Hugh Douglas Fired From ESPN After Racial Slur
TMZ:
Former NFL superstar Hugh Douglas has just been FIRED from his gig on an ESPN show in the wake of reports he called his co-host an “Uncle Tom.”
Douglas — a former Philadelphia Eagles defensive stud — had co-hosted ESPN’s “Numbers Never Lie” … along with Michael Smith.
But according to several reports, Douglas and Smith got into a heated altercation at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Orlando last Tuesday …with Douglas allegedly hurling the racially charged insult at Smith, who is black.
I am very disappointed to be leaving ESPN and will have more to say about this situation and my future at the appropriate time
— Hugh Douglas (@Bighugh53) August 13, 2013