Still, Steele complied to continue to support her three teenage children and ex-husband.
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When Sage Steele spoke for the vaccine mission in 2021 (Keywords: Mission), she interviewed Halle Berry.
In context, Steele appeared on Jay Cutler’s podcast with a patch on her shoulder explaining that she had just received the Kuved vaccine from Disney’s mission to keep her job. As she has repeatedly said, she respects people who want a vaccine but are very uncomfortable with the people the company forces them to work with.
Still, Steele complied to continue to support her three teenage children and ex-husband.
Speaking on podcast host Katie Miller this week, Steele revealed that shortly after the vaccine commented, Berry's team told her that the actress would not attend the upcoming ESPNW event if Steele was the host.
“I got a call from the producer and he said…Halle Berry's guy said…If you interview her, she wouldn't come.” “I was frustrated because… there were a lot of things to say, it had nothing to do with what we think of the vaccine.”
In a conversation with Cutler, Steele also questioned why mixed races like Barack Obama and herself were forced to mark “black” or “white” in the U.S. census.
How dare she?
You know the rest. ESPN suspended Steele and issued a press release condemning her for violating the so-called “prohibited politics” policy. Several colleagues, including Ryan Clark, refused to show up with her. She often becomes the target of the cool kids in the media like Clay Travis, Jason Whitlock and me.
But at the same time, Steele won the respect of countless Americans, and they felt silent. She responded to Disney's politically motivated disciplinary action through the lawsuit. Unlike most plaintiffs, Steele does not have a name price.
She is not money, but responsibility. She not only represents herself, but also is every American employee who has been shocked by the fact that she once held opposition to political views.
When her kids set out to go to college, their mother's lawsuit showed they weren't helping — even a large-scale company like Disney could take responsibility.
In 2023, Disney settled with Steele. Consider how much attention the company must be about what it discovers, that is, it finds that it doesn't even ensure NDA's assurance. Steele can talk about ESPN and Disney as you like.
Finally, Sage Steele won. Someone like Sage Steele won. Along the way, determined vaccine advocates like Halle Berry appear stupid, conceited and seriously ignorant.