Pat McAfee doesn't seem ready to let go of his relationship with ESPN executive Norby Williamson.
A day after calling out Mr. Williamson by name on his eponymous show and claiming that network chiefs were potentially trying to “sabotage” Mr. McAfee, Inexplicable 'Scarface' video posted to X Tony Montana's epic rant about lies and truth.
“What are you looking at? You're all a bunch of assholes,” Montana, played by Al Pacino, says in the 1983 film. “You know why? Don't you have the courage to be what you want to be? We need people like me.
“It takes people like me to be able to point fingers and say, 'That person's fault.' So… what does that make you? Good? You're no good. You just hide. I just know how and how to lie. I don't have that problem. I always tell the truth, even if I lie.”
McAfee posted the video without a caption, but it's probably safe to assume the former NFL punter was referring to the drama with the Worldwide Leader.
The uproar comes after Aaron Rodgers said last week on “The Pat McAfee Show” that ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was investigating the aftermath of people connected to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. It started after he baselessly hinted that he might be on a published list.
In response to the incident, the Post's Andrew Marchand wrote a column Thursday saying that if McAfee's show continues to cause headaches for ESPN, it needs to improve its ratings.
The next day, McAfee addressed the show's ratings and criticized Williamson, ESPN's editor-in-chief and head of events and studio production, in the process.
“We are very grateful and understand that more people are watching this show than ever before. We are very grateful to the people at ESPN for their very kind response.
“Right now, there are people from within ESPN who are actively trying to sabotage us. More specifically, I think it's Norby Williamson who is trying to sabotage our program,” McAfee said. he said.
ESPN released a statement on Saturday, attempting to quell the feud.
“No one is more committed to and invested in ESPN's success than Norby Williamson,” the statement said. “At the same time, we're excited about the multi-platform success we've seen on ESPN's Pat and McAfee shows.
“We have no further comment as we are handling this matter internally.”
