Barstool Sports podcast host Francis Ellis has been a guest on Fox News, appearing several times with Jesse Watters on the network.
During an episode of Barstool Rundown, which debuted Tuesday, Ellis had harsh criticism for the network and some of its hosts. The audio has since been removed from the episode.
In audio transcribed by Mediaite, Ellis said the network had offered him a role doing “man on the street” style interviews, which he turned down.
“They have asked me to do man on the street for them, and I had to say no,” Ellis allegedly said. “They wanted me to take like this subway bingo card down into the subway and be like — ask random strangers, ‘Have you seen a rat, fill out your bingo card thing?’ And it was like so stupid.”
Ellis mentioned he wasn’t at his best during his most recent appearance with Watters, but said his wife tried to bring him back to earth about working with the network and Watters.
“Look, I got home. I talked my wife about it cause I was disappointed in myself and she was like, ‘Let’s be honest, like, do you want to be working with these f—ing people?’ She was like, ‘I watched the rest of his show — he’s a f—ing joke’.
He added that Tucker Carlson “comes on and just screams”, saying “it’s so weird” before saying Fox News is “just trafficking in hate”.
