The fiance of TV presenter Kate Abdo has revealed Jamie Carragher’s on-air joke mishap about their relationship irked him - but has accepted the the apology from the former
Liverpool defender. Malik Scott, the
boxing trainer of Deontay Wilder, has admitted he was upset that Carragher 'irritated' his partner by making a comment during a live broadcast on CBS Sports. The exchange sparked confusion and awkwardness on set with Abdo responding: "Why would you even say that?" The former Liverpool defender privately apologised to Abdo and the programme host passed comment on the next night’s show. She said: "Does he go too far sometimes? Absolutely. Does he apologise? Yes he does. But all of us have that one annoying family member that we still love and accept." Scott says he is not going to go 'too hard' on in light of his apology, but suggested his 'obnoxious' character has a tendency to land him in trouble. “It's not the first time he's said something out the way like that, but it's the first time he said something in reference to possibly disturbing a household or disturbing a couple's chemistry,” he told . “Him just saying it and being that guy who always makes those picking-at-you jokes wasn't really a big deal to me at all. It's only a big deal if Kate is upset. “If Kate gets upset then it's a really big deal to me and I'll give him a call and if he doesn't pick up my call, then I’ll show up in a physical manner so we can talk like men, so that's not something you should continue to do. “I thought Jamie was just being himself, sometimes he can have a runny mouth, sometimes he's not that good at reading the room, sometimes he's someone that can make beyond sarcastic jokes and it comes across as digging a little bit, especially if you're dealing with a woman.” Scott insisted he lost no sleep over the matter and hailed Abdo’s handling of the situation. He added: “As long as Kate is happy, I have no problem. "Now if he makes Kate upset then I have a serious problem and he'll get a call from me, and if he doesn't pick up my call I'll show up in a physical manner for him. “ ’s - what's the word - obnoxiousness and his lack of knowing how to read the room works sometimes, that time it just didn't work. “But sometimes it works and it plays off into a good joke, then someone else on the panel will play off that and it rolls off good on camera. "But that wasn't a good one Jamie, so you have to watch it really from now on because once Kate gets irritated, I get irritated and it makes me want to show up. “Jamie's joke wasn't taken lightly, Kate was irritated, so obviously that makes me irritated, but any man that apologises to whoever he crossed - you can't go too hard on him. "If he didn't apologise and just said 'I said what I said so what' then that's a huge problem, I would have caught a flight because Kate is my lady and would not allow her to be disrespected... “Kate is as gifted in broadcasting as Michael Jordan is in
basketball, she's worked extremely hard to get into this position, she takes nothing for granted.”