India, July 17 -- Shane Gillis is hosting the ESPYS 2025 award, but seems to have gotten off to a bad start. His opening speech has been panned widely on X (formerly Twitter).

Gillis, at the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards (ESPY) awards, slipped in a Jeffrey Epstein joke, hilariously noting that maybe the joke 'never existed' - a reference to US President Donald Trump reiterating that the Epstein Files are a hoax.

Despite the topical humour, his speech has not gone down well with many, taking to X to criticise Gillis.

People on X have not had too many good things to say about Gillis' speech, with one user commenting,"Who decided #ShaneGillis was a good fit to host the ESPYS? It's awkward as hell. These are hardworking at...