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Lawsuit centers on Ms. Steele\u2019s comments about Covid-19, ex-President Obama in a podcast interview last year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ESPN anchor Sage Steele sued the network and its parent,\u00a0Walt Disney<\/a>\u00a0Co.\u00a0, alleging the company retaliated against her for comments she made in a podcast interview, breaching her contract and violating her free-speech rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In comments last September on a podcast hosted by former National Football League quarterback Jay Cutler, Ms. Steele touched on political and social topics, questioning Covid-19 vaccine mandates and former President Barack Obama\u2019s decision to identify as Black instead of biracial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Ms. Steele\u2019s remarks drew criticism in the press and on social media, ESPN forced her to issue an apology and temporarily benched her, according to the suit, which was served in Connecticut, where the network is based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESPN also retaliated by taking away prime assignments and failing to stop bullying and harassment by Ms. Steele\u2019s colleagues, the suit alleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complaint says ESPN\u2019s handling of Ms. Steele\u2019s situation was an example of selective enforcement of a network policy that bars news personnel from taking positions on political or social issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESPN has \u201cviolated Connecticut law and Steele\u2019s rights to free speech based upon a faulty understanding of her comments and a nonexistent, unenforced workplace policy that serves as nothing more than pretext,\u201d according to the suit, which seeks unspecified damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, ESPN said, \u201cSage remains a valued contributor on some of ESPN\u2019s highest profile content, including the recent Masters telecasts and anchoring our noon SportsCenter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suit also said ESPN took its actions based on \u201cinaccurate third-party accounts of Steele\u2019s comments, and that the network did not immediately review the actual comments or the context in which they were made.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSage is standing up to corporate America to ensure employees don\u2019t get their rights trampled on or their opinions silenced,\u201d her lawyer, Bryan Freedman<\/a>, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suit pointed to a provision in Connecticut law that it said prohibits companies from disciplining employees for exercising their First Amendment rights, as long as their statements don\u2019t materially interfere with their performance or working relationship with the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Steele\u2019s podcast interview last September was on \u201cUncut with Jay Cutler,\u201d a program that isn\u2019t affiliated with ESPN or Disney. The suit said Ms. Steele appeared as a private citizen and wasn\u2019t speaking for her employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Steele told Mr. Cutler that she had recently gotten the Covid-19 vaccine because it was required by Disney and called the mandate \u201csick\u201d and \u201cscary to me in many ways.\u201d She said she complied to keep her job and support her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The veteran \u201cSportsCenter\u201d anchor also talked about her decision to identify as biracial. During the interview with Mr. Cutler, Ms. Steele said she thought it was fascinating that Mr. Obama chose to identify as Black despite having been raised by his white mother and grandmother, while his Black father \u201cwas nowhere to be found.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou do you. I\u2019m going to do me,\u201d Ms. Steele said in the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon after the interview aired on Sept. 29, a backlash against Ms. Steele began on social media over her remarks. On Oct. 4, Ms. Steele was told she would be \u201csidelined\u201d or \u201ctaking a break,\u201d which she saw as a euphemism for a suspension, according to the complaint. ESPN said Ms. Steele wasn\u2019t suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Steele alleged she was forced to issue an apology that said, \u201cI know my recent comments created controversy for the company, and I apologize. We are in the midst of an extremely challenging time that impacts all of us, and it\u2019s more critical than ever that we communicate constructively and thoughtfully.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After returning to work a few weeks later, Ms. Steele was taken off major assignments including coverage of the New York City Marathon and hosting the network\u2019s annual summit celebrating women and diverse voices, the suit said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February of this year, Ms. Steele sent a letter to ESPN\u2019s human resources department complaining about her treatment and was subsequently offered the assignment to co-host \u201cThe Masters Tournament,\u201d according to the suit.In the suit, Ms. Steele points to examples of other ESPN colleagues making political comments on-air and on social media without facing punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Ms. Steele has clashed with her superiors and colleagues. In 2020\u00a0she complained to ESPN management<\/a>\u00a0that she believed she was excluded from a special on race because some of her Black colleagues didn\u2019t view her as an authentic voice for the Black community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, an ESPN spokesman denied that the decision not to use Ms. Steele in the special was due to her views or a campaign by her colleagues to undermine her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Write to\u00a0<\/strong>Joe Flint at\u00a0joe.flint@wsj.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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