{"id":538705,"date":"2023-01-10T23:27:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T20:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jemele-hill-blasts-stephen-a-smith-espn-over-dana-white\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T23:27:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T20:27:57","slug":"jemele-hill-blasts-stephen-a-smith-espn-over-dana-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jemele-hill-blasts-stephen-a-smith-espn-over-dana-white\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jemele Hill blasts Stephen A. 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Smith, ESPN over Dana White&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJemele_Hill_blasts_Stephen_A_Smith_ESPN_over_Dana_White%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jemele Hill blasts Stephen A. Smith, ESPN over Dana White&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Former ESPN personality Jemele Hill criticized ex-colleague Stephen A. Smith and her old bosses at the Disney-owned sports network for \u201cgoing easy\u201d on UFC head honcho Dana White after he was recently filmed sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing his wife during a nightclub argument on New Year\u2019s Eve in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Hill, a staff writer for The Atlantic who departed ESPN in 2018, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2023\/01\/dana-white-ufc-slap-wife-domestic-violence\/672683\/\">wrote that ESPN\u2019s financial ties to UFC have<\/a> deterred the network from covering the White incident as aggressively as other recent scandals.<\/p>\n<p>White, who shares three kids with his wife Anne, has come under fire after video footage first obtained by TMZ showed the two in a verbal and physical altercation at El Squid Roe in Cabo San Lucas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoverage of the incident [which] has overall been pretty soft,\u201d Hill wrote, noting that ESPN and UFC signed a $1.5 billion television contract to air its fights.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the \u201cWorldwide Leader in Sports\u201d and UFC signed another deal to make the network its exclusive pay-per-view provider.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Stephen-A-Smith-60-1.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"During last Wednesday's broadcast of his show &quot;First Take,&quot; Smith said he was a friend of White.\" class=\"wp-image-25309021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Stephen-A-Smith-60-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Stephen-A-Smith-60-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Stephen-A-Smith-60-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Stephen-A-Smith-60-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>During last Wednesday\u2019s broadcast of the show \u201cFirst Take,\u201d Smith said he was a friend of White.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHaving worked at ESPN for 12 years, I know intimately the difference between cursory coverage and a nonstop national conversation fueled by the massive sports-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> machine,\u201d according to Hill.<\/p>\n<p>She cited the controversy ignited recently by Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, who was suspended for several <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s by his team after posting a link to a film that promoted anti-Semitic tropes.<\/p>\n<p>Hill also mentioned a tweet by ESPN writer and editor Jeff Wagenheim, who \u201cessentially confirmed my observation that the network is intentionally going easy on White.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Dana-White-57.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jemele Hill hit out at ESPN for &quot;going soft&quot; on UFC President Dana White.\" class=\"wp-image-25308793\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Dana-White-57.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Dana-White-57.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Dana-White-57.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Dana-White-57.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Dana-White-57.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Jemele Hill blasted ESPN for \u201cgoing easy\u201d on UFC President Dana White.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, Wagenheim took to Twitter and wrote: \u201cWe\u2019ve been told to not write anything incendiary on social media about the Dana White situation, and I understand why and have abided by that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just ask y\u2019all to understand that some of us at ESPN do not have as soft a take as this on domestic violence,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffwagenheim\/status\/1611041735978647583\">Wagenheim tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wagenheim clarified by saying, \u201cThere was no edict from ESPN bosses regarding the White situation, but in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> we are strongly discouraged from incendiary posts on social media, and with a business partner things are sensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cMy bad on the wording. (The thought that follows still stands.)\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-42.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"White was recently filmed slapping his wife during a New Year's Eve argument at a nightclub in Mexico.\" class=\"wp-image-25308771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-42.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-42.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-42.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>White was recently filmed slapping his wife during a New Year\u2019s Eve argument at a nightclub in Mexico.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hill also called out her old colleagues Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim, who co-anchor the popular debate show \u201cFirst Take.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She wrote that during their Wednesday broadcast, Smith and Qerim \u201cwere especially gracious to White, whom they both admitted they are friendly with.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"891\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-50.jpg?w=891\" alt=\"Hill cited a recent tweet by an ESPN writer who seemed to suggest that the network was not going to aggressively cover White.\" class=\"wp-image-25308786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-50.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1782 1782w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-50.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1336 1336w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-50.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=891 891w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-50.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=445 445w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-50.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\"\/><figcaption>Hill cited a recent tweet by an ESPN writer and editor who seemed to suggest that the network was not going to aggressively cover White.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/Jeff Wagenheim<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-51.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Wagenheim denied there was an &quot;edict&quot; from ESPN bosses.\" class=\"wp-image-25308785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-51.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-51.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-51.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jeff Wagenheim denied there was an \u201cedict\u201d from ESPN bosses.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/Jeff Wagenheim<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI just wish the best for him and his family,\u201d Smith was quoted as saying by Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows how wrong he was to do this. He knows that we\u2019re on this. He knew ahead of time, because I reached out to him to let him know I would be talking about this this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith added: \u201cHe knows that he crossed a line that he has never crossed before and that he swears he will never cross again. And he is incredibly ashamed of himself. That\u2019s just where we are right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hill wrote that Smith and Qerim would most likely have struck a less conciliatory tone and would not have been as \u201cnuanced and delicate if it had been about someone they didn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An ESPN spokesperson said: \u201cWe have been covering the story on our platforms since it broke and will continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-47.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hill, who co-hosted a rebranded version of SportsCenter called &quot;SC6&quot; alongside Michael Smith, left ESPN in 2018.\" class=\"wp-image-25308779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-47.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-47.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/dana-white-jemele-Hill-47.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hill, who co-hosted a rebranded version of SportsCenter called \u201cSC6\u201d alongside Michael Smith, left ESPN in 2018.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hill, who along with Michael Smith co-hosted the now-defunct, rebranded version of SportsCenter called \u201cSC6,\u201d or \u201cThe Six,\u201d left ESPN under a cloud of controversy. <\/p>\n<p>The former Detroit Free Press sportswriter drew the ire of then-White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Sanders demanded Hill\u2019s ouster for tweeting that former President Donald Trump was a \u201cwhite supremacist\u201d who \u201clargely surrounded himself with other white supremacists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hill was reprimanded by her bosses at the time. 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