Benjamin Watson didn’t seem to appreciate Peter Burns cracking jokes about his wife.
During halftime of the Vanderbilt-Florida game on the SEC Network the crew was talking about suits which led Burns to crack a joke about getting a text from Watson’s wife.
Watson: “As long as I get a text from my wife that says I look good, send me the text, baby.
Burns: “That’s not the text she sent me”
😲 Not sure if this just turned into a random bit, but Benjamin Watson looks legit upset that Peter Burns made a joke about his wife. pic.twitter.com/XxLvhgrnx5
— Cork Gaines, Ph.D. (@CorkGaines) November 19, 2022
Watson appeared upset about the joke, and the two hosts were not seated when the halftime show returned from a commercial break.
Here’s how fans reacted to Burns’ joke.
Everyone doesn’t play those sexual in nature wife jokes. I know Ben personally. He definitely doesn’t play about the wife. Ben is very religious. He liked to lost all his religion in 5 sec. https://t.co/m23f7tUwVL
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) November 20, 2022
Peter Burns learned a valuable lesson about speaking on another man’s wife. The formula goes as followed: https://t.co/1vH0dH8Dj6 pic.twitter.com/aqWSY9tm8B
— Phoenix NoGravity (@phoenixthaboss) November 19, 2022
Eventually, Burns tweeted out a photo with Watson, who did not look happy.
#Friendship pic.twitter.com/3D41kTpF73
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) November 19, 2022