{"id":440517,"date":"2023-11-23T05:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T05:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=440517"},"modified":"2023-11-23T05:17:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T05:17:00","slug":"colts-owner-jim-irsay-rips-first-take-threatens-to-take-legal-action-on-dui-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/colts-owner-jim-irsay-rips-first-take-threatens-to-take-legal-action-on-dui-remark\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts Owner Jim Irsay Rips &#8216;First Take&#8217;, Threatens To Take Legal Action On DUI Remark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colts.com\">Colts<\/a> owner Jim Irsay came under fire on ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;First Take&#8221; on Wednesday, when host Stephen A. Smith referred to him as a &#8220;entitled old brat&#8221; after he was chastised by Kimberley A. Martin.<\/p>\n<h2>Colts Owner Jim Irsay Rips &#8216;First Take&#8217;, Threatens To Take Legal Action On DUI Remark<\/h2>\n<p>Following his remarks on his 2014 DUI arrest on HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,&#8221; in which he said he was also &#8220;prejudiced against because I am a rich white billionaire,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Irsay did not seem to be comfortable with the remarks made on the ESPN roundtable program.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Idk I\u2019d be pretty pissed too if I was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimIrsay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JimIrsay<\/a>. He generously gave their soon to be cancelled show a whole sit down interview where nothing was off limits and this is how <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Andrea_Kremer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Andrea_Kremer<\/a> and Bryant Gumbel treat him after the fact\u2026 Elitist bull crap from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSportsHBO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RealSportsHBO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6P4PaGVlYV\">pic.twitter.com\/6P4PaGVlYV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ColtsFanCole (@ColtsFanCole) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColtsFanCole\/status\/1727462113205952851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>First try, you&#8217;re going to lose your ass Sued since there was no alcohol or illicit drugs present, $29,000 is not much money for me to be carrying around, I was arrested in 2014, and I constantly donate $2000-$10,000 to the needy and destitute on the streets, improving the world,&#8221; Irsay wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimIrsay\/status\/1727432464811819442\">X<\/a> following the show.<\/p>\n<p>Irsay&#8217;s remarks on HBO were extensively debated on &#8220;First Take,&#8221; and Martin stated she had several concerns about what he had said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the Jim Irsay\/First Take situation for anyone confused.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimIrsay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JimIrsay<\/a> made a stir by saying on HBO\u2019s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel that his 2014 arrest came from prejudice against white billionaires. On First Take this morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stephenasmith<\/a> + others said this about it: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6U2101UzTM\">pic.twitter.com\/6U2101UzTM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nash Henry (@NashJagsNats22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NashJagsNats22\/status\/1727464486305497099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s frustrating is, his comments exemplify exactly what people think NFL owners are \u2014 detached, just a total lack of awareness of their privilege and the \u2014 the flippancy of how they discuss their privilege,&#8221; Martin added.<\/p>\n<p>Qerim continued, saying:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s also an opportunity for him there to talk about &#8230; the gravity of the situation in terms of driving drunk, right, while you&#8217;re intoxicated&#8230; So, if you&#8217;re going to revisit this after 2014, it&#8217;s an opportunity to address a serious situation where many people have lost their lives. But instead, you took it in that direction?&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And on 1st Take,the Woman that preceded Stephen A\u2026 how dare you pretend to know me; I don\u2019t know your name and I don\u2019t care to\ud83d\ude21. If my Black Mother Dorthy was still alive..you\u2019d be in some big Hot Water! You are mean and ugly\ud83d\ude43 Your a Nothing Burger\ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimIrsay\/status\/1727445111405998208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because he thinks about himself. He doesn&#8217;t think about anyone else,&#8221; chimed in Smith<\/p>\n<p>Irsay declared he would sue &#8220;First Take&#8221; for implying he was under the influence of alcohol and that he was in possession of &#8220;illegal drugs&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Checking in with Colts owner Jim Irsay on Thanksgiving Eve <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/57GmSFTkVr\">pic.twitter.com\/57GmSFTkVr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bussin&#39; With The Boys (@BussinWTB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BussinWTB\/status\/1727486303757832539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Irsay, 64, discussed the incident with Andrea Kremer during their HBO interview. He later entered a guilty plea to one misdemeanor count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in September 2014. 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