[WATCH] Shannon Sharpe Responds To Criticism Over Katt Williams Interview

Shannon Sharpe just lately admitted he was offended over criticism that he was starstruck throughout his interview with Katt Williams as an alternative of asking essential follow-up questions.

Katt’s notorious interview on the Membership Shay Shay podcast went viral final week, however social media customers criticized Shannon’s interviewing abilities.

One viewer tweeted (then deleted):

“Shannon Sharpe’s poor interview abilities make me really feel like he’s simply not an energetic listener in any respect as a result of he left soooooo a lot on the desk with Katt. Interviewing (like journalism) is a ability and it sucks how we’ve minimized its significance over time.”

“I by no means stated I used to be a journalist,” Shannon informed former NFL star Chad Johnson in the course of the “Nightcap” podcast on Thursday. “Comply with up query with what?”

Shannon claimed Katt’s look was merely a “dialog” between mates.

“In the event you listened in my intro, I stated… the person who’s coming by for dialog and a drink. I’m a conversationalist.”

Shannon continued: “I by no means professed to be a journalist. I’m an entertainer. If you’d like hard-hitting questions, ’60 Minutes’ is the platform for you. ‘Dateline.’ ’48 Hours.’ Go to Lester Holt.”

Nevertheless, social media customers argued an excellent conversationalist requires listening abilities and Shannon struggled.

The Membership Shay Shay episode racked up over 36 million views in 4 days.

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