It's a tale as old as time: someone lands their dream job, then an amateur internet sleuth with nothing better to do takes it upon themselves to ruin their life by digging up insensitive social media posts from over a decade ago.Many sane people thought we had made it to the other side of "cancel culture," but apparently that isn't the case.MICHAEL RAPAPORT TELLS CRAIG CARTON THAT HIS SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL HAS COST HIM WORK IN HOLLYWOODDamian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles on the Portland Trail Blazers center court logo during the third quarter at Moda Center on Jan.31, 2024, in Portland, Ore.
(Getty Images)Braiden Bell was all set to be the newest play-by-play guy for the Blazers, until a man by the name of Devon Haskins of KGW News in Portland unearthed several "racist and misogynist" tweets belonging to Bell from 2012 and 2013.The tweets are, admittedly, in poor taste, but, to be fair, Bell was 14 years old at the time.CRAIG CARTON CALLS OUT PABLO TORRE FOR TYING TIM TEBOW TO ALLEGED LIFE SURGE SCAM: 'SHAME ON YOU'OutKick's Craig Carton weighed in on the situation, and was pretty charged up about what went down."This kid just got the job of his lifetime," an incensed Carton explains."And the first thing an 'investigative reporter' wants to do is see if (he) can find some dirt on the kid."Craig Carton speaks at Fox News Channel Studios in New York City on Sept.
4, 2025.(John Lamparski/Getty Images)While he isn't condoning what Bell posted, Carton is quick to point out that he was a teenager when he wrote this stuff, and that pretty much everyone has said something dumb or insensitive in their younger years."I'm not excusing what he wrote.
I understand you finding it offensive, but he didn't write it as a mature adult," Carton says.FIERY VIEWS ON LINDSAY CLANCY AT WORK COULD GET YOU FIRED — AND BE PERFECTLY LEGAL, EMPLOYMENT LAWYER WARNS"He wrote it as a 14 year old.Are we really going to make decisions now and not allowing people to get jobs? Because w...