Jason Kelce is desperate to put the Penn State incident behind him, so much so that he acquiesced after an autograph-seeker insulted and swore at him while leaving the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” studio on Thursday night.
Footage of the former NFL star getting heckled by a crazed fan has gone viral on social media.
Apparently, this wasn’t a one-off, as both police and Kimmel security have told TMZ he does this pretty often.
“Law enforcement and ‘Kimmel’ security sources tell TMZ … the guy who’s seen on video calling Jason a “p***y” is a regular at the studio and Hollywood premieres, and always shows up when celebs get their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” the outlet reports.
“We’re told the autograph-seeker gets famous people’s signatures all the time … and once in a while, he pops off like he did in our video after Jason’s Thursday appearance on ‘Kimmel’.”
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Per TMZ, celebrities are advised to ignore the guy if he begins heckling them.
There are rules for autograph seekers at the show, but the regulars know how to toe the line as security will not pay attention to them as long as no one gets physical.
TMZ notes that police will not get involved unless they are called by Kimmel security, while the autograph hounds police themselves and typically handle it if one of their own gets out of hand.
The cops were not summoned after the fan went off on Kelce.
Of course, he calmed down and apologized after the former Eagles center began signing autographs, including one for him.
It’s believed that the heckler created a huge scene to shame Kelce into signing. But we suspect the ESPN analyst would have done otherwise had that Penn State incident never occurred.
