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ESPN has removed personality Sage Steele from programming for a week after
she made controversial remarks in a podcast appearance, including calling
the company's coronavirus vaccine mandate "sick" and saying it was "
fascinating" that former President Obama self-identifies as Black "
considering his Black dad was nowhere to be found."
Front Office Sports and the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday reported that
Steele won’t appear in her regular noon “SportsCenter” slot for a week
and she will no longer be the host for the 2021 "espnW: Women + Sports
Summit," which will take place from Oct 18 to 20.
“At ESPN, we embrace different points of view — dialogue and discussion
makes this place great,” ESPN said in a statement. “That said, we expect
that those points of view be expressed respectfully, in a manner consistent
with our values, and in line with our internal policies.”
ESPN also forwarded an apology from Steele.
"I know my recent comments created controversy for the company, and I
apologize,” Steele said. “We are in the midst of an extremely challenging
time that impacts all of us, and it’s more critical than ever that we
communicate constructively and thoughtfully.”
The source also told Front Office Sports that Steele tested positive for
COVID-19 in recent days.
Steele, who has been with the network for about 15 years, made a series of
controversial remarks during an appearance on former NFL quarterback Jay
Cutler‘s podcast “Uncut with Jay Cutler,” where she shared her thoughts
on ESPN's vaccine mandate, sexism in the sports journalism industry and
questioned Obama’s ethnicity.
Discussing how Obama selected "Black" as his ethnicity on the census, she
said: “I’m like, ‘Well, congratulations to the president. That’s his
thing.’ I think that’s fascinating considering his Black dad was nowhere
to be found, but his white mom and grandma raised him, but hey, you do you.
I’m going to do me."
Steele also said she has rejected requests for mentoring from aspiring
female sports reporters who present themselves in what she sees as an overly
sexualized manner.
“So when you dress like that, I'm not saying you deserve the gross comments
, but you know what you're doing when you're putting that outfit on, too,”
Steele said. “Like, women are smart, so don't play coy and put it all on
the guys.”
And she criticized ESPN's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying she only received
the shot because she didn't want to be removed from programming.
“I respect everyone's decision. I really do. But to mandate it is sick, and
it's scary to me in many ways,” Steele told Cutler. "I'm not surprised it
got to this point, especially with Disney. I mean, a global company like
that."
Former ESPN anchors Keith Olbermann and Jemele Hill had criticized their
former colleague for her remarks.
“Sadly, @sagesteele has a long rep there for trying to blow up the careers
of co-anchors and other co-workers,” Olbermann said in a tweet on Sunday.
“Mind of an assassin, no aim, always wounding herself. But this stuff,
especially the Obama part, is intolerable. They need to take her off the air
, immediately.”
3) Sadly, @sagesteele has a long rep there for trying to blow up the
careers of co-anchors and other co-workers. Mind of an assassin, no aim,
always wounding herself. But this stuff, especially the Obama part, is
intolerable. They need to take her off the air, immediately. https://t.co/
HmO3NwHmIK
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) October 3, 2021
Hill described Steele's podcast appearance as “Clown behavior.”
“So on top of thinking former President Obama shouldn’t identify as black
because he didn’t have a relationship with his black father, Sage Steele
also thinks female journalists who dress a certain way 'know what you’re
doing when you’re putting that outfit on,'” Hill said in a tweet on Sunday.
So on top of thinking former President Obama shouldn’t identify as
black because he didn’t have a relationship with his black father, Sage
Steele also thinks female journalists who dress a certain way “know what
you’re doing when you’re putting that outfit on.”
Clown behavior. pic.twitter.com/edgTVopQqg
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 3, 2021
Florida state Rep. Omari Hardy (D), a congressional candidate in next year's
midterm elections, responded to the suspension on Twitter, calling Steele
the "Clarence Thomas of ESPN."
The Clarence Thomas of ESPN has been suspended. https://t.co/pTqOTehZcr
ESPN's Sage Steele: Obama's identification as Black 'fascinating'
Alex Morgan blasts NWSL for not doing more to protect players from...
— Rep. Omari Hardy (@OmariJHardy) October 5, 2021
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ESPN has removed personality Sage Steele from programming for a week after
she made controversial remarks in a podcast appearance, including calling
the company's coronavirus vaccine mandate "sick" and saying it was "
fascinating" that former President Obama self-identifies as Black "
considering his Black dad was nowhere to be found."
Front Office Sports and the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday reported that
Steele won’t appear in her regular noon “SportsCenter” slot for a week
and she will no longer be the host for the 2021 "espnW: Women + Sports
Summit," which will take place from Oct 18 to 20.
“At ESPN, we embrace different points of view — dialogue and discussion
makes this place great,” ESPN said in a statement. “That said, we expect
that those points of view be expressed respectfully, in a manner consistent
with our values, and in line with our internal policies.”
ESPN also forwarded an apology from Steele.
"I know my recent comments created controversy for the company, and I
apologize,” Steele said. “We are in the midst of an extremely challenging
time that impacts all of us, and it’s more critical than ever that we
communicate constructively and thoughtfully.”
The source also told Front Office Sports that Steele tested positive for
COVID-19 in recent days.
Steele, who has been with the network for about 15 years, made a series of
controversial remarks during an appearance on former NFL quarterback Jay
Cutler‘s podcast “Uncut with Jay Cutler,” where she shared her thoughts
on ESPN's vaccine mandate, sexism in the sports journalism industry and
questioned Obama’s ethnicity.
Discussing how Obama selected "Black" as his ethnicity on the census, she
said: “I’m like, ‘Well, congratulations to the president. That’s his
thing.’ I think that’s fascinating considering his Black dad was nowhere
to be found, but his white mom and grandma raised him, but hey, you do you.
I’m going to do me."
Steele also said she has rejected requests for mentoring from aspiring
female sports reporters who present themselves in what she sees as an overly
sexualized manner.
“So when you dress like that, I'm not saying you deserve the gross comments
, but you know what you're doing when you're putting that outfit on, too,”
Steele said. “Like, women are smart, so don't play coy and put it all on
the guys.”
And she criticized ESPN's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying she only received
the shot because she didn't want to be removed from programming.
“I respect everyone's decision. I really do. But to mandate it is sick, and
it's scary to me in many ways,” Steele told Cutler. "I'm not surprised it
got to this point, especially with Disney. I mean, a global company like
that."
Former ESPN anchors Keith Olbermann and Jemele Hill had criticized their
former colleague for her remarks.
“Sadly, @sagesteele has a long rep there for trying to blow up the careers
of co-anchors and other co-workers,” Olbermann said in a tweet on Sunday.
“Mind of an assassin, no aim, always wounding herself. But this stuff,
especially the Obama part, is intolerable. They need to take her off the air
, immediately.”
3) Sadly, @sagesteele has a long rep there for trying to blow up the
careers of co-anchors and other co-workers. Mind of an assassin, no aim,
always wounding herself. But this stuff, especially the Obama part, is
intolerable. They need to take her off the air, immediately. https://t.co/
HmO3NwHmIK
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) October 3, 2021
Hill described Steele's podcast appearance as “Clown behavior.”
“So on top of thinking former President Obama shouldn’t identify as black
because he didn’t have a relationship with his black father, Sage Steele
also thinks female journalists who dress a certain way 'know what you’re
doing when you’re putting that outfit on,'” Hill said in a tweet on Sunday.
So on top of thinking former President Obama shouldn’t identify as
black because he didn’t have a relationship with his black father, Sage
Steele also thinks female journalists who dress a certain way “know what
you’re doing when you’re putting that outfit on.”
Clown behavior. pic.twitter.com/edgTVopQqg
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 3, 2021
Florida state Rep. Omari Hardy (D), a congressional candidate in next year's
midterm elections, responded to the suspension on Twitter, calling Steele
the "Clarence Thomas of ESPN."
The Clarence Thomas of ESPN has been suspended. https://t.co/pTqOTehZcr
ESPN's Sage Steele: Obama's identification as Black 'fascinating'
Alex Morgan blasts NWSL for not doing more to protect players from...
— Rep. Omari Hardy (@OmariJHardy) October 5, 2021
The Hill has reached out to ESPN for comment. | G****1
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