ESPYs host Serena Williams and Quinta Branson criticized Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker at the awards ceremony on Thursday night.
The moment occurred when Williams and Branson were discussing women’s sports with Venus Williams at a sports awards ceremony.
“So just enjoy women’s sports, just like any other sport, because it’s a sport,” Venus said.
“Except you, Harrison Butker. We don’t need you,” Serena joked.
“Hell, hell no,” Branson added, as the audience laughed.
Butker attended the ESPYs, but the cameras didn’t pan to capture his reaction.
“I thought Mrs. Williams was a fantastic host and I commend her for using her platform to express her beliefs on a range of topics,” Butker said in a statement Friday.
“Sports is supposed to be a great unifier, but at an event celebrating diverse men and women who have achieved great things, she used it as an opportunity to stop those who she disagrees with from cheering on her fellow athletes,” he added.
NFL kickers are Commencement speech at Benedictine University in May He argued that one of the “most important” roles for a woman was to be a housewife.
“How many of you are sitting here right now, walking across this stage, thinking about the promotions and titles you will get in your career? Some of you may go on to have successful careers in the world,” he said in his speech.
“But I think most of you are probably most excited about the marriage and the children that are about to come into the world,” Butker said.
Criticism immediately arose, and some of the graduates The remarks were “unpleasant.” And it wasn’t the time and place.
NFL spokesperson He told People magazine Butker’s “views do not represent those of the NFL organization.”
Butker says: He has no regrets Regarding the comments he made during his speech.
Williams isn’t the first celebrity to slam Butker during the show. Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder During the band’s concert in Las Vegas in May, he delivered the kicker: “There’s nothing more manly than a strong man supporting a strong woman.”
