A pair of former ESPN employees were angry with management by the Shannon Sharpe network after his respect in the air in the middle of a rape of $ 50 million.
Sharpe, 56, was accused of rape by an ex-girlfriend who, according to the trial, was 19 years old when she met the analyst and triple winner of the Super Bowl.
Sharpe denied allegations and appeared on `First Take ” Tuesday as usual before missing the show on Wednesday for what the ESPN said it was a planned day. He was to appear on the coverage of the NFL of ESPN draft, but announced Thursday that it was temporarily moving away from the network, claiming that he planned to return for the start of the pre-season of the NFL.
Nevertheless, after the audio emerged from Sharpe threatening to “suffocate the woman’s S ***”, the former anchoring “Sportscenter” Sage Steele and Ashley Brewer-Kaminsky were unleashed to their former employer.
Steele, who worked as a substitute for Donald Trump in the last elections, accused the company of an anti-conservative bias.
“ There is a long list of examples where ESPN / Disney considers that conservative points of view are a much larger offense than the questionable character ”, she wrote on X.
Shannon Sharpe has been accused of rape while Jane Doe is looking for $ 50 million in a trial
Ex-sponsing anchors Sage Steele (left) and Ashley Brewer-Kaminsky made a rail against society
The Steele post came in response to an article that was read: “ESPN did not re-earn contracts to women with conservative opinions or silenced them while Shannon had several dubious actions involving women. Just put that there.
Brewer-Kaminsky also sounded and responded to Steele, saying that she had been “chewed” for publishing a photo with a member of the Republican Congress during a fight by Conor McGregor in his Instagram history.
Steele then replied that the pair was also “chewed” to stand too close to each other for a photo during the cochem.
“But sitting side by side at the office live on television was quite well !!!”, replied sarcastically Brewer-Kaminsky.
Another ex-spy, Sean Salisbury, also replied with several emojis who laughed.
The company previously asked employees to avoid discussing politics in the air, although some – including Steele – suggested that the rule applied only to conservative opinions.
She finally left ESPN in 2023, two years after being suspended for criticizing the company’s coverage vaccine mandate.
Steele, seen last October, was frank on his conservative opinions and was a surrogate mother for Donald Trump during his second attempted attempt to re -election
Steele then brought a legal action in ESPN following this incident, which was settled by both sides before leaving the company.
Brewer also lost his anchor job in 2023.
This week, Sharpe lawyer said he had tried to settle with the woman for around $ 10 million. ESPN had not commented on the situation until Thursday, saying that they “agree with Shannon’s decision to move away” in a statement quoted by The Athletic.
A mine of texts published by Sharpe’s lawyer also shows an exchange between him and his accuser in which she says “no means” after an alleged meeting.
Sharpe did not comment on the allegations on ESPN, although he called the trial a `Shakedown ” in a video published on his Instagram, and said that the lawyer of the accuser, Tony Buzbee,” targets black men “.
Buzbee previously represented women who have set prosecution against sexual misconduct against the NFL, Deshaun Watson quarter, and the woman who abandoned her accusations of sexual assault against Jay-Z.
An Outkick report published before Sharpe’s announcement said Thursday that his future in ESPN was in question.
