They were made last September on former NFL player Jay Cutler's Uncut podcast, sparked controversy online and in the press. Steele, who is bi-racial, claims ESPN temporarily benched her and forced her to issue an apology after her comments.
ESPN anchor Sage Steele is suing the network for violating her free-speech rights after she was benched for publicly criticizing her employer's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and former President Barack Obama's decision to call himself black.
