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Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott threatened to sue
Sports Illustrated on Monday after the popular magazine ran a
column online with a headline that read, “Ezekiel Elliott
Forgets to Log Off, Admits to Being High on Twitch: Traina
Thoughts.”
Written by sports media columnist Jimmy Traina, the opinion
article was published in response to a video that went viral on
Monday in which Elliott said he was “low-key faded,” which is
slang for being under the influence of alcohol and marijuana
simultaneously.
“Actually I was referring to the few drinks I had which I said
during the live stream. Doesn’t that make this defamation? You
guys will [be] hearing from my lawyers @SInow,” Elliott tweeted.
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Before logging off Twitch, a popular video game streaming
platform, Elliott made the “faded” comment after appearing to
forget to log off right away.
“Bro, I’m low-key faded,” Elliott said while looking at his
phone, before turning to his computer and realizing, “Oh no, I
didn’t even end my stream yet.”
Elliott in a series of tweets went after the magazine, which has
been gutted by layoffs in recent years.
“I expect that from little gossip site but Sports Illustrated?
REALLY?” Elliott wrote.
The story was deleted after Elliott’s backlash. Traina also
deleted a tweet from his account, which mentioned the story.
While Traina did not expressly write that Elliott admitted to
being under the influence of marijuana, he wrote, “After wearing
a mask and social distancing, the most important thing in life
to remember is to always make sure you are logged off before you
start riffing,” which was an apparent reference to smoking weed.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys-star-sue-sports- illustrated-controversial-article
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