ESPN fires exec who led ‘Inclusive Content Committee’ after harassment allegations: report

ESPN has fired government vp Rob King after he was accused of harassment, in accordance with the New York Post.

The firing allegedly comes from social media posts that had been delivered to ESPN’s human assets. Shortly after the report, King tweeted that he “determined…to depart” the corporate.

The ESPN brand is seen on an digital show in Times Square in New York City, U.S., August 23, 2017. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)

“After almost 20 years with ESPN, I’ve determined the time is true for me to depart the corporate,” King stated on his Twitter account. “I’m trying ahead to spending extra time with my household and associates, and want the corporate continued success.”

King joined ESPN in 2004 and was named the Executive Editor at Large for Special Projects in March 2020. 

According to ESPN’s website, King was “accountable for the corporate’s general journalistic route, working intently with leaders throughout ESPN Films and authentic content material, digital content material, social media, multi-platform journalism and storytelling and international content material, and advises ESPN and its senior management group on editorial points.”

ESPN Senior VP Rob King speaks to the viewers in the course of the espnW Summit 2015 at St. Regis Monarch Resort on October 15, 2015 in Dana Point, California.  (Mpu Dinani/Getty Images)

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Before taking up his ultimate position on the firm, King oversaw ESPN’s authentic content material, together with 30 for 30 documentaries and ESPN+ authentic collection, and he was a senior vp for “SportsCenter” and ESPNews. He additionally had beforehand been the editor-in-chief for ESPN.com.

The New York Post notes that King reported on to ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro and helped lead the corporate’s “Inclusive Content Committee.” According to his ESPN bio, the Inclusive Content Committee was “a group with a core mission to reinforce storytelling on all ESPN platforms by serving as a various useful resource for the corporate’s content material creators.”

ESPN SportsCenter and News SVP Rob King speaks onstage in the course of the Jackie Robinson Foundation 2017 Annual Robie Awards Dinner at Marriott Marquis Times Square on March 6, 2017 in New York City. (Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Jackie Robinson Foundation)

ESPN is within the midst of layoffs, however the Post notes that this resolution is separate.

ESPN declined remark to Fox News Digital.