Al Michaels Apologizes For Making Harvey Weinstein Joke On 'Sunday Night Football'
DENVER (CBSNewYork/AP) -- NBC play-by-play man Al Michaels has quickly apologized after making a joke about Harvey Weinstein during "Sunday Night Football."
Michaels mused in the middle of the third quarter of the game between the New York Giants and Denver Broncos that the Giants were "coming off a worse week than Harvey Weinstein." His on-air partner Cris Collinsworth replied with a laugh and told Michaels "only my L.A. guy comes up with that one."
The comment got a negative reaction on social media and Michaels apologized in the fourth quarter for "being a little flip" with his reference to Weinstein, who faces sexual misconduct allegations. Michaels added that "it was not meant in that manner."
I truly cannot believe that on #SNFonNBC Al Michaels just said "@Giants had a worse week than Harvey Weinstein." Not funny, just offensive
— Lori Rubinson (@LRubinson) October 16, 2017
Al Michaels is probably the best play-by-play guy in history. But boy... that was a big, big lapse in judgment.
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) October 16, 2017
CBS late night host James Corden apologized earlier Sunday for Weinstein jokes made at an event Friday.
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