‘If he makes Kate upset…’
Kate Abdo’s boyfriend has spoken about the controversial comments made by Jamie Carragher for the first time and issued a warning to the Liverpool defender.
The pair were involved in awkward exchange during CBS’ coverage of the Champions League.
While wearing an Arsenal shirt Carragher said: said: “You are wearing [an Arsenal shirt] next, for the last part you are going to wear it.”
Abdo replied saying: “I am not, I am loyal.” Carragher then joked: “To whom?”
Abdo replied: “Manchester United, thank you very much.”
And then Carragher really put his foot in it when he said: “Not to Malik”. He then began laughing at his own joke while Thierry Henry and Micah Richards were stunned into silence before Abdo replied: “Why would you even say that?”
Abdo has since brushed aside the comments, addressing the talk in the following broadcast however her boyfriend Malik Scott hasn’t forgotten.
Scott even admitted that the comments “really got to him”. Speaking to Lord Ping, he said: “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.”
The former boxer went on to then warn the ex-England international if he had any plans to make anymore comments.
“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,” he added.
“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.”
He did go on to say he still had some respect for Carragher after he apologised to the team.
“One thing you can’t do is knock a man who admits he was wrong. In that regard I have high respect for him.”
