, Richards and Henry.
“But sometimes it works and it becomes a good joke, and then someone else on the panel plays it and it works well on camera. But that one wasn’t good, Jamie, so you have to watch it from now on because once Kate he gets irritated, I get irritated and it makes me want to appear.’
“Kate is surrounded by good men at her job, when it comes to banter, they go back and forth a lot and the show does incredible numbers, not only because they cover an incredible sport, but also because of the chemistry those guys share on the show’s panel. together.
“But when that chemistry is disturbed by someone jokingly shooting a woman and their relationship, it can seem a little rude, it can seem a little nasty, it definitely can seem a little disrespectful.” to that lady and her partner.
“Jamie’s joke wasn’t taken lightly, Kate was irritated, so obviously that irritates me, but any man who apologizes to whoever he crossed paths with, you can’t be too hard on him. If he didn’t apologize and just say” I said what I said and what,” then that’s a big deal, I would have taken a flight because Kate is my missus and I wouldn’t allow her to be disrespected.
Abdo went public with her relationship with Scott on social media in early March after months of speculation.
Having previously kept his personal life relatively private, Abdo happily shared the photos on his Instagram Story.
“Micah (Richards) and I have talked on FaceTime, on the phone, on Instagram, and he’s probably my favorite on the show. What energy that guy has. Jamie isn’t mean to me at all, apart from the incident that happened, and Thierry ( Henry) is a legend. I am always learning and what I admire about Thierry is his ability to analyze plays and it reminds me of the film study I do in boxing.
“Kate is as talented in broadcasting as Michael Jordan is in basketball, she has worked very hard to get to this position, she takes nothing for granted.”
Scott and Abdo went public with their relationship in early March with a series of coordinated photos on Instagram.
The boxing trainer and presenter otherwise have a largely private relationship, with Abdo previously only alluding to the fact that she had a partner during her on-air exchanges with Richards, Henry and Carragher.