- A longtime Cincinnati Reds broadcaster was caught on a hot mic using a homophobic slur.
- Thom Brennaman was calling the second game of the Reds’ doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday night when he described something as “one of the f– capitals of the world.”
- Brennaman appeared to think the game was still in a commercial break as he quickly used a typical welcome-back call immediately after.
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A longtime Cincinnati Reds broadcaster is in hot water.
Before the start of Cincinnati’s second game of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday night, Thom Brennaman was caught on a hot mic using a homophobic slur.
From a clip of the broadcast that has begun circulating on social media, Brennaman appears to be in the midst of describing something as “one of the f– capitals of the world” just as the sound cut in on-air. Brennaman appeared to believe that the broadcast was still in a commercial break.
The Reds released a statement that their franchise was “devastated by the horrific, homophobic remark,” and several Cincinnati players voiced support for the LGBTQ+ community in response to Brennaman’s comments. Fox Sports subsequently pulled ther announcer from future NFL broadcasts.
Check out a video of Brennaman's statement below:
Here's a better video with the full bit of the perceived tHom homophobic comment at around the 2:06 mark of the game. pic.twitter.com/g1yBHg8zA0
— Church of Sell the Team, Bobo ⚾ 🇱🇧🇺🇦 (@churchofbasebal) August 19, 2020
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