Commentator slammed for awful Harvey Weinstein joke
Renowned NFL commentator Al Michaels has landed himself in hot water with an in-game joke about disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.
During Monday's match-up between the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos, the long-time NBC broadcaster produced a regrettable moment of commentary.
As you can hear in the video above, Michaels thought it was a good idea to compare the Giants’ struggles to those of Weinstein, who is facing numerous allegations of sexual misconduct spanning decades.
Michaels later offered an on-air apology.
“Sorry I made a reference earlier before, I tried to be a little flip about somebody obviously very much in the news all over the country," he said.
"It was not meant in that manner. So, my apologies. And we’ll just leave it at that."
He was understandably called out for his inappropriate remark on social media.
Al Michaels: "The Giants are coming off a worse week than Harvey Weinstein."
Me: pic.twitter.com/zdJE4VpzHo— Joey Langone (@JoeyLangone) October 16, 2017
Al Michaels is probably the best play-by-play guy in history. But boy... that was a big, big lapse in judgment.
— Doug Farrar (@BR_DougFarrar) October 16, 2017
Al Michaels made a Harvey Weinstein joke pic.twitter.com/eOYROQgXtL
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) October 16, 2017
Al Michaels was just the Uncle that drops a joke that stops Thanksgiving dinner dead in it's tracks. pic.twitter.com/V5g67qWZeB
— Charlie (@CharlieWisco) October 16, 2017
Al Michaels: The Giants are having a worse week than...
Cris Collinsworth: pic.twitter.com/VgqiVnGhn0— EROCK (@TheMightyEROCK) October 16, 2017
Al Michaels: “The Giants had a worse week than Harvey Weinstein”
Must be funny UNLESS YOU HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN A VICTIM OF ASSAULT. @SNFonNBC— Lisa Guerrero 💃🏽 (@4lisaguerrero) October 16, 2017
Dear Al Michaels:
Probably a worse week for Harvey Weinstein victims having to relive the damage he caused upon them.
Signed,
Everyone https://t.co/JoqOsMCfm3— Exavier Pope (@exavierpope) October 16, 2017
What a jerk Al Michaels is. https://t.co/C7puS4bjCH
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) October 16, 2017
Checking to see if Al Michaels is 70 years old yet, the age of immunity where you can say anything with no reprisals #WeinsteinJokes
— Sean Pendergast (@SeanTPendergast) October 16, 2017
Michaels isn't the first person to try to joke about the Weinstein scandal, with British comedian James Corden also slammed recently.
Corden was forced to apologise after he opened a charity gala with a series of tasteless jokes about the movie producer.
Taking to Twitter, the 39-year-old released a statement saying he was "truly sorry" for his actions after he was slammed by fans and multiple victims of Weinstein.
"To be clear, sexual assault is no laughing matter. I was not trying to make light of Harvey’s inexcusable behavior," James said in the first of two tweets before adding "but to shame him, the abuser, not his victims. I am truly sorry for anyone offended, that was never my intention."
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