Shannon Sharpe shocks the media when he took to the internet comparing
Beyoncé to
Taylor Swift.
Shannon Sharpe and his Perspectives
On Monday, January 29, a video from a recent
Shannon Sharpe show '
Nightcap' made its way around the web after comparing
Beyoncé to
Taylor Swift. The popular podcast episode with
Chad “
Ochocinco”
Johnson was dropped via
YouTube. The clip was 19 minutes long and started with
Sharpe expressing that many football fans will be supporting the San Francisco 49ers at the upcoming Super Bowl LVIII.
Sharpe took to his podcast explaining the reasons he felt the comparison was necessary because he feels there is a majority of fans as well as non-fans that are "over"
Taylor Swift to note. The
49ers and the
Kansas City Chiefs will be going head-to-head in the upcoming game. It is well known that
Taylor Swift has been dating
Travis 'tight end' Kelce Chiefs since 2023, and of course publicly. We all know '
Tay Tay' loves a good
"Love story."
In addition, Sharpe also shared that
Taylor Swift at NFL games brings in a “different demographic” and “different set of eyeballs.” feeling that makes her a multi-million-dollar asset to the league.
Having much more to add,
Sharpe asked
Johnson to compare another celebrity who he felt could stand next to
Taylor Swift when it comes to value. Johnson replied with confidence, “
Beyoncé.”
Almost instantly,
Sharpe disagreed.
Read Shannon's explanation below.
“Beyoncé not like this,” Sharpe stated. “These eyes Ocho, these eight 15-year-old eyeballs Ocho! I love Beyoncé 'but' Beyoncé ain’t moving the needle like this chick, Ocho! No. She’s the closest thing to moving the needle like Michael Jackson that we’ve seen, this is it!” Sharpe passionately expressed.
Stephen A. Smith once compared Beyoncé to another celebrity and was in hot water for it!
Stephen A.
Smith a
sports television personality, sports radio host, and sports journalist went viral last January after comparing
Beyoncé to
Rihanna.
Rihanna was set to headline the Super Bowl LVII halftime show around that time.
Stephen A.
Smith was asked how he felt about
Rihanna's performance,
Stephen praised and gave flowers to
Beyoncé while not even acknowledging
Rihanna.
Read Stephen A. Smith's words below.
“I don’t want to say that I’m not excited — she’s fantastic. That’s not where I’m going with this. Ladies and gentlemen, she’s a lot of things. She’s spectacular, actually — And congratulations on new momma-hood… There’s one thing she’s not! She ain’t Beyoncé,” he said at the time.
Smith publicly Apologized To Rihanna About His Comments Days After Expressing His Opinion About Her Upcoming Halftime Superbowl Performance. 
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