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Bombshell Accusation Claims Harrison Butker Hooked Up With Male Cheerleader In College

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By Kelly Coffey-Behrens on May 16, 2024 at 12:45 PM EDT

Following the controversy surrounding Harrison Butker's graduation speech on gender roles and "bad leadership," the NFL star is being accused of hooking up with a male cheerleader while he was in college.

As previously reported by The Blast, the Kansas City Chiefs player spoke at Benedictine College for their graduation ceremony, where he addressed many topics, all of which stirred up controversy.

Part of his speech took aim at the LGBTQ+ community as he called their pride "deadly sins."

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Harrison Butker Discusses The LGBTQ+ Community In His Speech

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When addressing the graduating class, Butker brought up the AP and their "attempt to rebuke and embarrass places and people like those here at Benedictine," which was not "met with anger, but instead, it was met "with excitement and pride."

"Not the deadly sin sort of pride that has an entire month dedicated to it, but the true God-centered pride that is cooperating with the Holy Ghost to glorify him," the NFL kicker added.

A clip from this portion of Butker's speech is making its rounds on social media, and one TikToker stitched with, dropping a bombshell accusation that the football star hooked up with a male cheerleader during his college years.

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TikToker Claims Harrison Butker Got With A Male Cheerleader

"Didn't you hook up with that male cheerleader at Georgia Tech in college?" the individual claimed following the clip of Butker's speech. The video received over 514k likes and nearly 9,000 comments.

"I'm Giggling and kicking my feet at this information, YES, GIRL," one user said. Another commented, "I can't wait for someone to out Harrison Butker."

"OH SO WE GETTING MESSY!" another user wrote.

"It's always the deep in the closet, repressed ones with the phobia," another claimed.

"The gasp I just gasped. This is why I love TikTok," one user wrote.

To be clear, Harrison Butker has not commented on whether he is part of the LGBTQ+ community or not.

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Social Media Wants TikToker To 'Spill The Tea'

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Other TikTokers asked the creator to "spill the tea," while others wanted the alleged male cheerleader to speak out. "

"Let’s get the said male cheerleaders take on this please," one user commented.

"Every time bro goes for a kick I go 'he’s about to queen out' because he literally pops a hip and flares his hands out like he’s about to do a drag queen walk," one user claimed.

"AAAAHHHHH!!! It makes so much sense, his Instagram is just full of all the different outfits he wears," another said. "The bags and the leather gloves were a dead giveaway."

Harrison Butker has yet to address these new claims.

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Butker Faces Backlash Following Graduation Speech

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Not only did Harrison Butker call his wife a "homemaker," but he told the men in the graduating class to "be unapologetic in your masculinity" and to "do hard things."

"Never settle for what is easy. You might have a talent that you don't necessarily enjoy, but if it glorifies God, maybe you should lean into that over something that you might think suits you better," Butker said during his speech. "I speak from experience as an introvert who now finds myself as an amateur public speaker and an entrepreneur, something I never thought I'd be when I received my industrial engineering degree."

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NFL Disagrees With Harrison Butker's Views

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Over time, the NFL has made numerous initiatives to create an inclusive atmosphere for LGBTQ+ fans, players, and staff. These efforts include introducing NFL Pride merchandise and co-hosting numerous Pride celebrations at the Super Bowl with GLAAD, the largest LGBTQ media advocacy group globally.

Following Butker's speech, Jonathan Beane, the NFL’s senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer released a statement.

“Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity,” Beane told PEOPLE Magazine. “His views are not those of the NFL as an organization. The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger.

Former Kansas City commissioner Justice Horn also spoke out after hearing the speech, claiming, "Harrison Butker doesn’t represent Kansas City nor has he ever. Kansas City has always been a place that welcomes, affirms, and embraces our LGBTQ+ community members."

The Kansas City Chiefs have yet to comment on Harrison Butker's speech. His full speech can be heard here.

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