Overview
- The moment occurred during SportsCenter’s live Times Square shots after midnight when the feed showed two men kissing.
- Van Pelt paused and said, “Oh… what are we, what do we got? We’ve got love in the air… Happy New Year, everybody.”
- Clips of the exchange have drawn millions of views on X, with PinkNews reporting more than 7.1 million.
- Online responses range from treating it as routine live-TV awkwardness to expressing disappointment, and outlets have framed the clip through partisan lenses.
- As of Friday, coverage has not reported any public statement from ESPN or Scott Van Pelt.