NFL Host Admits To MAKING UP Reports As A Former Sideline Reporter?!
20.11.2023 - 16:09
/ perezhilton.com
What the heck?!?
A Fox Sports and Amazon Prime Video host has just admitted to making up reports when she used to be an NFL sideline reporter — and fans and fellow journalists are FED UP!
On Wednesday’s Pardon My Take podcast episode, Charissa Thompson — whom Travis Kelce previously thanked for his romance with Taylor Swift — admitted to fabricating her former reports. She seemed to take it all lightly, saying:
Ah, yes. Who needs credible information when you can just say whatever s**t ya want! That’s totally what you’re getting paid for! LOLz!
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The TV personality, who reported on the sidelines for Fox Sports in the late 2000s, went on:
Whaat??
Seems like a MAJOR no-no! You can see the full podcast (below):
As you can imagine, the internet blew up with controversy as fans and reporters called out the SportsNation alum, including ESPN reporter Lisa Salters, who argued:
Meanwhile, The Athletic‘s Chris Kirschner added:
Oof!!
While it doesn’t seem like Charissa’s been axed just yet, she did take to her Instagram with a lengthy apology on Friday. The current host of Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football explained:
Sounds like she’s walking it ALL back! But, if she never meant to imply she was lying or making up quotes and/or facts on the spot, she seriously should’ve considered her word choice way more carefully the first time around!
Addressing backlash heard from those in the profession, the 41-year-old concluded:
You can see the full statement (below):
Interestingly, this clearly isn’t something she’s ashamed of since last year on her own podcast Calm Down, she first admitted to faking stories as a sideline reporter in 2008. We bet that’s why