Shepard Smith: ‘I Said “Blow Job” Once…What Can You Do?’

Regardless of your feelings about Fox News in general — maybe you love, maybe you hate — it is nearly next to impossible not to love Shep Smith. Seriously. Not only is he actually fair and balanced, he is also just so damn charming. Not to mention, his narratives of live car chases are arguably some sort of cable news pop art. Anyway, I am a fan and would love nothing more than to have the Shep man do a Mediaite 5QQ. Alas, until that happy day arrives we will just have to settle for the Q&A Smith did with Men’s Journal. Some excerpts:

On-air gaffe: I said “blow job” once. J.Lo was coming back to the Bronx, and the idea was they’d rather give her a “curb job” than a “block party.” What can you do? You apologize for the blow job and you move on quickly.

Anchor: Sometimes the news is offensive and there’s not much you can do about it. But you have to be respectful of those who are hearing what you say. Tom Brokaw always had a really good grasp of the fact that he was coming into people’s homes during the family hour.

Thing about my boss: It comes every Wednesday at 3 AM, direct deposit. I’ve had some nice nights out with Rupert Murdoch. He’s a regular guy — for a multibillionaire running part of the media world. We were hanging out after he acquired American Idol. He was pretty excited; I was like, Oh, a British talent show — whatever.

OH, A BRITISH TALENT SHOW — WHATEVER.

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