NBC News issued a correction Tuesday after a photo of Kevin Hart was used in a story about eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt who tested positive for coronavirus – but the comedian called the bug “disrespectful on so many levels.”
The 5-foot-4-inch comedian doesn’t exactly resemble the 6-foot-5-inch Sprinter, but NBC News put the Gaffe on a technical issue and quickly corrected the story.
NBC News issued a correction Tuesday after a photo of Kevin Hart was used in a story about eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt.
“An earlier version of this article contained an incorrect photo on some platforms due to a technical problem. The photo shows actor Kevin Hart. It has been replaced by a photo of Usain Bolt, ”the article now explains.
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NBC News has further articulated the technical problem on Facebook.
“No social image was selected in the content management system, and the system reverted to an image from Hart from an unrelated video. The display image has been corrected, ”wrote NBC News on its official Facebook page.
Hart went to Instagram to make fun of the situation.
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“I must have grown up very fast and overnight … I want to take advantage of this moment and compete against everyone in the world. We can bet whatever, ”Hart wrote. “Because of my Olympic training plan, I don’t do comedy anymore.”
He added that the mistake was “disrespectful on so many levels,” but all you can do is laugh.
Bolt went on social media on Monday to announce that he had been quarantined at home as a precautionary measure after being tested for COVID-19 on Saturday.
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“I try to be responsible so I will stay with my friends and stay away from them,” he said in a video posted on Instagram and Twitter. “I have no symptoms (but) will quarantine myself.”
But shortly afterwards, the Jamaican Ministry of Health confirmed that Bolt had actually tested positive.
“It is now common knowledge that Mr. Bolt has tested positive. He has been officially notified by the authorities,” the Minister of Health and Wellness said in a press conference.
Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
