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Buzz Feed
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
CNN Guest's Failed Backflip Attempt Goes Viral
A recent guest on CNN News Central tried to do a backflip during a live broadcast, and his awkward attempt is going mega-viral. In the clip, Cruz went up... And around... And smacked the floor. "That never happens," Cruz said as he knelt on the floor in disbelief. "That, what you just saw there, is a brand new twist on America's favorite pastime," host John Berman said as the camera cut away. The host is literally all of us. One person said, "this is why the male backflipping epidemic needs to come to an end." "can't explain but Benson Boone stopped him somehow," this person joked. And another said, "1,000 times funnier and more interesting than a successful backflip. He should be very proud." Cruz took to Instagram to laugh at himself afterwards, posting another angle with the caption: "The sound makes it 10x funnier. Yes, you have my permission to laugh. Yes, I'm all good. Some stitches, slightly damaged pride, and some unparalleled dad lore." Don't try this at home, folks!
The Independent
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
CNN guest's backflip attempt ends in disaster live on air
A CNN guest's backflip attempt went wrong as he came crashing to the floor live on air. During CNN News Central on Thursday, 23 July, Savannah Bananas baseball player RobertAnthony Cruz tried to perform the stunt but fell flat on his face. The team are known for pulling off stunts on the field. In a post on Instagram, Cruz added that viewers had his permission to laugh at the incident, and he's "all good." "Some stitches, slightly damaged pride, and some unparalleled dad lore," he wrote in the caption.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Savannah Bananas star falls hard on his face while attempting backflip live on CNN: 'Oh, Jesus'
Kate Bolduan and John Berman watched in horror as RobertAnthony Cruz hit his mouth and chin on the CNN stage. A Savannah Banana just peeled off a bit of his face after a backflip gone wrong on a live CNN segment. RobertAnthony Cruz — also known by the name Coach RAC when he performs on the field with the Harlem Globetrotters-style exhibition sports troupe — appeared Thursday morning on the CNN News Central program, where he attempted to vault backwards into the air and land on his feet. Footage shared to social media (below) shows Cruz take his stance as anchor Kate Bolduan exclaims, "Oh, Jesus," just before he flips. Cruz then jumps into the air and lands hard on his face, leading to a few moments of stunned silence while he collects himself, and broadcast journalist John Berman tries to recover the segment. "That, what you just saw there, is a brand-new twist on America's favorite pastime," Berman says in the footage. When reached, a CNN spokesperson tells Entertainment Weekly via email that they're "glad he's okay and taking it in such stride," as Cruz later posted a video explanation to his social media followers. "Your boy's bouncing around the internet like a beach ball at a Nickelback concert," Cruz says in his video, in which he also reveals that he performed the segment on about four hours of sleep. He added that he spent the last four days coaching baseball for around 500 kids in Houston, before boarding a plan to New York City at 2 a.m. in order to make the live appearance. Cruz then elaborated on what happened leading up to the tumble. "So, we're backstage, and they ask me, 'Hey, you got any tricks up your sleeve that you want to do while we're live on the show?'" and said that it was his decision to do the backflip, as he's performed the trick "tens of thousands" of times in the past — including during a recent ESPN appearance that saw him catch a football in the air while doing a backflip. Cruz remembered sending the flip into the air, but "the next thing I know, I'm on the floor and I'm rattled," he explained. "I was pretty confused. My mic pack fell out of my pocket, my shoe flew off of my foot. I don't even know how that happened. I feel bad for the news anchors because they just sat there like, Okay, we're not supposed to laugh, but oh my gosh, that was funny," Cruz observed. "They just had to carry on. I'm so sorry, you guys!" Throughout the video, Cruz's lip appears bloody, which he said he also noticed shortly after he collided with the stage floor and wound up getting several stitches in his face. "Then, I see the blood dripping down from my chin and my lips, and I'm like, Okay, never mind, this day is probably canned," Cruz said, adding that an on-set doctor helped clean him up. "Obviously, I'm embarrassed," he continued and said that he "lost where I was in the air" due to bright lighting on the set. The Savannah Bananas are next set to perform a three-day set in Norfolk, Va., through July 26, before heading to Philadelphia for their next round of matches. Watch Cruz discuss his fall on CNN in the video above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly Solve the daily Crossword
New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Savannah Bananas player faceplants on CNN after brutal backflip attempt
Maybe Robert Anthony Cruz just slipped on a banana. The Savannah Bananas player — known as Coach RAC — embarrassed himself in shocking and hilarious fashion Thursday, faceplanting live on a segment of 'CNN News Central' after attempting a backflip. Cruz stepped into an open area in the show's studio to attempt the stunt, but he didn't get enough lift on his flip and landed with a thud on the floor, as one onlooker in the studio softly exclaimed, 'Oh Jesus.' An awkward silence ensued for the next couple of moments as a stunned Cruz sat on his knees and eventually allowed an incredulous smile. 'That, what you just saw there, is a brand-new twist on America's favorite pastime,' said CNN host John Berman as Kate Bolduan stood silent, trying to hold back her laughter as she held her face. The clip instantly went viral on social media, with dozens cracking jokes at the absurd moment. 3 Robert Anthony Cruz faceplanted on CNN. x/BaileyCarlin 'Not the same footing as that natural gas,' quipped one user on X. 'That's gotta be so embarrassing,' wrote another. 'Flopped like a banana.' 'Should have played dead,' said a third. Others questioned whether or not the moment was staged to go viral, but the shocked reactions of the CNN hosts and Cruz himself made it clear that the flopped flip was very real. Cruz, 26, is a former Nationals prospect who played his college baseball at Biola University before joining the Bananas, the uber-popular exhibition team that has risen to prominence in the last few years. 3 RobertAnthony Cruz with the Bananas on July 13, 2024.3 Savannah Bananas dancing 1st base coach Maceo Harrison flips over Bananas mascot, Split, during Banana Fest on Saturday February 25, 2023 at Historic Grayson Stadium. Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The player was on CNN to promote the team in a segment called 'Going Bananas.' Cruz later explained the incident in a video on his Instagram account, which has 755,000 followers. 'They say all press is good press, huh? Well, you've probably seen the video. Your boy is bouncing around the internet like a beach ball at a Nickelback concert,' said Cruz, who went on to explain that the CNN crew asked him backstage if he had 'any tricks up his sleeve.' Cruz told the producers he'd do a backflip — he's known for back-flipping while catching fly balls in Bananas games and said he has done 'tens of thousands of backflips in my life.' 'I had zero reason to doubt my abilities,' Cruz said. 'Anyways, I'm standing on the stage, I get the countdown, it's time. I send the clip. Next thing I know, I am on the floor and I'm rattled.'
The Hill
03-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Senate Democrat: Nation would be ‘sicker, hungrier, and less well-off' if GOP megabill passes
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) ripped the GOP's 'big, beautiful bill' Thursday as the House scrambles to get the reconciliation package to President Trump's desk by a July 4 deadline, claiming the U.S. would be 'sicker, hungrier and less well-off' if it is signed into law. 'Once Americans realize the real cost of this bill, they will be angry, because it's going to impact every American,' Coons told CNN's John Berman on 'CNN News Central.' 'Our health care costs will go up, our emergency room wait times will go down, and our nation as a whole will be sicker, hungrier and less well-off as a result of this bill,' he added Thursday. The Delaware Democrat's comments came after House Republicans overcame a dramatic procedural vote overnight to advance the massive spending and tax bill. Trump and party leaders have leaned heavily on the holdouts to come on board ahead of the final vote — when the GOP can only stand to lose three votes total. The president also spoke by phone to a handful of GOP lawmakers early Thursday morning, after asking skeptics in the party in a post online, 'What are you trying to prove???' As the House prepared for a final vote on the sprawling package, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) took to the floor to give his 'magic minute' address. The hourslong speech broke former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's previous record for longest floor speech in the lower chamber — speaking out against the GOP megabill for 8 hours and 44 minutes, and delaying the vote. Democrats have vehemently opposed the bill in both chambers for its extended tax breaks they argue benefit the wealthy as well as sweeping cuts to Medicaid, the federal food stamp program and green tax credits. Critics on both sides of the aisle have also pushed back against an expected increase to the national debt. 'Jesus fed the hungry, healed the sick, and loved His neighbors — we're told to do the same,' Coons wrote earlier this week on social platform X. 'But the GOP tax bill that just PASSED serves billionaires while starving those who need support the most,' he said, referring to the Senate-passed version of the bill. 'It's immoral and unfaithful.'
