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She also spoke to Cutler about her identity as a mixed-race woman, questioning Obama's decision to identify as Black on the census.

Read More. I think that's fascinating considering his Black dad was nowhere to be found, but his White mom and grandma raised him, but hey, you do you. I'm going to do me," Steele said.

Steele also made comments about female sports reporters and sexual harassment, saying that women need to "be responsible" and it "isn't just on players and athletes and coaches to act a certain way. But the way you present yourself is not something I want to be associated with," she told Cutler, who nodded. To hear her make anti-Black comments and demean women, she said, was disappointing.

Regarding her comments about women reporters specifically, Champion said that mentality, especially in a male-dominated business like sports broadcasting, only pushes women "further down. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Filed under: News. Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter. Sign up for the newsletter Hot new music in your inbox Get music updates weekly so you don't miss a thing.

During the call, Nichols asked Mendelsohn for advice about how to handle the situation at ESPN, and her being denied the assignment that went to Taylor. You are not going to find it from me or taking my thing away. She also noted that the assignment to host NBA finals coverage 'is in my contract in writing,' the newspaper reported. I'm exhausted. I have to continue to check my privilege and work to be a better ally. Nichols is seen above in Los Angeles on June When a recording of the call leaked and started to circulate among ESPN employees, it prompted a crisis with several of the network's top talent contemplating a refusal to appear on the air in protest.

It also caused anger among black employees at the network who felt that the secretly recorded conversation was a more accurate reflection of white attitudes about diversity. The anger boiled over when it became apparent that ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro would not discipline Nichols despite the demands from employees that he do so.

The only individual known to be punished was Kayla Johnson, a black digital video producer who reportedly told human resources that she sent the video to Taylor. Johnson was suspended for two weeks without pay and was later given less desirable tasks at work. She recently left ESPN along with other black employees who felt mistreated by the network. There was outrage that Nichols appeared to suggest that Taylor was picked to host the channel's NBA playoffs coverage simply because she was black and not because she was the most qualified for the job.

Nichols called Mendelsohn from a hotel room on the campus of Walt Disney World, where she was set to work during the resumption of the NBA season that was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. The NBA concluded its season from a 'bubble' in Orlando, where a secluded site was set up to protect players, coaches, and other personnel from the fast-spreading coronavirus. It is likely that Nichols inadvertently failed to turn off a video camera that she carried with her that connected to a server back in Bristol which was recording her as she spoke to Mendelsohn.

The server in Connecticut can be accessed by dozens of ESPN employees, at least one of whom is said to have recorded the conversation on their cell phone and then shared it with others.

The news of the leak sparked a panic among ESPN executives who feared that Nichols would sue the network for a violation of privacy. Nichols reportedly did not threaten to sue, according to the Times. Taylor and other black employees at ESPN were outraged when the network disciplined a black employee, Kayla Johnson, a digital video producer who reportedly told human resources that she sent the video of Nichols' phone call with Mendelsohn to Taylor.

Johnson was suspended without pay for two weeks. A short time later, she left the network. An anonymous tipster sent a four-minute edited clip to the web site Deadspin claiming that the video would 'expose' Nichols as a 'back-stabber' and phony ally to the cause of Black Lives Matter. The comments by Mendelsohn, a high-powered communications strategist who worked for former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger before teaming up with James, were considered controversial among ESPN employees.

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