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Kate Abdo has claimed that she was left 'feeling a little bit hurt' by Jamie Carragher's 'obnoxious' joke that she was 'not loyal' to her partner Malik Scott.
The CBS Sports presenter has also added that Scott, a boxing trainer, does not want to fight the former Liverpool defender, despite him saying he would 'show up in a physical manner' if someone had upset his partner.
The incident occurred during CBS Sports' coverage of Arsenal's Champions League clash against Porto at the Emirates Stadium in March, with Carragher's attempted humour missing the mark.
Abdo subsequently addressed the incident live on television 24 hours later, delivering a brutal put-down to Carragher, but the CBS Sports presenter has now spoken again on the comments, claiming that they had 'hurt'.
'What Jamie said came from nowhere,' the CBS Sports presenter "told iFLTV. 'It was just a quick line, it was meant to be funny, sometimes they hit, sometimes they don't.
'That one went a little bit sideways. I felt a little bit hurt but it is what it is. You move on. We talked about it, we're all good, nothing really to talk about.'
Kate Abdo said she was left 'feeling a little bit hurt' by Jamie Carragher's joke over her 'loyalty'
The Liverpool legend has suggested Abdo was 'not loyal' to her partner during a live broadcast
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Scott had said that the comments had 'gotten to him' and that if Carragher's joke had upset his partner there would have been a 'big deal'.
'Malik does not want to fight Jamie,' Abdo said. 'Malik and Jamie are cool. I understand why Malik said what he said but I think also if you read the full extent of what he said he was super respectful.
'He just said, you know, like anybody would say, if anything was said in the future that crossed the line, I'd want to have a conversation man to man. I think that's a normal thing.
'I think the headlines that [said] "I'll turn up in physical fashion" - that was a little overstated. But Malik is so secure as a person. Nothing rattles him.'
The incident came about after Carragher donned an Arsenal shirt during CBS's live coverage after being asked to do so by Bukayo Saka. Co-pundit Micah Richards had also worn the shirt previously, prompting the former Liverpool defender to suggest Thierry Henry and presenter Abdo should be next to wear the Arsenal top on-air.
It sparked a bizarre moment in which the former Liverpool defender questioned Abdo's loyalty to her partner, Scott.
Carragher said: 'You (Henry) can wear it next and for the last part (of the show) you (Abdo) have got to wear it,' he told his colleagues.
Abdo recently announced that she was in a relationship with boxing trainer Malik Scott
Scott was also in attendance during CBS's coverage of Tuesday's Champions League games
Scott stressed that if the comments had 'upset' his partner, it would have been 'a big deal'
Abdo swiftly responded, 'No, I'm loyal,' she said before adding, 'to Manchester United, thank you very much,' when asked by Carragher who she was loyal to.
'You're not loyal to Malik,' the ex-Liverpool defender replied, in reference to her boyfriend, Scott.
The wisecrack did not go down too well, with Abdo replying 'What? How can you even say that?'
Henry and Richards were then seen smiling awkwardly on the live coverage with Carragher
