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ESPN

ESPN condemns “indefensible” leak of video of Rachel Nichols’ private conversation in her hotel room

An ESPN employee took cellphone recordings of a video feed from Rachel Nichols' hotel room that was running without her knowledge while she was on the phone. Someone then leaked some of those recordings.

Soccer

Don Garber’s memo warning against leaking to The Athletic immediately leaked to The Athletic

Garber's memo threatens leakers with fines and termination. The Athletic had it that afternoon.

ESPN

Adnan Virk: “I’m hurt that I was that replaceable for doing something I thought was relatively benign.” By ESPN’s standards, he’s right.

Virk's firing for leaking information stands in stark contrast to the small numbers of previous public firings by ESPN. It also appears to be the only punishment the company has handed out for leaking information, which looks like a relatively common ESPN practice.

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