Travis Kelce Speaks Out About Homophobic Heckler Incident -- And Jason Kelce Shares His Regrets
Travis Kelce is sticking up for his brother Jason after that heckler drama. Over the weekend, the former Philadelphia Eagles player was at Penn State when a heckler called his brother a truly offensive and homophobic slur, yelling: In a heated reaction, Jason smashed the person’s phone on the ground, responding: Related: Taylor Swift Found Latest Chiefs Game Particularly ‘Stressful’! See the dramatic moment (below): While he addressed the incident on Monday Night Football, many had mixed reactions to his take on the situation.
On the one hand, fans were glad to see he was owning up to his mistakes, but others were disturbed by how easily he repeated the derogatory language.
On Wednesday’s episode of their New Heights podcast, the brothers didn’t hesitate to get into the tough subject. The Kansas City Chiefs star offered his sibling the chance to “clear some of the air.” Jason wasn’t so eager to explain the situation further, but he shared: Elaborating on his regrets, he added: Above anything, the athlete’s biggest “regret” about the incident “is that now there’s a video that is very hateful that is now online that has been seen by millions of people.” He noted: It’s good he knows he handled the situation the wrong way and regrets using the slur!
It’s interesting that he’s still not delivering a formal apology to anyone here, though. For his part, Travis agreed the whole thing was “stupid” and called out the viral nature of the video, reacting: Slamming the heckler, the tight end continued: Acknowledging the father of three’s remarks on Monday Night Football, the up-and-coming actor also expressed: On Monday, the Penn State University Police told Us Weekly that they are looking into the situation and that the investigation “is ongoing.” Looks like the brothers are really hoping to put this all behind ’em as fast as possible, though!
