{"id":1702,"date":"2024-07-29T00:04:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T00:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2024-07-29T00:04:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T00:04:08","slug":"paris-olympics-announcer-removed-from-broadcast-after-making-grossly-inappropriate-comment-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1702","title":{"rendered":"Paris Olympics Announcer Removed From Broadcast After Making Grossly \u2018Inappropriate\u2019 Comment On Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eurosport commentator Bob Ballard had to be removed from his post during Olympics coverage after making a sexist remark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-ad-video mai-connatix\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"tpsplayer\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-tpsplayer\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"cnx-outside\">\n<p>Australia\u2019s women\u2019s 4x100m freestyle relay team, including Mollie O\u2019Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon, and Meg Harris, had just had a wonderful moment where they secured gold when Ballard decided to give his two cents.<\/p>\n<p>A clip of his Paris 2024 commentary, alongside Lizzie Simmonds, soon went viral on social media, sparking outrage as Bob Ballard could be heard saying:\u00a0<em>\u201cWell, the women just finishing up. You know what women are like\u2026 hanging around, doing their make-up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Eurosport wasted little time taking action and removing the broadcaster from his duties, with a statement reading:\u00a0<em>\u201cDuring a segment of Eurosport\u2019s coverage last night, commentator Bob Ballard made an inappropriate comment<\/em>, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bob Ballard hang your head in shame and get off the broadcast and back to the 1930s<br \/>\nCommentating for EuroSport he\u2019s used a sexist slur as the Aussie women RIGHTLY celebrated together<br \/>\n\u201cThe women just finishing up. You know what women are like, hanging around, doing their make-up\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JRpsLUc15m\">pic.twitter.com\/JRpsLUc15m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emily Benammar (@EmilyBenammar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmilyBenammar\/status\/1817358290378166360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cTo that end, he has been removed from our commentary roster with immediate effect.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>According to the Daily Mail, Ballard\u2019s commentary partner, Lizzie Simmonds, called the comment \u201coutrageous.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Day two about to rock and roll in the swimming in Paris &#8211; every race live on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/discoveryplusUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@discoveryplusUK<\/a> and the best action on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eurosport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eurosport<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LizzieSimmonds1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LizzieSimmonds1<\/a> and my \u2018good\u2019 self. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UUsUACEbIu\">pic.twitter.com\/UUsUACEbIu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob Ballard (@bobballardsport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobballardsport\/status\/1817480781733781516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bob Ballard has yet to comment on or apologize for what he said. However, he did take to X to wish Eurosport\u2019s Laura Winter luck ahead of Sunday night\u2019s session in the pool.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/photo-stephen-curry-lebron-james-and-kevin-durant-embrace-history-by-recreating-iconic-michael-jordan-magic-johnson-and-larry-bird-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PHOTO: Stephen Curry, LeBron James, And Kevin Durant Embrace History By Recreating Iconic Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, And Larry Bird Moment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The longtime Olympic commentator has been on call for swimming, diving, basketball, hockey, and cricket, among other sports.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-commentator-bob-ballard-coming-back-to-call-the-paris-olympics-is-in-doubt\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commentator Bob Ballard Coming Back to Call The Paris Olympics is in Doubt<\/h2>\n<p>Eurosport commentator Bob Ballard was promptly removed from the broadcaster\u2019s coverage of the Olympic Games for a sexist remark about Australia\u2019s female swimmers.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian women\u2019s 4x100m freestyle relay team won the gold, and as they made their way out of the Paris Aquatic Centre, Ballard said, \u201cWell, the women are just finishing up. You know what women are like\u2026 hanging around, doing their make-up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now that he has been removed from coverage, it is unclear whether he will come back for the 2024 Paris games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eurosport commentator Bob Ballard had to be removed from his post during Olympics coverage after making a sexist remark. Australia\u2019s women\u2019s 4x100m freestyle relay team, including Mollie O\u2019Callaghan, Shayna Jack, &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1704,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702\/revisions\/1704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}