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Anyone who’s familiar with Bourbon Street in New Orleans knows things can get a little bit racy on that particular strip, and ESPN learned that lesson the hard way during the Sugar Bowl.
On Monday night, Washington and Texas faced off in The Big Easy for the right to take on Michigan in the national championship game. The second leg of the College Football Playoff semifinals certainly delivered, as the Longhorns had the chance to win on the final play of the fourth quarter only to see the Huskies walk away with the victory.
Viewers who tuned into the Sugar Bowl were treated to the deluge of commercials that plagued the broadcast (as well as the Rose Bowl) in addition to plenty of clips featuring some of the most notable attractions New Orleans has to offer (if a football game is played in the city without a shot of people eating beignets at Cafe Du Monde, was it really played at all?).
That included a cutaway to Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, a drag that’s best known for hosting the many rowdy revelers who flock there each year to celebrate Mardi Gras.
While that particular celebration won’t commence until February, there was one woman who decided to partake in one of the traditions it’s associated with a bit early by pulling down her top and briefly flashing her breast.
That moment just so happened to be captured by an ESPN camera that was making its way down Bourbon Street at the time of the “incident” that forced the network to issue an apology, telling the Associated Press:
“We regret that this happened and apologize that the video aired in the telecast.”
Contrary to what many people believe, ESPN doesn’t fall under the jurisdiction of the FCC, so it won’t have to worry about getting hit with a fine.