da betsson： The boyfriend of CBS presenter Kate Abdo, Malik Scott, has fired a warning to Jamie Carragher after his on-air comments hinting she wasn't "loyal".
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Carragher aims cringe-worthy joke on-airSuggested Abdo isn't loyal to boyfriend ScottScott fires warning at Liverpool legendWHAT HAPPENED?
Dressed in an Arsenal shirt over his on-screen attire after the end of another Champions League night on , Carragher left even Micah Richards silent with a cringe-worthy joke aimed in Abdo's direction. The Liverpool legend questioned the pundit's "loyalty" to boyfriend Scott in a completely unprompted deviation from her football team allegiances. Abdo and Carragher have since addressed it on air and have apparently moved on, but it seems Scott is eager to have his say.
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Speaking to , Scott, who is also the trainer of ex-WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, said in response to the clips: "It's not that she's one of the best sports broadcasters, she's one of the best human beings I've come across in this life. 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 couples 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. 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.”
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are now famed for their football coverage and have earned many admirers for their informal style. And while most things are generally fair game on the show, with all four members capable of being the brunt of the joke, Scott feels there's always one that goes too far. "Jamie Carragher’s – what's the word – obnoxiousness and his lack of knowing how to read the room works sometimes, that time it just didn't work," he said.
"But sometimes it works and it plays off into a good joke, then someone else on the panel will play off that and it rolls off good on camera. But that wasn't a good one Jamie, so you have to watch it really from now on because once Kate gets irritated, I get irritated and it makes me want to show up. Kate is surrounded by good men in her job, when it comes to banter they go back and forth a lot and the show does incredible numbers. But when that chemistry is disturbed by someone taking a shot at a woman and her relationship in a joking manner, it can come across as a bit rude, it can come across as a bit obnoxious, it can definitely come across as a bit disrespectful to that lady and her partner."
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While Carragher is clearly not in his good books, Scott revealed a closeness with ex-Manchester City and Aston Villa star Richards, adding: "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. 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."