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Jeremy Roenick Accuses NBC of Heterosexual Discrimination in Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
2020-07-20
[The Wrap] Jeremy Roenick is suing NBC Sports for wrongful termination, saying that he was fired for saying something deemed vulgar, while a gay colleague who made similar comments was not reprimanded.

Back in February, Roenick was a guest on a Dec. 19 episode of Barstool Sports’ Spittin’ Chiclets podcast, where he joked about wanting to have a threesome with his wife and Kathryn Tappen, another NBC Sports host. The former NHL star described a day when the three of them were out by the pool while on vacation and were asked by another vacationer about "the situation" between all of them. "I play it off like we’re going to bed together every night, the three of us," Roenick said. "If it really came to fruition, that would really be good, but it’s never going to happen."

Roenick apologized for his comments a few weeks later but was suspended and ultimately fired.
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Posted by:Besoeker

#6  Barstool does sports analysis and commentary; completely off of NBC's radar.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-07-20 19:09  

#5  Since it's NBC he's suing, I'm fine with it - hope he gets $10 million.
Posted by: Raj   2020-07-20 09:39  

#4  A bit off-topic: Is 'roenick' Afrikaans for 'redneck'? I seem to recall seeing this word here before.
Posted by: SteveS   2020-07-20 09:14  

#3  I learned a long time ago that you own every round you fire and every word you write. Either of those 2 can get you fired or put you behind bars. Attention to detail matters - Marine OCS taught me that one.
Posted by: Bangkok Billy   2020-07-20 09:10  

#2  "Back in February, Roenick was a guest on a Dec. 19 episode

They are 'journalists', bless their little hearts. Layers and layers of fact checkers and editors, you know.
Posted by: SteveS   2020-07-20 08:02  

#1  "Back in February, Roenick was a guest on a Dec. 19 episode of Barstool Sports’ ..." - dafuq?? Can he can travel back in time?
Posted by: Bangkok Billy   2020-07-20 07:50  

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