ESPN Anchor Sage Steele Sues Network Over Free Speech Claims

Sage Steele Suing ESPN for Violating Her Free Speech Rights: A Quick Sense of the Law

NPR (Dustin Jones) reports on the lawsuit, Steele v. ESPN Productions, Inc. (Conn. Super. Ct.):During Steele's appearance on former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler's podcast, which aired Sept. 29, 2021, Cutler asked why she had a Band-Aid on her arm. She explained that she had just gotten her COVID-19 vaccine in compliance with Disney's corporate mandate, even though she personally felt the company's requirement to do so was out of line."I respect ev…

ESPN anchor Sage Steele suing network over free speech claims

ESPN anchor Sage Steele is suing the network because they violated her right to free speech by sidelining her last year for controversial comments she made on former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler's podcast.

Sage Steele Sues ESPN and Disney for Violation of Free Speech

SportsCenter Anchor Sage Steele Sues ESPN and Disney for Violation of Free Speech

ESPN Host Sage Steele Sues Network Over Alleged Free Speech Violations

The ‘SportsCenter’ co-host claims she was “sidelined” after her controversial comments about Disney’s COVID policies and Barack Obama’s racial identity.

Sage Steele Sues ESPN For Free Speech Violations

ESPN employee Sage Steele is suing her network for a series of potential free-speech offenses that trace back to last year. In September of 2021, Steele made an appearance on a podcast with former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler, in which she criticized Disney (ESPN’s parent company) for their sweeping employee vaccine mandate. Steele and her fellow employees were forced to get the jab against their will or be fired, something that rightfully disgust…

Sage Steele sues ESPN and says she was suspended for comments on vaccines and Obama

ESPN host Sage Steele is suing her network and its parent company, Disney, claiming she faced retaliation when she was "sidelined" last year.