"Hottest" Sports Reporter Changing Story on Jets Locker Room

The self-described "hottest sports reporter in Mexico" who said she was "embarrassed" by the locker room-mentality on display in the Jets, um, locker room is sending mixed messages. Over the weekend, TV correspondent Ines Sainz created the impression, via Twitter, that she was the victim of sexual harassment while waiting to interview quarterback Mark Sanchez in the locker room. Now she says, "In no moment did I feel attacked or subjected to anything really offensive." And though Sainz insists her tight jeans were "appropriate" attire, she now concedes, "My body type might be the type that could stretch jeans a little."

But in an interview before last night's game, which Sainz attended wearing a black minidress with a plunging neckline and matching black stilettos, the reporter said that in the locker room, one Jet shouted to her, "I want to play with a Mexican," and, "Eres muy guapa" which means "You are very beautiful," in Spanish. "I didn't want any part of it," Sainz, a mother of three, said. "I heard the noise. I knew they were talking about me. I was just focusing on my job and hoping that [quarterback] Mark Sanchez was coming soon so I could interview him."

NFL officials and Jet legal staff yesterday interviewed reporters who witnessed the sophomoric stunts, and today the players present in the locker room will be grilled. Jets owner Woody Johnson also personally called Sainz to apologize, which she accepted, and reassured him, "Don't worry, it's not as serious as you probably believe it." But it's just serious enough to keep her in the media spotlight! At least that's Post columnist Andrea Peyser's take; in a column today she writes, "All bets were off the minute Sainz declared herself 'the hottest sports reporter in Mexico.' This calls into question exactly what she's selling—her sweat and hard work, or her body parts. Women have worked long and hard for equality on the playing field and in the locker room. We don't need a publicity whore to muck it up."

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By John Del Signore in News on September 14, 2010 12:00 PM

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Demetri

HTML Fail!!!

Demetri

Great Ass!!!

Demetri

She's got a [b]Great Ass!!![/b]

John L

Damn I have to agree with Andrea Peyser.

And I'm patiently waiting for Ms.Sainz's sextape, shouldn't be long now.

kazubes

She's had 3 children? My fantasy is RUINED

exnyer

sloppy seconds or whatever...m i l f

JRod5417

Andrea Peyser: We don't need a publicity whore to muck it up.

Pot calls kettle black.

Guest

Thank you. I was going to say it if you hadn't.

Tangaroo

She was on the Today Show this morning defending herself. I know she was trying to piece together some stuff in English, but it was still funny to hear her say (forgot the exact quote) "I wasn't dressed trying to be provocative, I was dressed trying to be attractive."

hotstepper

her back-pedaling was very much expected. this story was a non-issue from the start and i can't believe the Jets owner even bothered to call.

the size of your ass is irrelevant madame. learn how to dress and act like a real reporter and you will be treated as such. your behavior and appearance says volumes about your lack of professionalism.

whitecastlerock

Woody called because he was looking for a jump off...

iswiftny2000

So, let me see if I have everything straight...

1. She was asking for it because of what she was wearing, duh.

2. She was a woman in a locker room with naked men, what did she expect?

3. It's not sexual harassment unless SHE says it was sexual harassment, despite the fact that the media has placed her under extreme scrutiny over this.

4. Bitches just be jealous, yo.

5. DOUBLE STANDARD!!! WE MEN SUFFER SO MUCH AND HAVE WOMEN THROWING THEMSELVES AT US AND CATCALLING US AND WHY DON'T THEY GET IN TROUBLE?

6. Based on the fact that she's used her looks to get her somewhere before (beauty pageants) than she must WANT this attention, duh.

7. Dress like a professional, slut.

Clarice City

Como se dice "herpes" en Espanol?

JenChungsBaby

Ines Sainz!

robingee

Be a Self-Proclaimed Sexy Broad or be a Serious Journalist. You can't have it both ways, babe. (Yes, she can be an attractive Serious Journalist, but not a dumbass bimbo and a Serious Journalist)