Gayle fined over TV reporter chat-up
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West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has been fined 10,000 Australian dollars (US$7,197) by the Melbourne Renegades Twenty20 team for asking an Australian TV reporter out on a date and directing personal comments at her during a televised pitchside interview.
Gayle had earlier suggested Monday鈥檚 incident was a 鈥渟imple joke鈥 that had been 鈥渂lown out of proportion鈥 but the Renegades acted after widespread condemnation of the incident.
鈥淐hris鈥檚 comments were completely inappropriate and disrespectful. There is simply no place for these type of comments at the Melbourne Renegades,鈥 Chief Executive Stuart Coventry said in a team statement.
鈥淭he club would like to extend a formal apology to Mel McLaughlin.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had several discussions with Chris and he has acknowledged that his comments were out of line.鈥
Gayle had just hit 41 from 15 balls to help the Renegades to victory over the Hobart Hurricanes in the televised match in Tasmania when he was approached by Channel 10 reporter McLaughlin.
After suggesting that he had played well in order to get an interview with McLaughlin, the big-hitting batsman proceeded to direct personal comments towards her. 鈥淭o see your eyes for the first time is nice,鈥 the 36-year-old said. 鈥淗opefully we can have a drink afterwards. Don鈥檛 blush baby.鈥
The comments were condemned by the Big Bash League and Channel 10, which said McLaughlin had been angered and upset by the encounter.
Gayle, speaking to reporters on his return to Melbourne yesterday, said he had not meant to be disrespectful or offensive to McLaughlin.
鈥(It was a) simple comment, a simple joke. It seemed to be blown out of proportion,鈥 he said. 鈥淚f she felt (offended), I鈥檓 really sorry for that. There wasn鈥檛 any harm meant in that particular way. It wasn鈥檛 any harm done and like I said, I will leave it at that. I鈥檓 sorry for that. We have to move on, simple.鈥
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