Kate Abdo’s boyfriend Malik Scott revealed his true feelings on the CBS panel.
Earlier this month, Abdo and Jamie Carragher were involved in an awkward exchange during the broadcaster’s Champions League coverage, with the former Liverpool defender missing the mark with an ill-judged joke about the presenter not being “loyal”.
During CBS’ coverage the following night, Abdo downplayed the incident while making jocular remarks about Carragher.
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And Scott has now issued a public response on the incident in which he spoke about Abdo’s CBS team Thierry Henry, Micah Richards and Carragher.
On Abdo’s CBS colleagues, Scott said via Lord Ping: “Me and Micah we have spoken on Facetime, on the phone, on Instagram, he's probably my favourite on the show, actually. What energy that guy has.
“Jamie is not bad to me at all, besides the incident that happened, and Thierry is a legend.
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“I'm always learning and what I admire about Thierry is his ability to break down plays and it reminds me of the film study I do in boxing.
“Kate is as gifted in broadcasting as Michael Jordan is in basketball, she's worked extremely hard to get into this position, and she takes nothing for granted.”
As reported by SPORTbible earlier on Tuesday, Scott admitted that Carragher’s initial comment had “really got to him”.
He said: “I'm very much in love with her and I plan on marrying her, so the thing that happened with Jamie, it's a part of the job, but it's not the first time he's said something out the way like that, but it's the first time he said something in reference to possibly disturbing a household or disturbing a couple’s chemistry.
“It was a very minute thing, but her being irritated by it a little bit is what really got to me. Him just saying it and being that guy who always makes those picking-at-you jokes wasn't really a big deal to me at all. It's only a big deal if Kate is upset.
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“If Kate gets upset then it's a really big deal to me and I'll give him a call and if he doesn't pick up my call, then I'll show up in a physical manner so we can talk like men, so that's not something you should continue to do.
“But I think Jamie apologised, not just to Kate but to the team, and one thing you can't do is knock a man who admits he was wrong. In that regard, I have high respect for him.”
Featured Image Credit: Kate Abdo via Instagram/CBSTopics: Jamie Carragher, Thierry Henry, Micah Richards, Champions League