Jason Kelce has addressed the incident that saw him smash a heckler’s phone last week.
The incident took place at the Ohio State vs. Penn State football game on November 2, when a homophobic slur aimed at Kelce’s brother Travis – made in reference to his relationship with Taylor Swift – was shouted at the former NFL player.
Clips shared on social media showed somebody shouting to Kelce as he tries to walk through a crowd: “Hey, Kelce! How does it feel your brother’s a f****t dating Taylor Swift?”
Kelce then turns, walks back to the person, grabs their phone and throws it to the ground.
Another clip shows that the heckler had been attempting to film Kelce’s reaction to his comment, while a third video showing Kelce repeating the slur, saying, “Who’s the f****t now?”
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Swift and Kansas City Chiefs player Travis appear to have been together since last year, with their relationship drawing massive media attention – so much so, that Travis Kelce‘s PR team hired lawyers following the circulation of an “entirely false and fabricated” alleged contract negotiating his breakup with Swift.
The ‘Anti-Hero’ singer attended multiple NFL games last season, while he had been seen supporting her on her record-breaking ‘Eras’ tour, even joining Swift onstage, in character and costume, during her ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ set at Wembley Stadium.
Following footage of the incident circulating, NME reached out to Kelce’s representatives for comment.
The former Philadelphia Eagles player has now addressed the moment on Monday Night Countdown, nodding to the now-viral moment and saying: “Everybody’s seen on social media everything that took place this week. Listen, I’m not happy with anything that took place.”
“I’m not proud of it,” he continued. “In a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate, and I just don’t think that that’s a productive thing.”
It was recently confirmed by the New York Times that the incident was being investigated by Penn State University Police and Public Safety. Reflecting on it, Kelce admitted he “fell down to a level that I shouldn’t have”.
He concluded: “Bottom line is, I try to live my life by the Golden Rule … treat people with common decency and respect. I’m going to keep doing that moving forward, even though I fell short this week.”
Meanwhile, the Kelce brothers recently unveiled a festive collaboration with Boyz II Men in the form of ‘It’s Christmastime (In Cleveland Heights)’. It marks the first taster of their full-length Christmas-themed album ‘A Philly Special Christmas Party’, which is out later this month on November 22.
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