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Travis Kelce telling Jason he “owns” gay slur response shows sincerity
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Travis Kelce telling Jason he “owns” gay slur response shows sincerity

Travis and Jason Kelce addressed the latter’s viral standoff last weekend, which included shouts of gay slurs from both sides at the top of the latest “New Heights” podcast episode.

The first thing the brothers discussed in this week’s installment was Jason’s run-in with a concussion before last Saturday’s Penn State/Ohio State football game. A student ran up to the former NFL player while he was recording on his phone and yelled, “Kelce, how do you feel about your brother being crazy for dating Taylor Swift?”

Jason then returned and smashed the phone before repeating the insult in front of the child. On the podcast, Travis admitted to his brother that he “owns” the situation, which he said shows how “honest” he was about the incident.

“You had a f-king clown come up to you and talk about your family and you reacted in a way that defended your family and you may have used some words that you regret using Travis said. “This is a situation you just have to learn from and own it. I think that you owning it and talking about it shows how honest you are with a lot of people in this world.”

He finished: “You don’t choose hate. You’re just not who you are.”

Jason then responded to the weekend showdown.

“The thing I regret the most is saying that word to be honest with you,” he shared. “The word he used is just ridiculous and takes it to another level. It’s right next to the wall and it goes over the line. It’s dehumanizing, it got under my skin and it caused a reaction and in the heat of the moment I thought, ‘What can I say back to him? I’m gonna throw the crap back in his face, because fuck him. Now I know I shouldn’t have done that.”

The retired Eagles player continued: “There is a very hateful video that is now online that has been seen by millions of people and I share the blame for perpetuating it and having it out there.”

This is not the first time that Jason has spoken about his date. He addressed the issue Monday night before the Kansas City Chiefs/Tampa Bay Bucs NFL Monday Night Countdown.

“I’m not happy with anything that happened,” Jason said. “I’m not proud of it. In a hot moment, I chose to meet hate with hate. I just don’t think it’s a productive thing to do. Not really. I don’t think it leads to discourse and is the right way to approach things. At that moment I fell to a level I should not have. The bottom line is that I want to live my life, I try to live my life by the golden rule.”

Watch the “New Heights” moment above.