Stephen A. Smith directly addressed the person who he is going to call out on his podcast tonight. While posting a clip to his X account, Smith let it be known that he’s going to finally address Jason Whitlock who previously said Smith fabricated details about his life story in his autobiography Straight Shooter.
“Jason Whitlock,” Smith said. “I said that name. It’s not a name I’ve uttered. I normally don’t do that, but it’s necessary to do now. I’ve had enough of that fat bastard, that piece of shit. And I wanna make sure that before I go to break, I want anyone out there who watches me, anyone out there who knows me, anyone out there – no matter what you think of me – I want you to remember I never talk about him. I never talk about my colleagues. I don’t do that. This is a first, but it’s necessary.”
Smith even went out of his way to contact ESPN in advance just in case there was any blow-back from the rant. “I literally called my pastor and asked for his forgiveness and understanding in advance because he’s not gonna recognize the person he’s about to hear,” he continued. “I did the same when I emailed the bosses at ESPN. This is my podcast. I own and operate this. I do want I want on this podcast; but it doesn’t mean that I still don’t harbor a responsibility to at least give my daytime employers a heads-up as to what I’m about to do.
“It’s time for me to address this. I’m only gonna do it once because this bastard is worth less than a damn cockroach. He wanted my attention. He’s got it.”
After Whitlock made comments alleging that Smith’s book wasn’t his life the ESPN host said Tuesday morning on First Take, that the book is 100% true.
“There are people out there lying and actually putting out there that I didn’t write my book,” Smith said. “I can assure you, so help me God, I wrote my book. It’s my memoir. It’s my life story. I wasn’t leaving that in the hands of other people. So, people who say that, it’s just lies.”
Smith’s First Take co-hosts Molly Qerim and Shannon Sharpe were quick to claim the ESPN star is “better than that” and shouldn’t be concerned with his critics.
“I know exactly who you’re talking about,” Sharpe said. “Why does it bother him? You’re not gonna buy the book, you’re not gonna read the book, so why do you care?”