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Naomi Osaka and Megyn Kelly went head-to-head on Twitter on Monday.┬а
The conflict began after Kelly criticized the tennis superstarтАЩs recent Sports Illustrated cover.
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Kelly retweeted a post from Fox Sports Radio host, Clay Travis, which read тАЬSince saying sheтАЩs too introverted to talk to the media after tennis matches, Naomi Osaka has launched a reality show, a Barbie, and now is on the cover of the SI swimsuit issue.тАЭ
LetтАЩs not forget the cover of (& interview in) Vogue Japan and Time Mag! https://t.co/PAAUEwAVi0
тАФ Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) July 19, 2021
She added, тАЬLetтАЩs not forget the cover of (& interview in) Vogue Japan and Time Mag!тАЭ
Osaka has previously said that she gets тАЬhuge waves of anxiety before I speak to the worldтАЩs media.тАЭ
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In a since-deleted post, Osaka retweeted Kelly and wrote, тАЬSeeing as youтАЩre a journalist I wouldтАЩve assumed you would take the time to research what the lead times are for magazines, if you did that you wouldтАЩve found out I shot all of my covers last year.тАЭ
She added, тАЬdo better Megan [sic].тАЭ
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In reply, Kelly Tweeted, тАЬPoor @naomiosaka blocked me while taking a shot at me (guess sheтАЩs only tough on the courts). She is apparently arguing that she shot her many covers b/4 publicly claiming she was too socially anxious to deal w/press. Truth is she just doesnтАЩt like Qs she canтАЩt control. Admit it.тАЭ
Poor @naomiosaka blocked me while taking a shot at me (guess sheтАЩs only tough on the courts). She is apparently arguing that she shot her many covers b/4 publicly claiming she was too socially anxious to deal w/press. Truth is she just doesnтАЩt like Qs she canтАЩt control. Admit it. pic.twitter.com/izyRzOrUVm
тАФ Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) July 19, 2021
