NFL Cheerleader, Bailey Davis, Allegedly Fired Over Instagram Post Speaks Out | Megyn Kelly TODAY
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- Bailey Davis, a former New Orleans Saints cheerleader, who says a picture she posted on her private Instagram account got her fired, and her attorney, Sara Blackwell, appear on Megyn Kelly TODAY to discuss their discrimination complaint.
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NFL Cheerleader, Bailey Davis, Allegedly Fired Over Instagram Post Speaks Out | Megyn Kelly TODAY
Her cheerleading outfit reveals more than her lingerie did!
Those rules are EXTREMELY ridiculous. How about if a LADY is eating at a restaurant, the player needs to leave.
The Players are the Bread and Butter and not the Cheerleaders. People come to see the Players so they are Top Dog. The same goes for College Sports it is Men's Football and Basketball that generates revenue for Division I Schools. People do not come in droves to see Women's Volleyball. Men's Sports is the CASH COW and not the Cheer leading Squad.
Cheerleaders are useless.
Ignorant ...yes ..but again ...these are the rules,applied to the contract before hire,any of these ladies have the right to turn it down ...waiting til after ...and suing...is gold digging behavior
They are considered performers, not athletes. Performers can be contractually expected to do anything from staying a certain weight, using certain makeup, or flirting with particular people.
OMG!! Seriously!?! What’s the difference between their uniform and the outfit she posted on IG?
I seriously doubt there is much difference between the photo she posted on her insta., account was most likely LESS REVEALING THAN HER "CHEER "OUTFIT" OR SO THEY CALL THEM I WAS GOING TO SAY HER CHEER UNIFORM OR SO THEY CALL THEM "UNIFORMS" 🤔🤨..??
This is so ridiculous. Glad she's standing up against this!
Depends what it said.
For those saying "she signed a contract" and "she broke the rules, case closed". Bailey has already said she broke the rules and is NOT speaking out to get her job back. She is trying to change these dumb rules, not try and sign another contract. Football player, cheerleader, or engineer, these rules are ridiculous for ANY job.
True that. The lawsuit isn't about getting her job back, it's about bringing the NFL's treatment of female employees out of the dark ages.
Daniel Grooms yep . I have that where I work
clearly u never spent a day in the military
Alexandra BR It would be nice 👍 if they would allow you to wear less revealing clothes or give you an option to if you are not comfortable with wearing something so revealing.
This make sense. Every organization has their rules.. Some people in this world when can't get wat they want that how they behaves.. These type of people disgust me..rules are rules...I feel sorry for us in the 21 first century.
Megyn: "So I'm guessing you didn't make a whole lot of money as a Saints cheerleader."
Bailey: "No, it was a part time job."
Megyn: "So, like under $100,000."
LOL! That's why Megyn Kelly has her own show....she can relate so well to us common folk. I would love to live in her world where saying you have a part time job translates into "Oh, so you make under $100,000." While technically correct, it's just as true a saying "So, like under $1,000,000."
The contracts need to change. These requirements are ridiculous.
You go girl. Still today in the US we are still far from equal rights/respect. But this is ridiculous and I’m glad she is advocating.
send them onto the field scantily clad--pay them for it. But if they post a pic of themselves scantily clad--fire them for it.
It sends a specific kind of message, loud and clear: "We own your body."
That’s the part the makes the least sense about this. It’s ok to be half nude when and where they say you can.
greatsea Im still trying to see the difference.
It shows less skin than the cheerleader outfit ffs
my best friend is a seagal (aka cheerleader) for the seahawks. it is INSANE the rules she has to follow in every category of her life -- especially for being in such a progressive city. honestly ridiculously stomach churning
Exactly plus the weight pills that put worms in her stomach if that's still going on it wouldn't surprise me. As a Football Player growing up i used to date nothing but Chear Leaders some modeling agencies wanted them to pose nude .
Is it just me, or are all these draconian rules aimed at preventing any sort of opportunity for a relationship between the cheer leaders and players? What sort of problems precipitated such exaggerated precautions? Did one or more the players wives sue the franchise for allowing conditions to arise?
TF Sheahan and yet they still end up pregnant or dating a player
Her body suit covers more than her cheerleading outfit does! What hypocrites! And for her to have a rule that she must leave a restaurant if a fellow player is there even if she was there FIRST is absolutely disgraceful not to mention asinine. Furthermore, the fact that the cheerleaders can't talk to the football players and have to block their Facebook accounts because the coaches say they want to protect the cheerleaders is really just a cover up for the fact that they don't want their team to look bad for dating each other or sleeping around. The PROBLEM with this is that they put all the responsibility and rules on the cheerleaders instead of making the football players do the same thing! Talk about a double standard!
If I'm not on the clock im going to do what I want, should be the same for these girls.
these fraternization laws are just ridiculous all around. belittling and ridiculous i would never sign myself up for such restrictive contracts.
the sad part is the have 1000 girls for 20 spots, so they will find 20 girls to sign those contract. No matter what ridiculous stuff they put in them.
It’s not just the social media rules. These organizations treat these women like pieces of meat, pay them peanuts, then dictate every aspect of their lives. And, sadly, girls compete to join. The insane policies of these organizations are a frank confession of how much they hate women, so why don’t these young women see that? Sure, make NFL cheerleading abide by decent workplace standards, but the REAL goal is to create a world where no young woman would want this job and would laugh in the face of anyone suggesting she should waste her time cheering for some sports team when she could be pursuing her own career as a performer instead.
rellimarual they don't have to do it.
They are performers lol
We love you Megyn :) Thanks for featuring her on your show.
Final statement "meet an overly opinionated female judge"
- you just killed your entire argument about gender equality.
That restaurant rule is ridiculous, and the fact that the players can do whatever they want is just disgusting. I feel so bad for her.
Megyn interrupts her guests far too often...finishing their sentences, speaking over them, paraphrasing. It's bad technique, unprofessional, and it's plain rude. She utilized much better 'interview technique' when she was on Fox News. I keep trying to give her the benefit of the doubt and continue to watch her, but she just keeps doing it. I watch LOTS of interview shows/talk shows and they do not do this. Its just her. If she continues, she, and the network she represents, will lose another viewer. Her stats are already bad. She has good guests and I know she can conduct as n excellent interview; I've seen her do it in the past. Why not consider stopping this behavior before the show goes under?
I've noticed this, too. When she was at Fox, she had my respect and conducted herself with intelligent dignity... in my estimation, she has lost this, and it's disappointing.
Kathy & Richard Widowski
I agree with you. I hope she goes back to the dignified, intelligent interviewing style, utilizing common courtesy by not interrupting her own guests, very soon or I won't watch her anymore. Have a great day. ☺
I never feel that way about her, seems fine to me. She's engaged
What about the uniform? The bikini shots?
Thank you 💕
You Go Girl!!
Wow even more reason not to watch nfl
You have got to be kidding me! And some of those boys are could end up being their husbands. not every man is looking for something else.
So she got fired for dressing in a revealing body suit, yet her uniform is always a miniskirt and a cropped shirt???
How about tell the players to not to talk to the cheerleaders either.
Wonderful dialogue!
Wow!!! Go get them!!!
Smh plus the cheerleaders should get paid more after all the training and work they do and the whole restaurant business is stupid
She has a fair point w the fraternization rule regarding contact, but everything else is ridiculous. No one forced her to be a cheerleader. These broads get paid ~$100/game, so wtf do you think they’re doing it for? *cough*proximity to millionaites*cough BE HONEST!
I'm very sorry for these ladies but they knew the rules before they signed up...If they didn't read the contract or didn't understand it it's their fault !
The woman is very attractive though
This girl needs to go pay a visit to Judge Rosemarie Aquilina! She will certainly get this mess taken care of!!
Equal pay as professional football players, hahahaha.
The swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated is their top selling issue each year, because men love seeing beautiful women in skimpy clothes. The Saints attendance and viewership would probably go up if all the cheerleaders dressed like Bailey
They are protecting the players. These women will act a fool and be quick to sue!
Listening to this, I was wondering if she was working in Saudi Arabia or something.
This is more insulting to the players than it is to the cheerleaders.
Fortunately enough, the NFL is a private organization, and all of their employees agree to their rules and voluntarily work for them, and are able to quit at any time, for any reason.
Crazy contract
I have a hard time believing the players dont have rules regarding the cheerleaders
Lol too revealing. Kidding me, you should see the NFL calendar the cheerleading squad in my state just did. It looks like penthouse.
Go to 4:22 Message between the lines!
Then why did she violate policies. I think team rules are to ensure integrity, preclude problems: Rules are Rules
Honestly that body suit is not even flattering it breaks my heart she lost her job for an unflattering picture
This just might be the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard in my life
Just watched A Woman's Work documentary and it's absolutely extraordinary
all power to them,NFL Players snuck and so does the ruling on what these woman can do or supposed to do
what's the difference on the outfit and what she wore,can the nfl explained that
Ive seen alot of this lately, cheerleaders being treated unfairly and getting paid very little. Even the lingerie football league doesn t pay their players.
This is not a football controversy. This is a cheerleader controversy.
Ummmm NFL? IS FOOTBALL!!!
Wtf kinda rules are these
They have to have permission for every single photo they post online there not allowed to have a Social Life. No Facebook , Twitter , Twitch , Instagram any of that stuff. Eyes are watching who the hang out with there is under cover employees who stalk them and report back they have no private life. One of my friends was a Chear Leader for LSU and she's dead the stuff they made her do being on weight pills being anorexic gave her spinal befida a disconfiguration. She broke her spine in her sleep and it killed her.
These are moe of Goodel's stupid rules
Give that girl some water! I hope she finds a better cheerleading job.
Found no support, even from her support bra.
These rules are crazy, but she obviously signed a contract and knew these were the rules. So she can't be mad now, she knew what they expected of her.
Im from lousiana
Social media is the bain of modern day existence.
Guess what you can be fired for social media poats
That’s a crazy contract but she signed it so ok
They should be paid extremely well for their performance and have benefits. However, the rules are to keep them elite classy ladies.
Follow the rules...period
bizarre
It's not like their busting out these rules as they go....looks like these cheerleader's are signing these contract's as their hired on and now their filing suit ...bs...and the first one...rules clearly said no langeri posts and that's clearly langeri!!!!!
Megan deserves 30 thousand a year not 22 million wtf is wrong with the world 🙄
This world is messed up. Women shouldn't be making these kinds of posts anyway, but obviously you have to be tasteful and professional if you are a professional
Attorney she wasn’t fired for nothing
Ok rules, rules are there so there not broken bailey needs to understand she signed up for it and policy is you couldn’t engage
They will players when they get drunk they will be like ohh my you are cheerleader
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I cannot say that Cheer Leaders are useless because because they entertain the crowds during half time and they get the crowds to cheer for their team. Cheer Leaders work hard and have to be in top shape to perform their routines and the females have to look their best.
Law Suits like this and making demands on the teams will only result in the Team Owner deciding it is not worth it to even have a Cheer Leading Squad. The Bread and Butter and the Money Makers are the Players and NOT the Cheer Leaders. These Cheer Leaders are trying to be at the same level as the Players when they are NOT, they are "Extras" like how "Extras" are on a Movie or a Television Set. Television Cameras will pan on to the Cheer Leaders for a few seconds and then back to the Game because viewers want to see the game and not the Cheer Leaders.
The Players are the ones getting smashed in to and not the Cheer Leaders. They Players end up with brain injuries and risk getting crippled or paralyzed for life and not the Cheer Leaders. The job of the Player is dangerous which leaves them will injuries for life long after their playing days are over.
I feel for the girl, truly I do. But if her contract prohibits her from appearing in a certain way, then she needs to adhere to the rules.
Um you missed the point. Shes not trying to get her job back...shes trying to change the rules
Shame on NFL
She looks good
She sign the contract. She agreed! Get another job ! Showing 🍑 makes more money .
This is disgusting
Aren't the uniforms "semi nude"? They certainly show far more flesh than the body suit photo. Isn't the visible exposure of flesh what defines nudity?
Also, the male players are allowed to exhibit crude behavior, and sometimes illegal acts. What is their punishment? They get more publicity, a bigger salary, and a larger following. No cheerleader should have to leave an establishment just because a football player decides to go there. This double standard reminds me of the way air lines stewardesses used to be treated before they got angry and unionized.
But players can kneel?
You go Baily... Don't feel rejected...God might be using you to turn this treatment around for the better for all cheerleaders of every kind of sports. .
Jim McCracken why not he ain't doing anything else..
God doesn't condone dressing provocatively publically 😬 That grieves him
In the lingerie you can't see her abdomen yet in her cheer outfit you can maybe that's why the new orleans saints seem to think they have a valid reason for her dismissal from the "team" 🤔..??
My defense would be I used assigned uniforms to determine their standards regarding semi-nudity;measure exposed flesh inch by inch of the uniform and the body suit......Open and closed ....verdict wrongful termination by their own standards.
civil liberties extended out a bit there
Amazing. It's men's world l. 😥
Although this is a bit extreme imagine if they were free to fraternize with the players. Imagine all the sexual abuse allegations and actual sexual harassment and lawsuits against players. There should be rules to stay away from the players but the other stuff is too much. Let them have lives and pay them. They have as much training and as many eyes on them as the players. Talk about a wage gap ...
I think the non fraternization rules make some sense. However, the players should be told the same rules. No reason to not be at the same restaurant.
Does the attorney have an eating disorder?
While I can see having cheerleaders at the high school and college level, NFL cheerleaders are a waste of time and money. At this time, the Packers, Bills, Steelers, Giants, Bears, and Browns do NOT have cheerleaders. They are the smart ones.
With respect to keeping these cheerleaders away from the team because the players are predators, well, I can see that. A former player for the Saints is now serving time for drugging and raping females around the nation.
As for the Saints, they would be wise to disband the cheerleaders. Same goes for the rest of the NFL teams with cheerleaders.
Blaaa Blaaa
Pero siguen trabajando ahí, no se porque se quejan, mejor dejen de recibir un sueldo por ser un aperitivo masculino y de esa manera empoderaran a las mujeres.
Haha. Women today sue corporations that *dont* take drastic measures to protect against sexual misconduct. Now they want to sue corporations that *do* take drastic measures to protect against sexual misconduct. Cut the BS. They just want to money grab. Period. End of story.
Hot take: protect the women.. by oppressing the women.. it's genius!
Her lawyer appears to have an ED. 😢
Erectile dysfunction?? Doubtful 🤨
Oh boohoo. 🙄
There is a no fraternization rule, but they are supposed to ask the players if they are married? what?
How is it distasteful? When it has more coverage than her cheerleading uniform.
this is ridiculous ..plus cheerleaders only get paid up to $150.00 a game
Cory O $50 could have gone up after Super Bowl, not sure.
ya thats just what ive read on it ..could be less could be more
Cory O Yeah it varies per team. I was a pro cheerleader.
I think it's clear that what they're most worried about is that the football players and cheerleaders will date... why is that so bad?? Are they worried it will cause drama on the field or something if it goes wrong? What's the real concern about it?
Avoiding drama is good, especially in the current climate of women acting like victims after consensual relationships go sour.
The contracts are willingly signed by all of these women. They don’t have to take the job.
They make like $50 a game and get no money from the calendar sales.
This is not to discredit cheerleaders, but there is a huge difference between a cheerleader and a football player. The football players make the team millions of dollars and the cheerleaders are there to honestly model. If she was 300Ibs they sure wouldn’t have hired her so it was really about looks in the first place. She knew exactly what she was signing up for. It’s like comparing a backup dancer to Beyoncé. Or better yet it’s like the mascot being mad that they have different rules then the players. If she was a football player I would be all for her, but she’s not.
Aree Oree did you listen to the attorney in the interview??
Double standard for women and men. Ask those feminists, let's see what they say. I am sure they will support the team''s decision. Haha.
you signed a contract agreeing to their ridiculous rules and then wants to whine once she blatantly breaks the rules...how silly
Blondie needs to take a swig of water...😬
Omg they treat these women like it’s 1910!
Some pro players need to step up and advocate for these women!