Patriots’ Benjamin Watson Hits Back At Alyssa Milano’s Abortion ‘Lie’ Scandal

Benjamin Watson got involved in a “thing” with Alyssa Milano, and “abortion” was the main topic.

Milano said that anti-abortion laws would affect “women of color” the most, and Watson went on Fox & Friends to comment her remarks. Watson has seven kids and he wrote “The New Dad’s Playbook.”

“This is the same type of narrative or lie that’s been told over and over again and whether she meant to do it or not, so many people fall into this and it’s really a combination of ignorance or racism,” Watson said. “And when I say racism what I’m saying is that to the fact that having more children of color is a problem and the idea that would be a problem to women of color is an issue.

“I believe our children are our most cherished possession in our communities and the lies that have been told over and over and over again is that if you’re in a certain economic situation, if you’re a certain color this is the solution we’re going to offer you. And that’s detrimental, not only to black communities but to America as a whole.”

Jedediah Bila said Milano should advocate for outreach rather than abortion, and the Patriot said it was a “very complex issue.”

“It’s a very complex issue because you have a situation where a community we are historically pro-life. But then there became a shift where there were certain economic issues that make it tough. Look, these decisions that are being made women are very tough decisions,” he responded. “I’m not sitting here and saying the people are doing things flippantly. Although we do know that most abortions across the board are because of some sort of convenience whether financial or emotional.”

Watson said he appreciated the dialogue he had with the actress after their Twitter exchange, adding that society misses that thing.

“We’re missing people that have very different views but are willing to at least converse and at least find somewhere they have common ground and challenge each other in a respectful manner,” he said.

The Patriots player is busy with his suspension thing. The Patriots signed him to a one-year deal, but he will miss the first four games due to a suspension.