Jemele Hill says Chris Berman NEVER left her a racist voicemail — despite allegations in a lawsuit — but admits she did have a “personal conflict” with the ESPN legend. As we previously reported, ex-ESPN legal analyst Adrienne Lawrence is…
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Monday, March 5, 2018
ESPN"s Chris Berman Left "Racially Disparaging" Voicemail for Jemele Hill, Lawsuit Claims
ESPN legend Chris Berman left a “threatening and racially disparaging voicemail” to fellow ESPN star Jemele Hill in 2016 and nothing was done … this according to a new lawsuit. The woman behind the suit is NOT Jemele — it’s Adrienne Lawrence — a…
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Jemele Hill: I Still Think Trump"s a White Supremacist
Jemele Hill says her opinion on Donald Trump has NOT changed — she still believes he’s a white supremacist … but she probably wouldn’t ever tweet that again. The ESPN star appeared on “The View” on Wednesday and was asked about the tweet…
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, 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
ESPN"s Jalen Rose to Trump: Stop Attacking Jemele Hill, "She"s Family"
ESPN host Jalen Rose tells TMZ Sports he wishes Donald Trump would stop going after his colleague Jemele Hill … and focus on the “bigger issues” in our country. The former NBA star is one of the more prominent figures on the network — so…
ESPN"s Josina Anderson Fires Back at Trump, Stop Attacking Jemele!
One of Jemele Hill’s ESPN colleagues says she’s sick and tired of Donald Trump’s attacks on the “SportsCenter” host … and is publicly calling for POTUS to back off. Josina Anderson — an NFL sideline reporter/insider — tweeted, “Stop…
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
Al Sharpton Furious Over Jemele Hill Suspension, "We Won"t Stand for This"
Al Sharpton says he’s ready to call for a boycott over ESPN’s suspension of Jemele Hill — telling TMZ Sports, “We will not stand for her to be suspended.” Sharpton says it’s “outrageous” for ESPN to bench Hill for her tweets about Cowboys owner…
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…
Saturday, September 16, 2017
ESPN"s Michelle Beadle Says Trump Deserves No Apology from Jemele Hill
ESPN host Michelle Beadle scoffed at the idea anyone owes Donald Trump an apology … especially Jemele Hill. Michelle was on her way to work in L.A., where she co-hosts SportsNation on ESPN2, and she sure seems squarely on the side of Jemele, who…
Friday, September 15, 2017
Kevin Durant: "I Support Jemele Hill"
Kevin Durant says he’s 100% behind Jemele Hill “standing up for what she believes in” … telling TMZ Sports he totally supports the embattled ESPN star. “I’m behind Jemele — I support her,” Durant told US outside Poppy in L.A. Trump also…
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Marlon Wayans Defends Jemele Hill, Trump Shouldn"t Be So White Supremacist-ish
If Donald Trump doesn’t wanna be called a “white supremacist,” he shouldn’t do so many white supremacy things … so says Marlon Wayans. The “Marlon” star made it clear he stands with Jemele Hill after White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee…
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Al Sharpton: We"ll Boycott ESPN If Jemele Hill Gets Fired
Al Sharpton says he’s got Jemele Hill’s back — and if ESPN fires her over her anti-Trump tweets, he’ll lead a boycott against the network. The Rev. tells TMZ Sports he’s furious with the White House and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders for…
Al Sharpton: We"ll Boycott ESPN If Jemele Hill Gets Fired
Al Sharpton says he’s got Jemele Hill’s back — and if ESPN fires her over her anti-Trump tweets, he’ll lead a boycott against the network. The Rev. tells TMZ Sports he’s furious with the White House and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders for…
White House Press Sec: ESPN Should Fire Jemele Hill Over Anti-Trump Comments
Donald Trump’s mouthpiece is calling for ESPN to fire anchor Jemele Hill — claiming her tweets calling the President a “white supremacist” are outrageous and unacceptable. Sarah Huckabee Sanders — the White House press secretary — was holding a…
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