Celebrity abruptly leaves interview with ESPN after his love life questioned

By Dave Kovaleski February 19, 2018 at 7:24am

Before Friday night’s NBA All-Star Celebrity game, an interview with celebrity baller Jamie Foxx ended abruptly when ESPN’s Michael Smith asked a question Foxx didn’t like.

Smith made mention of photos that showed Foxx and actress Katie Holmes playing basketball on Valentine’s Day. Foxx and Holmes are reportedly a couple, although the two don’t discuss their relationship publicly.

Smith then asked Foxx, “Did you and Katie Holmes’ play basketball for Valentine’s Day? Like some real ‘Love and Basketball’ game?”

Instead of responding, Foxx pulled off his headset and walked off camera, as an assistant removed his microphone and headset.

don’t ask jamie about katie, fam pic.twitter.com/E8hfdiBtGj

— keith fujimoto (@oakleyandallen) February 16, 2018

US Weekly had reported on Foxx and Holmes, the former wife of Tom Cruise, and their basketball romp earlier in the week, so it seemed an innocuous enough question for Smith to ask.

@michaelsmith I don't think Jamie Foxx liked the Katie Holmes question 😂

— Čëdrïč G ™ (@green_machine5) February 16, 2018

But it did not sit well with Foxx.

Foxx looked loose before the game, dancing around, while teammate Bubba Watson looked pretty locked in behind him.

Bubba Watson is locked the hell in for this celebrity game. Early call – MVP. pic.twitter.com/gsS9f8blpJ

— Shane Bacon (@shanebacon) February 17, 2018

Quavo, a member of the rap group Migos, won the game’s MVP honor with 19 points.

final box score for the celebrity all star game. quavo, the MVP, played 36 minutes went 7/10 and had 19, 5, 3. pic.twitter.com/D1NdutTZ1z

— whitney medworth (@its_whitney) February 17, 2018

Foxx put up a goose egg, failing to score in seven minutes.

But Watson might have had the best weekend of all. He only scored two points in the celebrity game, but he went on to win the PGA Tour’s Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.

Top 5 Moments of the @NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

yall know who got No. 1??? #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/E4ZtkKwMHn

— Jarrius Robertson (@Jarrius) February 14, 2018

It was Watson’s first PGA Tour win in two years.

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Dave has been writing about sports for The Wildcard since 2017. He's been a reporter and editor for over 20 years, covering everything from sports to financial news. In addition to writing for The Wildcard, Dave has covered mutual funds for Pensions and Investments, meetings and conventions, money market funds, personal finance, associations, and he currently covers financial regulations and the energy sector for Macallan Communications. He has won awards for both news and sports reporting.

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