"Ex-ESPN host files explosive sexual harassment lawsuit", 5 Mar 2018

Adrienne Lawrence dropped the hammer on ESPN...filing a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit...for incidents dating back to 2015.  The former ESPN anchor and legal analyst is accusing the company of not addressing her complaints, specifically against “SportsCenter” host John Buccigross, but many are accused of varying degrees of harassment in the suit...ESPN strongly denied that it was negligent in investigating Lawrence’s complaints, and also insisted that her allegations were not the basis of her leaving the network...Among many mentioned in the suit are Chris Berman, the longtime face of the network, former “SportsCenter” anchor Jonathan Coachman and popular analyst and journalist Bomani Jones...The suit specifically targets ESPN’s human resources department, saying it frequently ignored Lawrence’s complaints.  ESPN HR “colluded with Buccigross to cover up his misconduct,” the suit alleges, stating her complaints eventually led to her firing in 2017...