Outsports reports that Lletget uttered the word “puto” on camera in an Instagram post. “Puto” is the Spanish equivalent of f*ggot.
Within hours of the video posting on Friday, Lletget had deleted it and issued a full apology to the LGBTQ sports site.“I messed up.
Earlier today, I posted a video that included me using a derogatory slur in Spanish,” Lletget wrote. “I have taken down a video from my Instagram story but want to address its impact and not hide from this.
I take full responsibility and ownership on what was an extremely poor and ill-thought phrase and have no excuse for my actions.