During Sunday Night Football between the New York Giants and Denver Broncos, NBC broadcaster Al Michaels cracked a joke comparing the Giants to Harvey Weinstein.
“Let’s face it, The Giants are coming off a worse week than Harvey Weinstein, and they’re up by 14,” Michaels quipped.
In case you haven’t been watching the news or have not read anything about Weinstein, he’s being accused by many women of sexual assault. Needless to say, Michaels’ joke did not go over well.
https://twitter.com/lemartiste/status/919751960139616256
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
Al Michaels & @SNFonNBC – not really a funny crack about #HarveyWeinstein. Who's having a worse week then him? The women he raped & harassed
— Brave New Francis (@socialworkwill) October 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/MisterCDavid/status/919751946688499713
Al Michaels, dear lord that is awful.
— Michael Swander (@MichaelSwander) October 16, 2017
“The Giants are coming off a worst week then Harvey Weinstein” – Al Michaels on Sunday Night Football.
Tasteless remark @SNFonNBC, very tasteless.
Thank you for making a football team losing and players getting injured more of a concern and a joke than sexual assault. 😡
— Æ Edmiston (@w34vi1) October 16, 2017
Really Al Michaels? Harvey Weinstein is not "having a bad week", he's being held accountable for his actions. Horrible comparison.
— Queen Brijhea (@QueenBrijhea) October 16, 2017
"The Giants are coming off a worse week than Harvey Weinstein." I can't believe Al Michaels just said that on the SNF broadcast.
— Zak (@zakhicken) October 16, 2017