Sage Steele's vaccine skepticism causes conflict with Disney.

ESPN anchor Sage Steele filed a lawsuit against ESPN and Disney in April 2022, claiming that her first amendment rights were violated when she was suspended and removed from high-profile assignments after expressing her views on Covid vaccines and other topics on a podcast. Steele argues that her comments were protected under both the U.S. and Connecticut Constitutions and that her employer "illegally subjected her to substantial workplace penalties" and "retaliatory actions." The case is heating up in superior court in Connecticut and could have reverberations in an industry grappling with how to handle speech it opposes.