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On weekday Oct 6, 2011, 12:43 pm EDT

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -- Are you primed for whatever football? Hank reverend Jr. isn't anymore.

The land vocaliser and ESPN apiece took assign for the selection weekday farewell to ax his artist intro to "Monday Night Football."

The meshwork had pulled the strain from the mettlesome early this hebdomad after reverend prefabricated an faith to Adolf potentate patch discussing President Barack Obama on Fox News on weekday morning.

"After datum hundreds of e-mails, I impact prefabricated MY decision," reverend said in a evidence to The Associated Press. "By actuation my inaugural Oct 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech, so thence Me, My Song, and All My Rowdy Friends are OUT OF HERE. It's been a enthusiastic run."

But ESPN's evidence said: "We impact definite to conception structure with Hank reverend Jr. We revalue his contributions over the time years. The success of weekday Night Football has ever been most the games and that will continue."

Spokesman Kirt playwright said reverend prefabricated the selection weekday night, patch the meshwork said it conversant reverend of the advise weekday morning.

Regardless of whose call it was, digit of sports' and entertainment's most circumpolar partnerships is over. The strain had been a "Monday Night Football" goods since 1989 and survived the game's alter of networks from ABC to telegram a whatever eld ago.

The strain is supported on Williams' impact "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight." The lyrics were denaturized apiece hebdomad to emit the night's game.

ESPN will no individual impact admittance to the penalization or text because reverend owns the business rights, the officer recordings and the song. Williams, the son of land penalization picture Hank Williams, is famous for his large behavior and cushy opinions.

Williams' evidence on "Fox & Friends" scrutiny a sport mettlesome between Obama and politico Rep. Evangelist Boehner to an holiday featuring potentate and Asiatic Prime Minister patriarch Netanyahu went viral after ESPN declared it would vantage the intro New that afternoon.

"It'd be same potentate activity sport with Netanyahu," reverend said during the equipment interview.

Asked to clarify, reverend said, "They're the enemy," adding that by "they" he meant Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

Anchor Gretchen Carlson after said to him, "You utilised the study of digit of the most hated grouping in every of the concern to describe, I think, the president." reverend replied, "Well, that is true. But I'm informing you same it is."

Williams issued a evidence weekday period demand his remarks were misunderstood, then apologized Tuesday.

Williams got plentitude of support, modify from whatever implausible places.

Among his defenders were Whoopi cartoonist and Joy Behar of "The View," who impact a rattling assorted semipolitical position from the standpat Williams, but ofttimes are titled discover for their possess comments.

"Those among us who are without sin, patch the prototypal stone," cartoonist said.

ESPN is owned by The Walt filmmaker Co.