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Report: ESPN employees want Britt McHenry fired

By CM Towle

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ESPN employees not only want reporter Britt McHenry fired, but an unnamed “famous” ESPN face said she is replaceable.

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A “whole bunch” of ESPN employees including on-air talent would like to see reporter Britt McHenry fired from the network, according to a report by TMZ. A producer described as “high-level” by the site said that McHenry was “the worst” and that they hope she will be fired soon. Yet another person said that McHenry’s recent actions in berating a tow-truck company employee after she parked illegally and got towed, reflected negatively on ESPN and that she should absolutely be fired soon. They also added they would be shocked if she wasn’t. The dislike didn’t end there.

"“She came off more than rude in that clip. It seems like she needs some humble pie,” says another ESPN staffer … “[ESPN] can find a million Britt McHenrys to replace her.”"

Not only that, but apparently an unnamed “famous” ESPN person said they would put it this way: she’s replaceable.

That doesn’t sound good for McHenry, who had nothing to say to TMZ, despite them saying they reached out to her for comment. McHenry originally got a one week suspension from ESPN after a video surfaced of her berating a tow-truck company employee after she (McHenry) had her car towed. The one week suspension is frankly embarrassing coming from a company like ESPN that has been handing down heftier suspensions for less.

Look at Bill Simmons and his three week suspension for blasting the commissioner of the NFL in a profane tirade on his podcast. He’s a journalist, originally that meant holding the powerful accountable. Then there’s Tony Kornheiser who got two weeks for his comments on Hannah Storm’s wardrobe. The comments were definitely tacky, no doubt about that and the punishment is probably warranted there.

But where it differs with McHenry is that she reamed a tow-truck employee who probably doesn’t make much more than minimum wage in a tirade that reeked of power and entitlement. She wasn’t just having a bad day and that was the last straw, she was mad because the company had the audacity to tow her vehicle. She made plenty of references to that fact, saying that she was on television while the tow truck employee was supposedly living in a trailer. That’s not just having a bad day, that’s “what do you really think” coming out in the open.

As the aforementioned ESPN employees said, that reflects badly on the company, period.

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