An angry autograph seeker unleashed a tirade of abuse at Jason Kelce when he called “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” left. Thursday.
The former NFL star visited an LA studio on Thursday afternoon to film an appearance on the late night show, which aired later that evening, but was met with wild, jaw-dropping scenes as he left the parking lot.
A man seeking an autograph from the Philadelphia Eagles legend lost it in a furious tirade after Kelce passed him by.
In video obtained by TMZthe alleged fan could be seen hurling graphic insults at the ESPN analyst.
“You’re not a special person!” the man shouted as Jason got into his car. “You’re a damn guy who thinks he’s on a pedestal!”
The tirade of forceful insults was so brutal that the retired NFL center had to get back out of his vehicle and try to de-escalate the situation.
An angry autograph seeker unleashed a tirade of abuse at Jason Kelce on Thursday
“I have a habit of not signing for people who follow where I’m going,” he explained, hoping the man would back off.
However, the rejected autograph hunter was still not satisfied. Not only did he refuse to back down, he even seemed to challenge Kelce to a fight.
“I’m going to run the Marvel Cinematic Universe,” the man said. “Look for me, you bastard! F*** you. And fuck your love!’
The bombardment of abuse forced Kelce to relent when the former Super Bowl winner finally went up to the group of desperate fans and promised to sign their stuff.
Kelce, ever the good sport, even signed up for his ballsy verbal abuser, even shaking his hand.
Kelce’s gesture seemed to appease the angry man by signing a metaphorical peace treaty, after which the man eventually apologized.
The autograph seeker exclaimed that he was “ashamed of that moment,” while also demanding that no one post the video of his outburst.
“You’re doing good, buddy,” Kelce told him.
The altercation comes just weeks after Kelce was embroiled in a scandal over yet another fan incident.
Jason Kelce angrily slammed a fan’s phone on the ground after they called Travis a ‘f*****’
Earlier this month, Kelce, who appeared on ESPN’s College GameDay, smashed a fan’s phone over a comment about his brother Travis and his girlfriend Taylor Swift.
Older brother Kelce was at Penn State for the school’s big college football game against Ohio State when he was egged on by a fan.
“Hey Kelce! How do you feel about your brother being in love with dating Taylor Swift?” a fan shouted at him.
Kelce continued to chase the homophobic slur before turning around, grabbing the phone from the fan and angrily slamming it to the ground. He then picked it up again and said: ‘who the f***** now?’ before you walk away.
It is unclear whether the phone belonged to the man who made the disparaging comment about Travis.
Kelce later apologized for the outburst on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown. He apologized to viewers for “falling short” of his usual levels of “common decency and respect.”
“I think everyone on social media saw what happened this week,” Kelce said. “Listen, I’m not happy about what happened. I’m not proud of it.
“In a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing, I really don’t. I don’t think this will lead to any discussion and that it is the right way to go about things. At that point I dropped to a level I shouldn’t have.
Jason Kelce has apologized on air for destroying a fan’s phone this weekend
Travis and girlfriend Taylor Swift were both proud of Jason for standing up for them that day
“The bottom line is I try to live my life by the golden rule, that’s what I’ve always been taught; I try to treat people with common decency and respect, and I will continue to do so in the future.
“Even though I came up short this week, I’m going to do that and keep doing that.”
The former center’s profile has soared thanks to his brother Travis’ relationship with pop star Taylor Swift over the past year.
And the couple were both “very shocked by this as Jason is one of the nicest guys in the world,” a source close to them told DailyMail.com.
“It really became clear how much he loves and respects Taylor. Travis means everything to him.
‘Using the word f***** is not okay for him or anyone else. This fan has crossed the line. Jason will never stand up for anyone who insults his family and he now considers Taylor family.”