Dan Le Batard is clearing the air regarding his relationship with Pablo Torre. On Wednesday’s episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, the show celebrated Torre’s recent nomination for a Peabody Award for his work on Meadowlark Media’s Pablo Torre Finds Out. Le Batard, however, took a moment to address what he described as “one of the most embarrassing, personal and professional moments of my career.”
During Monday’s episode, a segment left many questioning whether there was tension between the Meadowlark Media colleagues. As they discussed Torre’s disappointment that they hadn’t watched a recent episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out focused on Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, Le Batard essentially told Torre to mind his own business, stating, “Pablo needs to just do his job and not complain about what we’re doing around here,” according to Barrett Media.
This write-up made waves, prompting their mutual friend Mina Kimes to question whether there were personal issues between Le Batard and Torre. However, during Wednesday’s show, Le Batard clarified that this was not the case and that he never intended to offend his longtime friend. “A lot of people thought this because of something that happened on air this week. And it’s just totally my bad that that’s how that came out,” he said. “Because it’s wildly embarrassing to me that any of that would land on Pablo because the work that he’s doing is singular and it’s extraordinary.”
Le Batard continued to praise Torre, who has been guest-hosting MSNBC’s Morning Joe this week. While this whole misunderstanding seems to stem from Le Batard’s intended tone, it speaks volumes about his character that he chose to take accountability instead of insisting that his remarks were taken out of context or that Barrett Media “doesn’t get the show.”
