Nick Wright is not alone in his belief that Clay Travis is faking his right-wing political persona for financial gain. Jemele Hill also accused the OutKick founder for “cosplaying for clicks and views.”
Like Wright, Hill has been outspoken about her political beliefs throughout her career, often times making herself a target of right-wing media, including Travis. But the former ESPN on-air personality clearly doesn’t believe the Sport & State.com boss believes what he says.
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How it started
Wright and Travis have been in a back-and-forth on X since yesterday after Wright claimed Travis admitted to him years ago that he espouses conservative views for his personal benefit.
One of my first TV things ever was with Clay, and then we went to dinner after, and he told me he’s like, ‘You know, I worked for Obama and like, I just, you know, I just do this or whatever,'” Wright said on The Bulwark with Tim Miller. “Luckily there was a third person at this dinner, so if he disputes it, I have a witness.”
“I told him, I was like, ‘I want to be very clear. If what you’re saying is true, that you don’t really believe what you’re saying, it’s just for audience and enrichment, I actually think that’s worse, and it is impossible for me to ever respect you,'” Wright continued. “And I left, and that was the last time I ever talked to him. It was 11 years ago.”
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Travis vehemently denied Wright’s claim, but the FS1 broadcaster doubled down, insisting his story was “is 100% true, and verifiable” and offering Travis a $1 million bet to prove he was being honest.
‘One of the worst kept secrets in our business’
Here is where Hill comes in. The Atlantic journalist quote-tweeted Wright’s latest message to Travis, writing that the online firebrand has “been lying about his political beliefs for a long time.”
“I’m honestly surprised that people are surprised by this. It’s one of the worst kept secrets in our business that dude has been lying about his political beliefs for a long time,” Hill said. “I also have some receipts, but I’ll keep those to myself. Make no mistake, he isn’t the only one. There’s a lot of people in our business who are cosplaying for clicks and views. It’s one of the most shameful and dishonest things that one can do. I applaud Nick for keep it real.”
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As of this writing, Travis has not responded to Hill. Whether he does or not, she’s not the only media personality besides Wright to doubt Travis’ authenticity.
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