- A longtime
Cincinnati Reds broadcaster was caught on a hot mic using a homophobicslur . - 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.
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
Check out a video of Brennaman's statement below:
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