Kelly Stafford has jumped to Charisa Thompson’s defense amid the backlash the latter has received since admitting she made up reports while working as a sideline reporter.
A number of female reporters have criticized Thompson over her revelation, with many questioning her ethics. Kelly, the wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has taken to social media to show support for the sportscaster while lashing out at her critics.
“Wish I could tag all the people that need to hear this. Instead I’ll leave it here in hopes it reaches them,” she wrote as the caption to a post on Instagram.
The post is as follows:
“A man makes a mistake or has his words taken out of context, his male colleagues/friends band together and support one another,” the photo read. “A woman does the same thing, their female colleagues/fake friends do the opposite. Feels like some ‘feminists’ seem to only choose to feminists when it supports their agenda.”
Thompson has since clarified her statement, claiming she didn’t exactly make any reports up but used information that was in front of her for her sideline delivery.
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“I have never lied about anything or been unethical during my time as a sports broadcaster,” she explained.
“In the absence of a coach providing any information that could further my report I would use information that I learned and saw during the first half to create my report… In these instances I never attributed anything I said to a player or coach.”
