ESPN Apologizes For Airing Video Of Woman Flashing Breast During Sugar Bowl Telecast

Oops. ESPN has apologized for airing a brief video clip of a woman flashing her breast during its broadcast of the Sugar Bowl Monday in New Orleans.

The clip was shown following a commercial during the second half of Washington’s 37-31 victory over Texas in a semifinal game of the College Football Playoff. A group of people were walking on Bourbon Street when one of the women pulled down her top and exposed her breast.

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“We regret that this happened and apologize that the video aired in the telecast,” ESPN’s Bill Hofheimer said in a statement to The Associated Press.

The Washington vs Texas faceoff was the final semifinal game of the four-team College Football Playoff. Washington will play Michigan in the CFP National Championship game on Jan. 8 in Houston.

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