Sex Scandals In The Internet Age Open Awkward Cans Of Worms
Today’s New York Post has an exclusive, excruciatingly detailed account of ESPN analyst and former New York Mets GM Steve Phillips‘ “Fatal Attraction”-like affair with a production assistant.
And that’s just the beginning – there are websites digging up info and pictures of the woman in question – and now one blog is ready to empty their inbox to expose other potential ESPN sexual trysts.
This is what happens when you piss off a blog that gets a lot of tips, many of which are accurate. In the wake of the news today about Phillips (other details – getting a divorce, suspended from ESPN for a week, entire letter from other woman, Brooke Hundley, to his wife published in full), Gawker Media sports blog Deadspin.com has their own backstory.
It appears they knew about the story in September, and held it after speaking with ESPN. The Worldwide Leader in Sports told editor AJ Daulerio he “would be wrong” to print anything, and he “was summarily nothing-to-see-here-please-dispersed.”
Well that doesn’t really sit well with Daulerio now. Here’s what will happen today on the site:
Since the tenuous connection between rumor and fact for accuracy’s sake has been a little eroded here, well, it’s probably about time to just unload the inbox of all the sordid rumors we’ve received over the years about various ESPN employees. Chances are, at this point, there’s some truth to them. We’ll just throw ’em out there and see how many “no comments” or, you know, actual comments or “you would be completely wrongs” there are about these situations. Consider this one giant all-day version of “Deleted Scenes” or something.
This may not end well – but it’s going to be quite the juicy, traffic-driving day over at Deadspin! We’re sure Nick Denton approves…
Here’s a video of Phillips doing some promo work for a baseball camp. It should provide ample “that’s what she said” opportunities:
