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Posted on 07/17/2020 4:41:57 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Hockey commentator Jeremy Roenick is firing back at NBC Sports, accusing his former employer of discriminating against him for being straight.
Roenick was fired by NBC Sports back in February after he made sexually suggestive remarks about colleagues Kathryn Tappen and Patrick Sharp on a podcast. Now Roenick has filed a lawsuit against the network in New York Supreme Court, claiming wrongful termination and discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation, according to our sister site Variety.
Roenick’s lawsuit states that figure skating commentator Johnny Weir made “colorful commentary” about skaters’ body parts for NBC Sports during the 2018 Winter Olympics, and when Roenick asked his supervisor about that, the supervisor responded that Weir “is gay and can say whatever.” Roenick’s suit also points to a promotional video featuring Weir and on-air partner Tara Lipinski that included vulgar language; Weir and Lipinski were not suspended or fired.
Roenick also claims that he was fired because the network was retaliating against him for his support of President Donald Trump. When he asked for permission to speak at the 2016 Republican National Convention, he alleges he was told: “You know who you work for. You work for NBC. That would not look good on your NBC record.”
A nine-time NHL All Star who retired in 2009, Roenick joined the NBC Sports team as a commentator and studio analyst the following year. Roenick was suspended and eventually fired for comments he made on a podcast about Tappen and Sharp. Roenick recalled a trip to Portugal that he and his wife Tracey took with Tappen and implied he wanted to have a threesome with her. He also called Sharp “so beautiful” and added that “I wouldn’t say no right away” if Sharp invited him to bed.
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Where can I send money for his Lawyers?
And does any male hockey fan think Kathryn Tappen isn't hot?
JR has been a macho loudmouth for decades but kept his politics well-hidden. Perhaps he should run for office now, because Hollyweird and all sports networks are disastrously compromised.
Jeremy has a point. I wouldn’t say no to Patrick. :) Good for him to fire back at them
What was actually said was on the Spittin Chiclets podcast. It was more mild than this article suggests. He was actually talking about a misunderstanding a european woman had about him because his wife and Tappen were also there. It was merely poor taste to repeat it but it wasn’t a big deal.
Johnny Weir is a travesty. I no longer watch figure skating because of him and his ilk. Also, NBC has inflicted him on the Thanksgiving dog show. They know children are watching.
I almost had a threesome - just need two more people.
Weir and Lipinski — aren’t these the two dingbats that “host” the Kennel Club dog show behind-the-scenes? Barf-inducing.
They have inflicted him on the Kentucky Derby broadcast as well.
Way to go Geremy! Take note, if your an employee and your lib boss wants you to take white privilege training file an official complaint with your federal EEOC office and then file your suit. Doesn’t matter if your black or white. Libs been doing this crap so play back.
Jeremy says Patrick is hot yet he claims to be Straight?
Color me confused..
YES!
Sharp is a good looking man. Or so my girlfriend tells me.
Sharp had a reputation going after other player’s wives. Duncan Keith beat the snot out of him after a practice when he found out he boinked his wife
Wait, what? PATRICK Sharp?
I saw that too.
Bad writing or proofreading.
I think it refers to Patrick’s wife.
Apparently not. Seems the podcaster asked him if he would sleep with Sharp and he gave that reply, obviously (hopefully!) in jest.
In my family (all Penguins fans) we joke about JR crying when the Blackhawks won the Cup.
We joke that he was crying because he never won it in all his years in Chicago.
Not a big Roenick fan in case you didn’t notice.
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