Veteran ESPN personality Sage Steele, a fixture of the network’s daytime lineup, is not appearing on the company’s programming this week. ESPN declined to comment on why she has stepped…
Steele also recently tested positive for Covid, which was the prevailing reason for her being temporarily taken off the air, according to a person familiar with the situation.
In addition to Covid, Steele on the podcast also questioned the fact that Obama identifies as Black, given the circumstances of his upbringing. “Congratulations to the President, that’s his thing,” she said. “I think that’s fascinating considering his Black dad is nowhere to be found, but his white mom and grandma raised him, but OK. You do you. I’m gonna do me.”
“At ESPN, we embrace different points of view – dialogue and discussion makes this place great,” the company said in a statement provided to the website. “That said, we expect that those different points of view be expressed respectfully, in a manner consistent with our values, and in line with our internal policies. We are having direct conversations with Sage and those conversations will remain private.
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