Well, that was something. 
 
 During a panel discussion on the Jemele Hill controversy and the White House calling her to be fired, things took an entirely different turn when sports radio host and provocateur Clay Travis pointed out that he only believes in two things fully. 
 
 “I believe in the First Amendment and boobs,” Travis stated. 
 
 It took a beat, but host Brooke Baldwin wanted Travis to clarify what he had just said, asking him specifically if he actually sad “boobs.” 
 
 “Boobs, two things that never let me down, the first amendment and boobs,” Travis said. “Those are the two things I believe in absolutely in the country.” 
 
 Further down the line, Baldwin still wanted to make sure that Travis was actually talking about women’s breasts and not booze. When she confirmed that was indeed the case, she ended the interview early. 
 
 “I’m done, I’m sorry. I’m done,” she exclaimed. “This conversation is over, yanking mikes, bye. Forgive me, live television happens and you think you heard something, you are not sure and then you realize it happened, so I apologize for him on that.” 
 
 Immediately after the segment, both Baldwin and Travis took to Twitter to remark on what had happened. 
 
 That was… I just… it was one of those thought bubbles "did he actually say that on MY SHOW?!" Note to men — that is never okay. #smh — Brooke Baldwin (@BrookeBCNN) September 15, 2017 
 
 Just went on @cnn and said I only believe in two things completely, the first amendment and boobs and the host lost it. Need video now. — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 15, 2017 
 
 Watch the clip above, via CNN. 
 
 UPDATE –– 11:58 pm ET: A CNN spokesperson has provided Mediaite with this statement in response to Travis’ tweet: 
 
 Clay Travis was not booked again on CNN. Prior to his appearance with Brooke Baldwin, he had been tentatively scheduled to appear Monday on HLN. 
 
 That interview has been cancelled. 
 
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 Have a tip we should know? tips@mediaite.com ||||| Because of course this moron @ClayTravis would say something like "he loves the first amendment and boobs." Yes, boobs. He would on CNN pic.twitter.com/bpjKRgHGj7 — Andrew Jerell Jones (@sluggahjells) September 15, 2017 
 
 Fox Sports analyst Clay Travis left CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin astonished on Friday afternoon after repeatedly preaching a crude and very unusual sentiment: “I believe in only two things completely: the First Amendment and boobs.” 
 
 Travis was on the network to speak about ESPN’s Jemele Hill, who entered the Trump administration’s line of fire after recently calling the president and his supporters “white supremacists” on Twitter. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House Press Secretary, called the tweet a “fireable offense.” 
 
 Travis has sharply criticized ESPN in recent days for what he perceives as taking a “leftist” slant, and he continued to take shots at the network during his CNN appearance. But the segment was quickly sidetracked when Travis first noted his “belief” in “boobs” and the First Amendment. 
 
 “I just want to make sure I heard you correctly as a woman anchoring this show,” Baldwin interrupted. “What did you just say, you believe in the first amendment and B-double-O-B-S?” Travis continued on, attacking Hill and her network, but Baldwin could not move forward until Travis properly addressed his comments. 
 
 “I just want to make sure I’m hearing you correctly,” she said again: “B-O-O-Z-E or B-O-O-B-S? Because as a woman –” Travis cut her off. “I said boobs,” he clarified. 
 
 “Why would you say that live on national television, and with a female host?” Baldwin asked of the sexist remark. “Why would you even go there?” He replied: “That’s what I do: Because I like boobs and the First Amendment, which is exactly what I said.” 
 
 The bizarre segment quickly captured the attention of social media, and Baldwin herself decided to personally comment on the matter. She tweeted, “Note to men — that is never okay. #smh” 
 
 That was… I just… it was one of those thought bubbles "did he actually say that on MY SHOW?!" Note to men — that is never okay. #smh — Brooke Baldwin (@BrookeBCNN) September 15, 2017 
 
 Travis’ comments were widely condemned while special praise was reserved for Baldwin, who didn’t let Travis get away with the “joke.” 
 
 If there was an Emmy for reaction shots @BrookeBCNN would win all of them. — Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) September 15, 2017 
 
 AMAZING handling of Clay Travis's idiocy by @BrookeBCNN: https://t.co/RDKpswhXED — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 15, 2017 
 
 Perhaps the sharpest criticism of Travis came courtesy of sportswriter Keith Reed, who was also featured on the segment but had to wait until after the back-and-forth to contribute: 
 
 “I’m astonished at almost everything I just heard. One of the things that Jemele’s had to deal with her entire career and many women who I have been friends within this business for a long time is sexism, blatant sexism, comments about her appearance, comments about her racially, comments about her inability or perceived inability to be able to comment on sports because of her gender.” ||||| Brooke Baldwin is a Peabody Award finalist who anchors the 2-4 p.m. ET edition of CNN Newsroom. The views expressed in this commentary are solely the author's. 
 
 Yep, he said it. 
 
 It was Friday afternoon, and I was on live TV, in the second hour of my show on CNN. I had just introduced two guests, former ESPN Senior Editor Keith Reed and Fox Sports Radio's Clay Travis, who had agreed to come on to discuss the White House call for ESPN to dismiss anchor Jemele Hill after she called the President a "white supremacist" on Twitter. 
 
 These were two men with opposing opinions. I was ready for them to present their opinions and maybe even argue. 
 
 I wasn't prepared for what came next from Clay Travis -- a guest we should never have booked in the first place. 
 
 "I believe in the First Amendment and boobs." 
 
 Side note: I've been a journalist for 17 years -- the past seven spent at CNN hosting a live show. I've seen and heard some things. But when I first heard "boobs" from a grown man on national television (in 2017!!!) my initial thought bubble was: "Did I hear that correctly?? There's no WAY he just came on my show and said what I think he said. ... DID HE?" And I let it hang. 
 
 My executive producer Eric (who has worked with me for years) knows me, read my face and quickly got in my ear from the control room and asked: "Did he say 'booze'?" Apparently, my producers behind the scenes were all scrambling, trying to figure out the same thing. "What did he just say?" 
 
 I just couldn't let this go. 
 
 So I jumped back in and spelled it out like a fourth-grade boy: "b-double-o-b-s?!" 
 
 Yes. "Boobs." He eventually confirmed: "boobs." Almost proud, smirking. 
 
 I quickly felt myself turning red -- getting irritated and angry. My mind was racing. My face, I could tell, was incredulous. In the thick of it all, I could see my other guest, Keith Reed, was equally aghast. 
 
 The newsroom around me fell silent. I was staring into the camera trying to make sense of what was unfolding on live television. I even caught my cameraman Jay's eyes in disbelief. I thought again: "It is 2017, and this grown man is on my show talking with me -- a female host -- about boobs. Is this seriously happening?" 
 
 And then I did something I've done only a handful of times in my career. I told the control room to kill his mic and said "bye." I invite a variety people on my show with wide-ranging opinions -- sometimes even my jaw hits the floor, too -- but I let them speak. Whether it's left, right or center -- I want to expose my viewers to other perspectives. Agree with them or not, the nation needs to listen. 
 
 But this ... was different. 
 
 I remember getting to commercial break, turning around and hearing an applause. I host my show from the middle of the fifth-floor newsroom, and my CNN colleagues -- male and female -- were applauding me. Then I heard my phone ... Twitter, text messages. Buzzzzzzzz. 
 
 From Pat Benatar: "OMG... Nice job cutting him right off! As*hole." 
 
 From friends and others: "Good grief. It's effing 2017!" "I love you. Ridic." 
 
 Then Twitter: 
 
 AMAZING handling of Clay Travis's idiocy by @BrookeBCNN: https://t.co/RDKpswhXED — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 15, 2017 
 
 Wow. So so inappropriate. Props to @BrookeBCNN for how she handled it, https://t.co/XjcrMQSuC7 — Ashley Blackstone (@ashblackstone) September 15, 2017 
 
 The thing is -- this is not okay. Speaking to women like this is unacceptable. It is 2017. Why is this even happening? 
 
 I've spent much of my year -- when you don't see me every day from 2-4 p.m. ET on CNN -- interviewing women. It's a passion project of mine called "American Woman" with leading ladies you'll recognize. An idea born out of my covering the 2016 presidential campaign and the aftermath. 
 
 Talking to young women, seeing firsthand how so many of them feel empowered and with a desire to be heard and get involved. I want to help lift women's voices. And I realize, in doing that, I need to use my own. 
 
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 As for my guest today -- despite what he's tweeting, he won't be coming back on my show -- ever. He works at Fox Sports Radio. Maybe he should learn from folks over at Fox News -- being demeaning to women does have consequences. ||||| After contemplating the idea of taking guns away from all Americans — “even whites”— Baldwin went on to address the latest personnel losses in the Trump administration. Paying homage to Hope Hicks, the outgoing White House communications director, Baldwin said: “She’s like a daughter to me. So smart, so hot. You know, I hate seeing her go but I love watching her walk away.” 
 
 In her absence, Baldwin said, “Jared Kushner’s basically the hottest chick left in the place.” And when he sought assurance from Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, the national security adviser, that he was still on board, the camera cut to an empty chair with McMaster’s name in front of it. 
 
 Turning to the subject of tariffs, Baldwin said: “Both sides hated it. I don’t care. I said I was going to run this country like a business. That business is a Waffle House at 2 a.m. Crazies everywhere, staff walking out in the middle of their shift, managers taking money out of the cash register to pay off the Russian mob.” 
 
 In other highlights from the episode: 
 
 Surprisingly Topical Monologue of the Week 
 
 Though he occasionally stumbled in his delivery, Barkley, the “Inside the NBA” analyst, scored with a pointed comedic commentary on the role of athletes in American civic life. He began: 
 
 I’m an athlete, and athletes have been speaking out a lot this year. They’ve been kneeling during the anthem, refusing to go to the White House, and a lot of professional athletes are worried about speaking out might hurt their career. Well, here’s something that contradicts all of that: me. I’ve been saying whatever the hell I want for 30 years, and I’m doing great. I’m hosting “S.N.L.” for the fourth time, for no reason. Lorne Michaels just wanted somebody to talk to about “Black Panther.” But this country’s had a great tradition of athletes speaking their minds. Muhammad Ali changed the way people thought about Vietnam. Jim Brown had people thinking about race. Michael Jordan even thought it was O.K. for humans to play with Looney Tunes. 
 
 Alluding to the Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s recent criticism of LeBron James, Barkley added: 
 
 Well, some folks think we’re all spoiled millionaires. But athletes work hard. … But some people don’t want to hear from professional athletes. Like this lady on Fox News who told LeBron James to shut up and dribble. And dribbling’s like LeBron’s only fourth thing he’s good at. Shooting, passing, and magically making his hairline come back. But the media does this stuff all the time. I went to President Obama’s 50th birthday party. They got video of me, Jay-Z, Steve Harvey and Grant Hill at the party, and Fox News called it a “hip-hop barbecue.” First of all, we were the only four black people there. And three of us ain’t even in hip-hop. So calling it a hip-hop barbecue is like calling any tournament Tiger [Woods] plays in “Def Golf Jam.” 
 
 At the conclusion of his monologue, Barkley traded riffs with the “Weekend Update” co-anchor Michael Che. “I’m proud to stand for the anthem,” Barkley said. “Unless Fergie is singing it, and I just fall over laughing.” 
 
 Che responded: “I stay seated for the anthem, because I’m still in my Uber. Because black people are always late.” ||||| A Georgia woman is suing Ellen DeGeneres after mispronouncing her name to make a breast joke during her daytime talk show. 
 
 Titi Pierce, 35, name is pronounced “Tee Tee … as grammar dictates”, she said in the lawsuit. But DeGeneres called her “titty Pierce”, reading one of the real estate agent’s adverts during a segment called “What’s Wong With These Ads…. and These Signs?” 
 
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 9/14 BBC Breakfast apologises after accidentally broadcasting penis drawn on Prince William's head The image was broadcast as part of a segment that had absolutely nothing to do with Prince William or penises @Joshubuh 
 
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 “In all of her 35 years of life, no one has ever referred to Ms Pierce as “titty” until the Defendant did so on February 22, 2016 on national television,” the lawsuit reads, adding that it led to “immediate ridicule” from the audience. 
 
 The lawsuit pointed out that producers did not blur out Ms Pierce’s personal cell phone number in the segment. She said she received “ridiculing and harassing” calls while attending an out-of-state family funeral. 
 
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 Ms Pierce filed the lawsuit against Warner Bros Entertainment, Inc, the parent company of the The Ellen Show. 
 
 Titi is a name that comes from Nigeria, meaning “flower”, according to the lawsuit. 
 
 Ms Pierce is seeking damages from Warner Bros, and demands they never show the segment again.
– Fox Sports Radio host Clay Travis, ostensibly appearing on CNN Friday afternoon to discuss the White House calling for the firing of ESPN's Jemele Hill, instead informed a perplexed Brooke Baldwin that he only believes in two things: "the First Amendment and boobs," Mediaite reports. The understandably confused CNN host first asked Travis to clarify whether he was saying "booze" or "boobs," Entertainment Weekly reports. “Boobs. Two things that never let me down: the First Amendment and boobs,” Travis responded. “Those are the two things I believe in absolutely in the country.” Asked why he would say something like that to a female host on national TV, Travis reiterated, "Because I like boobs and the First Amendment." At that point, Baldwin cut the interview short. Later on Twitter, Travis accused Baldwin of having "lost it." In her own Twitter reaction, Baldwin said, "Note to men -- that is never okay." She expanded in an opinion piece on CNN: "This is not okay. Speaking to women like this is unacceptable." She remembers thinking at the time, "It is 2017, and this grown man is on my show talking with me—a female host—about boobs. Is this seriously happening?" CNN has canceled another scheduled interview with Travis and won't book him again. Sportswriter Keith Reed, who appeared alongside Travis during the Friday panel, said Travis' comments were an excellent example of the kind of sexism Jemele Hill has had to deal with being a woman in the sports world.