Gilbert Arenas publicly shames porn star, then announces they’ll be working together

Oct 11, 2017

Just after Gilbert Arenas publicly shamed former adult actress Mia Khalifa, the two of them announced that they would be doing a sports show together called “Out of Bounds.”

The show will premiere October 16 on Complex News’s YouTube Channel and will bring “the comments section to real life.”

— Gilbert Arenas says Lupita Nyong’o ‘ain’t cute’ in tirade about dark-skinned women —

According to Complex’s Edwin Ortiz:

Today, Complex announces Out of Bounds, our new sports talk show that explores the cultural impact of today’s biggest sports leagues, players, and headlines. We’ve tapped none other than former adult film actress turned-social media star Mia Khalifa and former Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas to spearhead the new daily program.

“I am thankful to Complex for the opportunity and to Gilbert for being a part of it,” Khalifa said. “I can’t wait to offend and upset a whole new fan base.”

Arenas also shared his excitement around the new show. “I always knew that I wanted to work in sports media after retiring, and Complex just made sense. Being able to talk sports while being myself is truly rewarding.”

Complex’s own Pierce Simpson will serve as moderator (or “Coach Pierce,” if you will) as Khalifa and Arenas square up over the biggest stories in sports

“How are we going to create a product that is competitive in a sports landscape that is fairly crowded, and create a product that is totally differentiated in its voice?” asked Noah Callahan-Bever, the company’s chief content officer. “We’re going to have to get people that are totally differentiated in their voice, people that ESPN and Fox would never even entertain putting on their platform, but that are compelling, and that we can demonstrate are compelling. … Just like Gilbert, there is a rawness to [Khalifa] and to the way she talks about sports that I think is going to create a package that cannot be replicated by any of these more mainstream competitors.”

This after Arenas made waves publishing a DM conversation between himself and Khalifa, writing, “@miakhalifa would slide in my dm #fortheD. The thirst is real since backpage is gone.”

Considering the timing on this, many believe that the DM conversation was nothing less than a publicity stunt. Either way, it’s certainly been a way to drum up news for Complex.