ESPN sorry for offensive headline on Lin story fires employee seen online Fires Employee Over Headline Media Reacts Takes Action Against Pair For Comments About Knicks Star Jeremy Fired editor slur 'honest mistake' SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE FIRES WRITER FOR HEADLINE PUN ABOUT JEREMY LIN Causes Firing of “All I Do Is” Rejects Kim Kardashian And Her Thirsty A$$ Cakes… “I’m Not That Type Guy” ExESPN Writer Slur 'Honest Mistake' Glenn Beck Trashes ABC News and Disney ESPN's Controversy NY Knicks' 'I Love Playing Basketball' crackdown after 'racist' pun

Jeremy Lin says ESPN's offensive references were unintentional Jeremy Lin said he has moved on after ESPN punished two employees over the weekend for use of an ethnic slur about the New York Knicks ' Asian-American player. "I don't think it was on purpose or whatever, but they have apologized and so from my end I don't care anymore," Lin said in a TV interview after his 28-point, 14-assist performance in the Knicks' 104- 97 victory over Dallas on Sunday ... ESPN fires writer of offensive headline about Jeremy Lin ESPN has fired the employee responsible for writing an offensive headline about basketball sensation Jeremy Lin and suspended an anchor who used the same ethnic slur, the sports network said Sunday. Jeremy Lin: ESPN Did What They Needed to, but We Shouldn't Rush to Judgment Since the unfortunate "Chink in the Armor" headline hit ESPN's mobile platform late Friday night in reference to New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin , the network has gone from reporting the news to becoming the news over the past 72-plus hours. In addition to firing the editor responsible for the headline, ESPN has suspended on-air anchor Max Bretos for using the same phrase during a TV ... ESPN fires employee over racist Jeremy Lin headline LOS ANGELES, Feb 19 (TheWrap.com) - ESPN has fired one employee and suspended another for using the same racist word in connection to New York Knicks' guard Jeremy Lin. Jeremy Lin Says ESPN's Offensive References Weren't Intentional Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks said he doesn't think the "offensive and inappropriate" comments made about him on ESPN were intentional. Fired ESPN Employee Responds to Jeremy Lin Controversy Erin Carlson "This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny," says Anthony Federico, calling his racial slur an "honest mistake." read more ESPN fires employee for offensive Jeremy Lin headline [updated] Update: Anthony Federico, the ESPN editor fired Sunday for the controversial headline referring to Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, said he understood the firing and "ESPN did what they had to do." ESPN crackdown after 'racist' Jeremy Lin pun Anthony Federico was sacked for writing a caption reading "A Chink in the Armour" following the New York Knicks' first loss since basketball phenomenon Lin joined the team. Jeremy Lin puts the ball in Asian Americans' court The New York Knicks' overnight sensation is helping reshape the popular imagination around Asian Americans in sports. The rise of New York Knicks basketball player Jeremy Lin has drawn fans as diverse as Harlem street ballers, late-night talk show hosts and Sarah Palin, but nowhere has his story been more deeply felt than within Asian Americans. ESPN fires employee for offensive Jeremy Lin headline; "SNL" weighs in (video) ESPN took swift action, firing one employee and placing another on probation because of an ethnic slur that embarrassed the network. But "Saturday Night Live" was faster, satirizing the conversation that has surrounded the meteoric rise of the New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin, the NBA's first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. A Harvard graduate who was undrafted, his success has ...
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