--- description: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti dropped an F-bomb on live TV when celebrating the Kings' Stanley Cup win. Here's the fallout title: LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Dropped F-Bomb at Kings Stanley Cup Celebration image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [hockey](/tag/hockey/) ## hockey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # L.A. Mayor Drops F-Bomb in Stanley Cup Celebrations by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 17, 2014 11:41 AM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 17, 2014 11:41 AM CUT Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tactically dropped an “F-bomb” on live TV Monday night to celebrate the L.A. Kings Stanley Cup victory — and the fallout hasn’t been a disaster. “They say never, ever be pictured with a drink in your hand and never swear,” Garcetti said in front of a crowd. He then disregarded his own advice, raised a beer, and declared to loud cheers, “But this is a big f—ing day.” > [](https://twitter.com/wheelingprobs/status/478747351419736064) In case you missed it, Garcetti, who the _LA Times_ notes is ” known for his disciplined campaign style and careful approach to governing,” reiterated the message on his official mayoral Twitter account. > [](https://twitter.com/LAMayorsOffice/status/478641427430141952) While Garcetti has received some [disappointed responses on his Facebook page for swearing in front of children](https://www.facebook.com/LAMayorsOffice/posts/415470558592623?comment%5Fid=417407485065597&offset=0&total%5Fcomments=2 "undefined"), many don’t view the intentional slip of the tongue as a gaffe. Sports fans told the _LA Times,_ “It makes me have much more respect for him” and “He was trying to connect with the fans — and he did.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2889220/l-a-mayor-drops-f-bomb-in-stanley-cup-celebrations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2889220/l-a-mayor-drops-f-bomb-in-stanley-cup-celebrations/"},"headline":"L.A. Mayor Drops F-Bomb in Stanley Cup Celebrations","datePublished":"2014-06-17T11:41:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:27:18.335Z","description":"And it wasn't a slip of the tongue","url":"https://time.com/2889220/l-a-mayor-drops-f-bomb-in-stanley-cup-celebrations/","keywords":["hockey"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/hockey/","name":"hockey"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2889220/l-a-mayor-drops-f-bomb-in-stanley-cup-celebrations/","name":"L.A. Mayor Drops F-Bomb in Stanley Cup Celebrations"}}]}] ```