That was former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber, now an NBC Sports commentator, talking to Jenna Wolfe and Brian Williams. Wolfe made a joke about Barber not having a Super Bowl ring, and a short time later, after Williams made a comment about the Olympic "medal count," Barber said what sounded to some like the C-word, perhaps insulting Wolfe after he felt that she had insulted him. (A poll at popeater.com shows 56% of respondents saying that Barber said the C-word.)
I'm not totally sure what Barber said, although I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and say he was just repeating Williams' "medal count" and slipped up a little bit.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-21-2008 @ 6:00PM
Spoonman said...
Well, at least Tiki isn't bitter about his team winning the Superbowl the year after he decides he is going to hone his reporting skills.
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8-21-2008 @ 7:18PM
adecastro said...
he definitely said c**nt. You can tell by the smirk on his face after. Look at the woman as well. She is smiling and trying not to slap him.
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8-21-2008 @ 8:41PM
infiniti properties LLC said...
tiki who?big blue wrecking crew don't need no stinking tiki!!!!!!!
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8-21-2008 @ 9:21PM
BrownSuede said...
He clearly says the 'c' word. Tiki is a self centered moron. I'm glad the Giants won immediately after he retired. FORK TIKI
GO BLUE!!!!
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8-22-2008 @ 2:08AM
Lakergregg said...
MDS is a c--t, benefit of the doubt, whatever.
Look at Jenna's face after he says it, thats the look of a woman who was just called a c--t.
She's also a Jewish woman so I guarantee he caught plenty of hell from her afterwards, I'm Jewish and know that Jewish women don't take kindly to being disrespected like that.Tamron Hall also made a point of saying, "medal,medal" when they kicked it back to her so she heard it too.
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8-22-2008 @ 11:52AM
jimbo said...
If they can crucify Imus,Limbaugh,Jimmy"the greek" Snyder,Al Campaneris et al for making,what j jackson and sharpton said were racist comments, and not fire this jerk, THEN there is definitely a double standard in what whites say and what blacks can get away with saying. This guy is a total jerk and should be fired.
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8-22-2008 @ 4:46PM
David Peraza said...
I can't say that I find the arena for his comment as appropriate. However with Ms. Wolfe's behavior since the start of the olympics,
she should not be surprised. Ms. Wolfe is arrogant and rude. I'm
not sorry that she was insulted, but Tiki should have refrained from retaliating on camera. I hope Joe public sees Ms. Wolfe for what I believe she truly is.
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8-24-2008 @ 7:24AM
lynn said...
tikki did it!!!!! he is just pissed at the world because giants finally got a leader with the giants ....... MANNING...THAT'S RIGHT TIKKI WAS NEVER THE LEADER IT WAS STRAHAN ANYWAY TIKKI WAS A WANNA BE LEADER. HE JUST PROVED IT WHEN HE LEFT THE TEAM AND OPENED HIS BIG MOUTH ABOUT THE GIANTS AND MANNING. JUST LIKE HE OPENED HIS BIG MOUTH AND SAID THE " C" WORD. HE SHOULD NEVER WORK ON AIR AGAIN. SAYING THE "C" WORD TO A WOMEN IS LIKE SAYING THE "N" WORD TO AN AFRICAN AMERICAN. HE SHOULD KNOW BETTER. BUT HE'S BITTER!!!!!!!! SHE IS A BETTER REPORTER THAN HIM!!!!!!! YPU GO GIRL
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8-23-2008 @ 4:10PM
Mike Ellingboe said...
I don't think it could more obvious what he said, not only was it easy to hear at the time he said it, but then the broadcast ends with the other female reporter repeating the word, "count."
Somewhere Eli Manning & Tom Coughlin must be smiling since it's being proved over and over that Tiki was the only thing wrong with the Giants.
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