Adrienne Lawrence, who spent two years at ESPN as an on-air legal analyst, is defending the relevancy and admissibility of her allegations of decades-long misogyny at the sports network.
She's suing ESPN for allegedly permitting a hostile workplace rife with sexual harassment, and then retaliating against her after she objected to supervisors and the human resources department. Her 93-page complaint, which recounted everything from employee porn-watching habits to how the network once kept a New York City apartment that supposedly became a sex-and-drugs hotspot, was attacked by ESPN's lawyers a month ago as "stale gossip" falling short of federal ...
She's suing ESPN for allegedly permitting a hostile workplace rife with sexual harassment, and then retaliating against her after she objected to supervisors and the human resources department. Her 93-page complaint, which recounted everything from employee porn-watching habits to how the network once kept a New York City apartment that supposedly became a sex-and-drugs hotspot, was attacked by ESPN's lawyers a month ago as "stale gossip" falling short of federal ...
- 5/21/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A year ago, Adrienne Lawrence was dispensing legal wisdom on ESPN and opining on everything from the NFL's suspension of star running back Adrian Peterson for domestic violence to how NBA point guard Derrick Rose beat a lawsuit for allegedly gang-raping a woman. After Lawrence's contract wasn't renewed, she is now in a far different position. She is the plaintiff in a lawsuit against ESPN for allegedly permitting a hostile workplace rife with sexual harassment and retaliating against her after she objected to supervisors and the human resources department.
Lawrence, who in 2015 left a $235,000-a-year ...
Lawrence, who in 2015 left a $235,000-a-year ...
- 4/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Former ESPN anchor Jonathan Coachman is currently under investigation by his new employer WWE following sexual harassment accusations brought against him in a lawsuit brought against the Worldwide Leader in Sports. According to documents filed with the U.S. District Court of Connecticut on March 4, obtained by TheWrap, former host and legal analyst Adrienne Lawrence claims ESPN is “a company rife with misogyny” where “women are humiliated, degraded, and forced to navigate a misogynistic and predatory culture.” She specifically accuses the Disney-owned network of ignoring her complaints against “SportsCenter” host John Buccigross — but mentions other employees including Coachman, who she says was “notorious” for...
- 3/6/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Ex-ESPN anchor Jonathan Coachman is firing back against allegations he was a sexual predator during his time at the network ... saying he's the victim of "vicious lies." Coachman -- who now works for WWE -- was mentioned in a lawsuit filed by ex-espn legal analyst Adrienne Lawrence ... who claims Coachman was part of the "misogynistic and predatory culture" at the network. Specifically, Lawrence claimed Coachman hit on her and employed tactics from the "ESPN predator's playbook.
- 3/6/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Former “SportsCenter” anchor Jemele Hill is shutting down claims made by an ex-colleague that ESPN’s Chris Berman once left Hill a “threatening and racially disparaging voicemail.” Hill denied former ESPN host and legal analyst Adrienne Lawrence’s accusations in a statement to TheWrap Monday, which she also tweeted. “A few years ago, I had a personal conflict with Chris Berman, but the way this conflict has been characterized is dangerously inaccurate,” Hill said. “Chris never left any racially disparaging remarks on my voicemail and our conflict was handled swiftly and with the utmost professionalism. I felt as if my concerns were taken seriously...
- 3/6/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Jemele Hill says Chris Berman Never left her a racist voicemail -- despite allegations in a lawsuit -- but admits she did have a "personal conflict" with the ESPN legend. As we previously reported, ex-espn legal analyst Adrienne Lawrence is suing ESPN -- and while she attempted to paint the company as a bastion of misogyny, she also included an allegation that Berman left a "racially disparaging" voicemail for Hill. Now, Hill is issuing a...
- 3/6/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Updated with ESPN response: Adrienne Lawrence, who worked for ESPN for two years in a fellowship program, has sued the Disney-owned sports network for sexual discrimination and harassment. Veteran ESPN anchor John Buccigross is the subject of many of the allegations in the complaint, which alleges that female employees were subjected to a demeaning workplace culture that systematically denied them opportunities to advance. The complaint also includes an allegation lodged…...
- 3/6/2018
- Deadline TV
A former ESPN host and legal analyst is suing the Disney-owned company for sexual harassment, accusing her co-workers of, among other things, watching pornography in front of her and wondering aloud what Rihanna must “taste like.” According to a lawsuit filed with the U.S. District Court of Connecticut on March 4, obtained by TheWrap, Adrienne Lawrence claims the Worldwide Leader in Sports is “a company rife with misogyny” where “women are humiliated, degraded, and forced to navigate a misogynistic and predatory culture.” “At ESPN, male executives and talent keep ‘scorecards’ naming female colleagues they are targeting for sex,” Lawrence’s lawsuit states. “Men...
- 3/5/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
ESPN legend Chris Berman left a "threatening and racially disparaging voicemail" to fellow ESPN star Jemele Hill in 2016 and nothing was done ... this according to a new lawsuit. The woman behind the suit is Not Jemele -- it's Adrienne Lawrence -- a former ESPN legal analyst who's suing ESPN for sexual discrimination, hostile work environment and more. Lawrence specifically says ESPN host John Buccigross made her life a living hell after she rejected his "unwelcome advances.
- 3/5/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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