Popcorn feeding shot on Fox upsets A-Rod

Much of America got a chuckle Sunday out of a strange television image during the Super Bowl: actress Cameron Diaz feeding Alex Rodriguez popcorn as they watched the game from a luxury box in Cowboys Stadium.

Fox play-by-play man Joe Buck immediately suggested on the air that Rodriguez might not be thrilled to be pictured in that situation, and he might have been right.

Tuesday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported A-Rod was angered and confronted Fox personnel after the shot appeared, warning them not to show him and his girlfriend again. (The couple was not shown again during the game.)

Dan Bell, a Fox Sports spokesman, said he was not aware of Rodriguez's expressing his displeasure to the network. He did issue a statement stressing that Fox did not intend to make him look bad.

"In no way, shape or form would we ever intend to show a celebrity in any type of negative manner on this or any other of our broadcasts," Bell said. "These shots are purely random and were just used to show the audience all of the unique personalities who were in attendance to watch this great game.

"Furthermore, Alex has been nothing but tremendously gracious and cooperative to us throughout the years on our 'MLB on Fox' coverage, and we would never do anything to jeopardize that relationship."