Now NBC is Being Sued for Heterosexual Discrimination
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Former NHL player and NBC hockey analyst, Jeremy Roenick is suing NBC Sports for wrongful termination.
Roenick claims that he was fired for saying something deemed vulgar, while a gay colleague who made similar comments was not reprimanded.
Roenick was a guest on a Barstool Sports 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.”
NBC sacked Roenick for his comments.
But, Roenick claims that during the 2018 Winter Olympics, he asked NBC Sports executive Sam Flood about “colorful commentary” he heard from analyst Johnny Weir “regarding the body parts of ice skaters.” Roenick says that Flood responded by saying Weir “is gay and can say whatever.”
Roenick also points to a story from earlier this month about a video where Weir and Tara Lipinski (another NBC commentator) used “a vulgar term for a woman’s groin and joked about a sexual affair” when talking about Olympic bronze medalist Bradie Tennell.
“However, to date, there has not been any remedial action taken against Lipinski or Weir,” the lawsuit says.
Roenick says that, ultimately, he was fired “because of his sex and sexual orientation.” He also said that his open support for President Donald Trump in 2017 played a factor in his dismissal.
“We have not seen the complaint, and we have no comment,” an NBC said in a statement.
H/T The Wrap
