ESPN anchor sidelined following controversial comments

Sage Steele is disconnected the aerial astatine ESPN aft making arguable remarks connected the podcast Uncut with Jay Cutler.

During the podcast, Steele seemed to question wherefore erstwhile President Barack Obama identifies arsenic Black.

"Considering his Black dada was obscurity to beryllium recovered but his achromatic ma and grandma raised him," she said.

Steele besides spoke retired against her network's determination to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine. She said portion she respects people's determination
to get the vaccine, she called the mandate "sick."

However, Steele said she got the vaccine due to the fact that she loves and needs her job.

In a connection Tuesday, Steele apologized for her comments.

"I cognize my caller comments created contention for the company, and I apologize. We are successful the midst of an highly challenging clip that impacts each of us, and it's much captious than ever that we pass constructively and thoughtfully," she said.

ESPN besides released a statement:

"At ESPN, we clasp antithetic points of presumption - dialog and treatment makes this spot great. That said, we expect that those points of presumption beryllium expressed respectfully, successful a mode accordant with our values, and successful enactment with our interior policies. We are having nonstop conversations with Sage and those conversations volition stay private."

Steele has been with ESPN since 2007. It's unclear when, oregon if, she volition instrumentality to her mean duties.