Does Serene Branson pass Brian Collins on worst on-air gaffe?
We have a new contender for worst news blopper ever, this one coming from the Grammy. By now, many of you have probably seen this video of LA’s Serene Branson and her inability to find a single english word in her report. Now, just so I can cut people off at the pass, despite reports, Branson DID NOT have a stroke that resulted in her verbal gaffe. Some doctors have argued she may have suffered a minor brain “episode”, but no doctor in LA has confirmed that. Plus, they did confirm EMT’s looked at her on the scene, but released her without a hospital visit.
Let’s not forget these 2 gems as well:
76 Comments for Does Serene Branson pass Brian Collins on worst on-air gaffe?
I wunt shome of..Hic… what sssshe had…Hic
C’mon. It’s clear that something went wrong that was not purely nerves.
This would be like calling an on-air punch to a reporter’s face a “gaffe”.
I think she was doing an impression of the Swedish Chef…..
The sportscaster sounds like what I would sound like if I tried, except I would have started laughing at myself.
pretty sad to make fun of this young lady. she clearly had some sort of stroke or seizure and you’re going to call it an “on air gaffe” and make fun of it?? Just look at the worry on her face as she realizes something is wrong. You guys make some funny jokes but as someone who knows too much about strokes…this is over the line. Sad day for KSR.
“He passes it to the man and boom goes the dynamite”
By the way I have close friends who had something very similar and were also told nothing was wrong…then a year later we find out something was terribly wrong. Shame on KSR
One of the morning shows thinks she might have had a seizure during it. They talked to a lady who had the same thing happen to her and she said it was a seizure and not a stroke.
“We have a new contender for worst news blopper ever”.
I love you, BTI. Shine on, you crazy diamond.
Oh my God! What happened to her????
Beisner or whoever is in charge right now: take down this post.
#5 chill….Hic…out…sooo it’s OK to make fun of the other two? Especially after it was stated that she is fine with no medical issues? WOW is right
Obvious medical issue, regardless of whether EMTs on scene cleared her to go home, and what do this have to do with UK? Horrible take.
Stay classy BTI.
7) Well, a year from now if they diagnose her with a stroke, I will apologize. Will you apologize to KSR if it turns out she actually just made a goof?
DAMMIT. I watched it 2-3 times and now CBS yanked it from YouTube. Oh, we gonna fin’ you, Serene! You climbn in our Windows, snatchin’ our vocabulurry up!
Another BTI video bites the dust haha, thanks alot CBS!
Yep- bad form… something is not right and this post should be deleted. Stay classy guys! Go Cats!
“Good Lord” has it right, it’s obvious that something physically went wrong there. I highly doubt it was just a matter of “nerves”. She shouldn’t be posted up there next to true gaffes like, not being able to keep up with the teleprompter and apparently being really nervous. Shame on you BTI for this damning article.
(15) dude, that is not a gaffe. She has obvious unilateral facial weakness and the speech pattern is not just “verbal slipups” or whatever; it’s totally garbled, not just “mixed up”.
so is BTI writing for this site like a Dinner For Schmucks thing or what?
#15 Never apologize for comedy! If she suffered a stroke, she suffered a stroke, regardless if you laughed or not.
Comedy knows no rules!
Worst post ever!
As someone who has had a stroke, this just isn’t funny.
Wow, BTI… One more example of why you’re the least popular poster on this site. This is your idea of humor? You’re not funny like TB, Drew, or even the newcomer Not-Jerry Tipton. You’re not smart and insightful like MJ. This is obviously some type of neurological event, possibly a seizure. This isn’t nerves, its obviously aphasia. You’re a sad little man, and I truly hope I never see another article of yours on this awesome website again.
That women invented 4 new words… well done
The sports guy was getting a BJ under the table… well done
And the weather man was on lsd and still managed to hallucinate the actual forecast… well done
Damn, a lot more doctors in Kentucky then I realized. I love how BTI says that EMT’s released her and nobody in LA says she had a stroke. But Dr. BTISADBAG knows what he is talking about, and it was clearly a stroke because his uncle’s 2nd cousin had a stroke, so he is an expert.
BTI, you continue to redefine terrible. Come on man. This is just plain wrong.
Could be brain tumor. Did they scan her head?
Nevertheless, BTI is proof that there is life in the brain-dead.
This is the most insensitive sophomoric attempt at humor I have seen on this site and that is saying a lot. There is a very good chance that she has a serious medical problem and to demean her this way is inexcusable. If this is all you got BTI, you ain’t got nothing. Give it up.
In BTI’s defense, this is from her twitter:
@SereneBranson Oh my! Serene Branson is trending? I’m sorry, it was just the nerves.
@SereneBranson I am not in the hospital. Please stop these rumors. Thank you.
I’ve never been so ashamed of KSR as I am right now. Seriously. BTI, please do the right thing and take this down. First and foremost, it’s just wrong to make fun of her. But secondly, it’s only a matter of time before somebody in the national media writes a story about how a UK fan site is making fun of a woman who obviously suffers from some kind of neurological problem.
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Who are you BTI’s boyfriend or some shit?
My Uncle’s 2nd cousin?? Reading is fun isn’t it. I had a stroke, it sucked, period. I haven’t read an update anywhere that said she was cleared, I read where she was taken to the hospital. I guess in order to enjoy this site anymore you have to act like a 12 year old /btard.
is BTI real?
Last time I checked most EMT’s don’t have the ability to check for neurological problems in full capacity (ie Ct or MRI scans) and most aren’t trained neurologist. So the fact that EMTs cleared her doesn’t really mean a lot. Poor play BTI.
haha..9
Ya gotta think the producer for the weather & sports dudes would have went to a commercial….geeze.
I consider this entire post a “blopper”.
It’ll get taken down like that Serene Branson YouTube clip has already been taken down.
you arrogant stupid jerk. you misspelled blooper smart-guy. that clearly was not just nerves. she couldn’t formulate a word because her facial, trigeminal and/or glossopharyngeal nerves were temporarily affected. those are in her head moron. this site is getting worse and worse. go boogie! punch another teammate. choke in the elite eight. awesome.
BTI, it appears that she had a TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) which is exactly what it says… transient… so a “mini stroke” for a lack of better terms. With having one, it is likely she will have a stroke in the future. Risk factors such as smoking are a likely culprit. Unlike a stroke, the TIA does not kill brain tissue; it is defined as a temporary loss of blood to a part of the brain by something like a clot. The area of the brain responsible for the “funny speech” is Brodmann area 39 & 40, known as Wernicke’s area. They know what they are saying, it just doesn’t come out like they intend, as if speaking a foreign language. It would have sounded “correct” in her head. You can view the video by clicking my link.
37) Funny, because Branson herself called it nerves. Odd.
KSR TAKE THIS DOWN!
38) Thank you. Seriously. For bringing something more to the table than “you’re an idiot because I said so” like most on here have said. It’s actually nice to see something from a DOCTOR and not some guy named BTISADOUCHE.
All I know is Branson tweeted it was nerves, was not in the hospital and was fine. Now, she may actually not know what happened, but everyone is just guessing at this point. If it comes out she had a stroke or something along those lines, I will apologize. Promise.
Clearly, Bruce Almighty was behind that reporter’s problems.
here is a video about it with medical experts on the TODAY show
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/26411480#41596511
#42 lol funny
43…Thx but, I believe I will pass on medical umm-umm exxperts passing their thoughts on her screwing up.
It’s called cocaine.
The o ther 2 are freakin hilarious. her’s really didn’t seem as funny. it did look like she was having a stroke or was she speaking another language. someone already made a remix of it lol
No problem, BTI. What she had may or may not be a TIA. To call it a TIA, symptoms resolve within 24 hours. Since she didn’t go to the hospital to get blood work to confirm or a CT to rule out an actual stroke, I guess we won’t know. Just because she felt better and said it was nerves, I don’t see a DO or MD after her name to actually know what she had. Even then, still have to diagnostic and confirmatory testing to diagnose. Oh and BTI… you are a douche, FYI. Doctor’s orders. Go Cats! Beat Mississippi State!
Worst news blooper ever? Come on guys, this is just plain wrong. Cleared or not, there is a medical issue with this young lady. Why don’t we get the video of Hank Gathers on here, too?
47) I actually agree. I am a douche. At least on this site. And I love every minute of it.
Watching the video, I don’t see facial drooping so it is likely it isn’t a TIA. More than likely a stress induced incident that she has had before. (Because people go to the hospital for the first one!)
I’m tellin’ ya it’s cocaine.
I’m all about making fun of people. But common sense wins out here. I’m not a doctor but that was definitely not just a “gaffe.” She was calm and collected the whole time. And if you’re honestly taking the medical advice of EMT’s on par with a medical clearance or diagnosis, you’re an idiot.
Go Cats!
There is a rumor going around that the reporter was seen eating a seizure salad.
50) Let’s not forget this is LA we’re talking about. She could have had enough surgery done already to totally conceal any “drooping.” She’s young too, so it may not be quite as obvious. Everything is tighter and firmer, that just didn’t look like nerves.
54….tighter & firmer? No son…do not look at her breasts. Thats implants.
55) Oh you were talking about her face??? Man, I was way off.
56…LOL
Many of us are picking of course about why she did what she did. I hope she gets on some meds seriously if that is the case.
54… good point. Bottom line: go to the hospital! I need job security!
I never did answer the question though. Brian Collins still reigns supreme. This chick’s brain was quite possibly short circuiting and she still had the present of mind to send it back to the studio. This… kept… talking… game… revenge… breasts… BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE!
59) Presence of mind, you moron.
She memorized her lines. She messed one up. She tried to catch up. She fought back tears at the end. Go watch a play and watch somebody mess up. It’s ten times worse.
KSR should be embarrassed to make fun of someone that clearly had a medical problem. You guys went too far this time!!! You should take it down and apologize.
Look, I love this site, and I hate BTI too (ha ha), but you really should take this down. I’m a physic therapist, my wife is a speech therapist. We both agreed something happened in that young woman’s brain that was not normal. We have both been witness to acute strokes and the stat nature if intervention that it necessitates. If she didn’t have a stroke, she couldve very easily had a transient ischemic attack. Transient, for all the morons laughing at her, means of short duration with typically non-lasting effects. Compare her to the other 2. The other 2 clearly have word finding issues and awkward pauses but can be understood. She is having an obvious bout of expressive aphasia the cause of which is likely something serious. So go ahead and launch in to me about how I must think I’m a doctor or some other well-thought out attempt at a “sick burn.” To be honest I’m the one hoping he’s wrong, but I’m afraid, for her sake, that I’m not.
And yes, I typo’d physical therapist
This is a shame, a real shame. BTI – I now understand even more why everyone thinks you’re a prick. Put yourself in her and her family’s shoes. C’mon man. Seriously?
HAHAHA!….these comments are hilarious…chill out…wasn’t she medically cleared…
its not funny for someone to be in the hospital either…but it was damn funny when stone cold hit vince mcmahon in the head with a bed pan on tv wasn’t it
Bti, did you even check her twitter account when you said “All I know is Branson tweeted it was nerves”. That is CLEARLY a fake account and you CLEARLY made fun of someone suffering from a stroke…you sir are, and always have been, THE WORST.
im ron burgundy, you stay classy san diego
This site becomes less about UK sports everyday. Stick to that please…
Obviously, stroke or not, the woman suffered some kind of temporary physical impairment. It cannot be a gaffe because she didn’t mess anything up. It’s not her fault her body was physically not responding to her commands.
Man, that weather dude really blew a cold front out his ass.
I wonder how many of you that know something “obviously went wrong” and it was “obviously a medical issue” even have a box of bandaids at home? I’m guessing NONE of you boneheads is a medical doctor. It’s funny how not one single doctor has said she had a stroke, and how TRAINED EMTs looked at her IN PERSON and cleared her, yet you dummies can diagnose her based on video.
Get off your high horse you bunch of self-righteous morons.
CatsFanInSC Says:
February 15th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
In BTI’s defense, this is from her twitter:
“@SereneBranson Oh my! Serene Branson is trending? I’m sorry, it was just the nerves.
@SereneBranson I am not in the hospital. Please stop these rumors. Thank you.”
The woman herself says it was JUST THE NERVES. My God some of you are real idiots.
Boom goes the dynamite!
Anyone who thinks this is a “gaffe” has some neurological issues of his own, and I don’t mean the transient kind. You don’t have to be a doctor to see what’s happening here; this woman isn’t tripping over a word or even two or three. She’s spewing absolute gibberish for close to ten seconds. Before watching the video of Serene Branson, I’d encountered this sort of sustained incoherence in only one other place: on this website. Unfortunately it’s a daily occurrence on here. What’s the average age on KSR, anyway? Nine? Nobody with any substantial or meaningful life experience could post the kinds of naive, self-absorbed crap that regularly gets posted on this site.