Former ESPN anchor Sage Steele is alleging that the late broadcast journalist Barbara Walters elbowed her backstage at The View.
The veteran sportscaster appeared on a recent episode of The Megyn Kelly Show where she accused The View creator of assaulting her following a segment about former U.S. President Barack Obama, while also discussing her controversial departure from ESPN. During the conversation, Steele stated there were other witnesses to the alleged physical altercation prompted by Walters, who was the creator of, as well as a co-host and producer on, the show for more than 15 years and died in 2022.
“It was Barbara, Whoopi [Goldberg] and myself in the dark green room off to the side,” Steele recalled during the podcast episode, which released Thursday. “I was probably about four feet from the wall and the trash can and Barbara was standing over here in front of me.”
Steele goes on to describe Walters’ movements,...
The veteran sportscaster appeared on a recent episode of The Megyn Kelly Show where she accused The View creator of assaulting her following a segment about former U.S. President Barack Obama, while also discussing her controversial departure from ESPN. During the conversation, Steele stated there were other witnesses to the alleged physical altercation prompted by Walters, who was the creator of, as well as a co-host and producer on, the show for more than 15 years and died in 2022.
“It was Barbara, Whoopi [Goldberg] and myself in the dark green room off to the side,” Steele recalled during the podcast episode, which released Thursday. “I was probably about four feet from the wall and the trash can and Barbara was standing over here in front of me.”
Steele goes on to describe Walters’ movements,...
- 8/19/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SportsCenter co-anchor Sage Steele is exiting ESPN after settling a lawsuit she had brought against the network and its owner, The Walt Disney Company.
“Life update. Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely,” Steele wrote in a post to X (fka Twitter) on Tuesday. “I am grateful for so many wonderful experiences over the past 16 years and am excited for my next chapter!”
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“Life update. Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely,” Steele wrote in a post to X (fka Twitter) on Tuesday. “I am grateful for so many wonderful experiences over the past 16 years and am excited for my next chapter!”
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- 8/15/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
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