Donald Trump is taking his beef with ESPN to the masses — he’s launched a petition to try and get the “spineless” network to play the national anthem during the “Monday Night Football” broadcast. ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro had said last week…
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Friday, August 17, 2018
ESPN Not Airing National Anthem on "Monday Night Football"
The President of ESPN says the network will NOT air the national anthem — and the drama that goes along with it — during the 2018 season of “Monday Night Football.” “We generally have not broadcasted the anthem and I don’t think that will…
ESPN Not Airing National Anthem on "Monday Night Football"
The President of ESPN says the network will NOT air the national anthem — and the drama that goes along with it — during the 2018 season of “Monday Night Football.” “We generally have not broadcasted the anthem and I don’t think that will…
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Ex-NFL Player Dimitri Patterson Sues ESPN for $50 Million Claiming Defamation
Former Miami Dolphins cornerback Dimitri Patterson is suing ESPN for $ 50 million claiming the network defamed him in a 2017 article saying he was in custody after a “courtroom escape attempt.” The article — published on August 15, 2017 — says…
Monday, February 19, 2018
Jemele Hill Says Jamie Foxx "Unnecessarily" Made ESPN Host Look Bad
ESPN star Jemele Hill says the way Jamie Foxx shut down a live “SportsCenter” interview over a Katie Holmes question was bizarre … since EVERYBODY knows they’re dating! Hill’s good friend and former “The Six” co-host Michael Smith was the…
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Jamie Foxx Ends ESPN Interview Over Katie Holmes Question
Jamie Foxx was NOT having it when he was asked about Katie Holmes on ESPN — and straight up walked away from the camera during the liver interview. Foxx was on “SportsCenter” talking with Michael Smith — and everything was cool when they…
Monday, January 8, 2018
Barstool Founder Dave Portnoy on ESPN Report: "Everyone"s Trying to Take Down the King"
The bombshell ESPN report detailing a rift between the top guys in the Patriots organization is a “non-story” designed to distract the team from another title … so says Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. “Everyone’s always trying to take…
Friday, January 5, 2018
Donovan McNabb Fired By ESPN After Sexual Harassment Investigation
It’s over for Donovan McNabb at ESPN … the network has officially cut ties with the ex-QB after an investigation into sexual harassment claims during his time at the NFL Network. As we previously reported, McNabb was named in a lawsuit filed…
Katie Nolan Warned, Not Suspended by ESPN for Trump Attack
ESPN will NOT suspend Katie Nolan after she called Donald Trump a ”f**king stupid person” on VICELAND’s “Desus & Mero” talkshow on Wednesday … a rep for the network tells TMZ Sports. “We have looked into the totality of…
Katie Nolan Warned, Not Suspended by ESPN for Trump Attack
ESPN will NOT suspend Katie Nolan after she called Donald Trump a ”f**king stupid person” on VICELAND’s “Desus & Mero” talkshow on Wednesday … a rep for the network tells TMZ Sports. “We have looked into the totality of…
Tom Brady, Belichick Call BS on ESPN Report
Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft have united to call BS on an ESPN report that their relationship has been fractured … calling the report “unsubstantiated.” In a joint statement, the 3 most powerful members of the Patriots organization…
Robert Kraft Chillin" in Hollywood Hours Before Bombshell ESPN Report
Pats’ owner Robert Kraft was chattin’ with TMZ Sports and hanging with fans hours before ESPN published a report about alleged issues with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick … but Kraft didn’t seem worried. In fact, he was smiling and letting a…
Monday, December 18, 2017
ESPN President John Skipper Resigns, Admits "Substance Addiction"
Bombshell from ESPN … longtime president John Skipper has suddenly resigned — and says it’s to focus on a secret battle with “substance addiction.” “Today I have resigned from my duties as President of ESPN,” 61-year-old Skipper said in a…
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Jemele Hill "I Deserved My Suspension" ... Not Mad At ESPN
Jemele Hill is breaking her silence — telling TMZ Sports she doesn’t blame ESPN for hitting her with a two week suspension over anti-Jerry Jones tweets saying .. “I put ESPN in a bad spot.” Hill was put in the penalty box for encouraging people…
Jemele Hill "I Deserved My Suspension" ... Not Mad At ESPN
Jemele Hill is breaking her silence — telling TMZ Sports she doesn’t blame ESPN for hitting her with a two week suspension over anti-Jerry Jones tweets saying .. “I put ESPN in a bad spot.” Hill was put in the penalty box for encouraging people…
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Donald Trump Trashes Jemele Hill: She"s Killing ESPN
Donald Trump is firing more shots in his war with Jemele Hill — implying her anti-Trump stance is singlehandedly killing ESPN’s ratings. Less than 24 hours after ESPN hit Hill with a 2 week suspension for tweets about Jerry Jones’ threat to…
Judge Mathis: Jemele Hill Could Sue ESPN and Win
Judge Mathis has Jemele Hill’s back in a big way — and says if she tried to sue ESPN over her 2-week suspension, “I think she’d win.” “I support her 100% in everything she has done to express her 1st amendment rights,” Mathis told us … “and if…
Monday, October 9, 2017
Jemele Hill: SportsCenter Host"s Suspension Creates Uproar for ESPN!
Just after 3pm today, ESPN released a statement on the two-week suspension of SportsCenter host Jemele Hill.
It is not going over well.
To understand why she was suspended and also why the outcry over it is so powerful, you need to see the tweet that started it all.
ESPN tweeted out their statement on Jemele’s suspension:
“Jemele Hill has been suspended for two weeks for a second violation of our social media guidelines.”
A second, you say?
The statement continues with the formal version of “we warned her about this.”
“She previously acknowledged letting her colleagues and company down with an impulsive tweet. In the aftermath, all employees were reminded of how individual tweets may reflect negatively on ESPN and that such actions would have consequences. Hence this action.”
First of all, we wish that the US Federal Government worked like this, in that politicians could get suspended (or potentially fired) for outrageously inflammatory tweets.
But second of all … this message doesn’t make any sense once you see what Jemele actually tweeted.
Obviously, everyone’s first question was: “What did she tweet?”
ESPN spokesperson Josh Krulewitz answered.
As it turns out, Jemele engaged a couple of times in threads on Twitter about a potential boycott of companies that advertise with the Dallas Cowboys.
These were threads in which people were asking what they could do, aside from simply stopping watching Cowboys games, to express their ire and frustration over Jerry Jones’ recent statements (which we’ll get to in a moment).
Quoting one tweet from such a thread, Jemele tweeted:
“This play always works. Change happens when advertisers are impacted. If you feel strongly about JJ’s statement, boycott his advertisers.”
She also tweeted, quoting a Twitter user who was concerned that not enough people in Dallas would be willing to boycott Cowboy games:
“Or, how about not patronizing the advertisers who support the Cowboys? You can watch and do that, right?”
Note that she wasn’t encouraging a boycott of ESPN or even encouraging a boycott of the games, which she clarified in another tweet.
“Just so we’re clear: I’m not advocating a NFL boycott. But an unfair burden has been put on players in Dallas & Miami w/ anthem directives.”
She was literally just advising people on what is and is not effective in terms of making their voices heard against Jerry Jones.
Jerry Jones is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, which is a football team.
Jerry has promised to bench any player who “disrespects the flag.”
While in real life that might mean burning a flag or stomping on it or wearing one of those redneck flag shirts, in Jerry Jones’ mind, it means kneeling silently during the National Anthem in protest against the killings of unarmed black Americans by police.
Obviously, Jerry Jones’ statement is deeply controversial. To many, it puts players in an impossible position — do they get fired for their beliefs, or do they sell out?
At a time when Vice President Mike Pence pulled a ridiculous stunt by flying out to a game, waiting until players knelt during the Anthem, and then leaving in a planned huff because they’d knelt.
Not only was this the goal from the beginning, but it cost taxpapers more than $ 200,000. All wasted for a gimmick.
Oh, and by leaving, Mike Pence was protesting … which is literally exactly what he apparently can’t stand about the football players.
Political polarization and the omnipresence of social media combine to make a lot of employees and employers nervous about tweets.
But while there are absolutely some warnings and suspensions that sound warranted, this one in particular has fans in shock.
It appears that ESPN’s role as a sports news broadcaster is in conflict with its role as a sports broadcasting partner.
The latter could lose out if there’s a boycott of any kind. The former, on the other hand, has an obligation to talk about all aspects of sports.
ESPN needs to figure out its priorities, but more urgently, they need to reinstate Jemele Hill.
Jemele, in the mean time, is getting her social media accounts bombarded by various MAGA trolls who accuse her of being a “black supremacist,” among other things that we couldn’t possibly repeat.
That’s quite a way to add insult to injury.
Jemele Hill Suspended By ESPN Over Jerry Jones Tweets
ESPN has suspended “SportsCenter” anchor Jemele Hill for 2 weeks — after she “violated social media guidelines” by encouraging people upset with Jerry Jones to boycott his sponsors. Hill was reacting to the Dallas Cowboys owners’ statement…
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Don Lemon Says ESPN Should Apologize To Trump, After Trump Apologizes To Obama
Don Lemon says if President Trump wants an apology from ESPN for Jemele Hill’s remarks, he should man up and do one thing first … say sorry to Barack Obama. What would Trump be apologizing for? He was very critical of Obama during his…
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