Sage Steele Departs ESPN After Settling Lawsuit, Seeks Freedom of Speech
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ESPN host Sage Steele is leaving the channel after settling her lawsuit with the sports media giant. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Steele sued ESPN and its owner, The Walt Disney Co., last year for allegedly violating her free speech rights in retaliation for comments she made on a podcast about the company's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and former President Barack Obama. Steele argued that ESPN selectively enforced its policy on news personnel commenting on political or social issues. Disney has faced other lawsuits over its vaccine mandate.
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