Harold Reynolds Fired By ESPN

Webster · Jul 26, 2006

dixiehack said:

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You have to wonder if the 'You're With Me Leather' girl realizes she could have been an American hero if she had just spoken up in a timely manner...
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She did. That's what got Harold Reynolds fired. It's the human resources equivalent of giving Cleveland State probation when Kentucky does wrong.
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The 'You're With Me Leather' girl wasn't an ESPN employee. For the most part, you can do what you want on your own time.

dixiehack · Jul 26, 2006

Psst. Joke.

Webster · Jul 26, 2006

dixiehack said:

Psst. Joke.
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Understood -- although throwing a mid-level talent overboard while overlooking a "star" wouldn't surprise me. Shows that they are tough.

Columbo · Jul 26, 2006

Help_Me said:

You don't get fired midseason, with his pedigree at ESPN, unless he is trying to twiddle a twat or two against their will.
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Worth repeating.

Bristol Insider · Jul 26, 2006

Webster said:

I have mentioned before that I practice employment law and I have advised/litigated a lot of sexual harassment claims on behalf of employers. Â Depending on what he is accused of, his history of allegations against him and what the investigation revealed, ESPN may have had no choice but to fire him. Â For example, if he threatened the employee for complaining, he's a goner. Â If he told her that she would lose her job if she turned down his advances, he's a goner. Â Same goes if he kept on hitting on her after she told him to stop or if there was unwanted touching.

With a company like ESPN, which has a history of sexual harassment issues, their reaction to a complaint (including the swiftness of their response, the manner of the investigation and the severity of the punishment) is vital to reducing potential exposure.
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Webster is right on here. Disney doesn't take this shit lightly, especially given the past of the place. It's an intesting atmosphere and HR, well, the department has its own issues ...

bd11 · Jul 26, 2006

My sources tell me this a 4 strikes and your out kind of situation.

DisembodiedOwlHead · Jul 26, 2006

So we're saying here that Harold committed back-to-back-to-back sexual harassments?

occasionally · Jul 26, 2006

DisembodiedOwlHead said:

So we're saying here that Harold committed back-to-back-to-back sexual harassments?
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Or back-to-back-to-back-to-back, the last of which was a "walk-off."

Left_Coast · Jul 26, 2006

Will there be a video?

qtlaw · Jul 26, 2006

steveu said:

Webster said:

I have mentioned before that I practice employment law and I have advised/litigated a lot of sexual harassment claims on behalf of employers. Depending on what he is accused of, his history of allegations against him and what the investigation revealed, ESPN may have had no choice but to fire him. For example, if he threatened the employee for complaining, he's a goner. If he told her that she would lose her job if she turned down his advances, he's a goner. Same goes if he kept on hitting on her after she told him to stop or if there was unwanted touching.

With a company like ESPN, which has a history of sexual harassment issues, their reaction to a complaint (including the swiftness of their response, the manner of the investigation and the severity of the punishment) is vital to reducing potential exposure.
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Which is unfortunate. He may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. That ESPN book mentions around the time of the Tirico incident, there was another harassment case in the building where a remark was made. One woman thought it was funny, the second ran right to a producer and complained about it. That person who made the remark was fired, while Tirico was merely suspended for three months. There were a lot of pissed-off people in Bristol.

I don't defend what Reynolds did or didn't do... it's just that in this day and age, an innocent remark to a woman on how nice they look today might get you hauled into human resources. Guess we'll see how this turns out.
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How is hugging someone "being at the wrong place at the wrong time?" A 42 year old in a large corporation should know that you do not make any physical contact with someone, especially if you are someone with a history of complaints against you. This is such a basic rule, congratulations are verbal, not physical.

Lester Bangs · Jul 26, 2006

I know I'm stunned that an athlete -- or former athlete -- might try to get a taste on the side. With the number of former jocks they have running around their shop, I'm surprised each doesn't have their own "PA" as part of their contract.

Mizzougrad96 · Jul 26, 2006

TheSportsPredictor said:

Hey, this thread is linked from this blog!

http://thebiglead.com/?p=714
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