I’m not sure that this one is going to go very far.

It appears that ESPN personality Sage Steele has jumped on the bash Disney bandwagon and has now filed a lawsuit against Disney-owned ESPN over allegations that her free speech rights were violated.

In a complaint filed in a Connecticut court on Wednesday, Steele alleged that the sports media outlet retaliated against her for comments she made in a podcast interview last fall.

During an appearance on “Uncut with Jay Cutler” in September, Steele referred to ESPN’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate as “sick” and said she finds former President Obama identifying as Black “fascinating” because he was raised by his white mother and grandmother.

In response, ESPN removed Steele from programming for a week, though the company denies that it “suspended” her.

“The next day, on October 4, 2021, Steele was informed that she would be ‘sidelined’ or ‘taking a break’ (euphemisms for ‘suspended’) and would be required to issue a public apology for her comments,” the lawsuit said.

“ESPN and Disney took adverse actions against Steele in the nature of discipline and/or discharge as a result of her exercise of her right to free speech under the state and federal constitutions,” it adds.

“Steele was suspended from on-air appearances, forced to issue a humiliating public apology, taken off prime assignments, and subjected to bullying and harassment by colleagues while ESPN and Disney did nothing to stop it.”

Those “prime assignments” included the New York City Marathon, the Rose Parade and the ESPNW Summit, an event she had previously hosted.

We’ll watch and see how this one plays out, but I’m not sure there is much of a case here.

But hey, that’s just me.

H/T The Hill