“Bombshell Accusation Claims Harrison Butker Hooked Up With Male Cheerleader In College,” blared the headline of a story from Blast, which was picked up and posted on Yahoo.
“Following the controversy surrounding Harrison Butker’s graduation speech on gender roles and ’bad leadership,’ the NFL star is being accused of hooking up with a male cheerleader while he was in college,” said the opening paragraph of the article posted Thursday.
The Kansas City Chiefs player and devout Catholic made headlines when he delivered a commencement address at Benedictine College in which he said most women would love motherhood more than their careers. The speech was immediately labeled misogynistic and homophobic.
“A clip from this portion of Butker’s speech is making its rounds on social media, and one TikToker stitched with, dropping a bombshell accusation that the football star hooked up with a male cheerleader during his college years,” the article said.
For proof the piece cited a TikToker.
“’Didn’t you hook up with that male cheerleader at Georgia Tech in college?’ the individual claimed following the clip of Butker’s speech. The video received over 514k likes and nearly 9,000 comments,” the article said.
The piece then included reactions on the social media site: “I’m Giggling and kicking my feet at this information, YES, GIRL,” one user said. Another commented, “I can’t wait for someone to out Harrison Butker.” “OH SO WE GETTING MESSY!” another user wrote.
The article also said, “Harrison Butker has yet to address these new claims” and “To be clear, Harrison Butker has not commented on whether he is part of the LGBTQ+ community or not.”
There has been no follow-up story offering corroboration or proof, nor has a correction been posted.
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