Additional Coverage:
- Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade makes awkward on-air flub about Taylor Swift and her husband (themirror.com)
On the September 25 edition of Fox & Friends, Brian Kilmeade found himself in an awkward spot during a segment about Taylor Swift and a recent NFL controversy. The 62-year-old host, alongside cohosts Lawrence B. Jones and Ainsley Earhardt, was discussing Swift’s new single as well as an incident from a weekend game between the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins.
The stumble came when Kilmeade mistakenly identified Jason Kelce, the Philadelphia Eagles center, as Taylor Swift’s husband. The confusion arose while covering the NFL’s fine against 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, who made a drinking gesture after scoring a touchdown. Juszczyk insisted the gesture was a longstanding personal celebration tied to his nickname “Juice,” not an actual beer chug, but the league disagreed.
Kilmeade referenced Jason Kelce’s social media response defending Juszczyk, saying, “Jason Kelce, who’s married to the woman we were just listening to her song, says… ‘Juszczyk should threaten to counter sue for defamation.’” His cohosts quickly corrected him: Swift is married to Travis Kelce, Jason’s brother.
“Oh, it’s the other one?” Kilmeade responded, with Jones adding, “Yeah, that’s the brother-in-law.” Kilmeade then joked about their resemblance, brushing off the slip.
For clarity, Jason Kelce has been married to his wife Kylie since 2018, and they have four daughters together. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tied the knot this July after dating for three years.
This wasn’t the only time Swift’s name came up during the broadcast. They played a brief clip of her new song “Patient Zero,” which didn’t sit well with Jones, who has openly expressed his lack of fandom. The hosts also misheard one lyric, turning “If you wanna party with somebody you might know” into “I want to party with someone I know,” prompting Kilmeade to comment on the line’s seeming simplicity.
As the segment wrapped, the hosts circled back to the Juszczyk fine, with Earhardt questioning the league’s reasoning and Jones quipping that the real offense was “throwing Taylor up everywhere on the screen.”
The mix-up over the Kelce brothers provided an unintentional moment of levity amid discussions of pop culture and sports controversies.