Only eleven days ago President of ESPN and co-chairman of the Disney Media Networks John Skipper resigned citing substance addiction and already he has been spotted out at a bar allegedly having cocktails with ESPN radio host Dan LeBatard.
According to a report from Outkick who obtained these photos from a tipster, the bartender confirmed that “both Skipper and LeBatard had ordered and consumed martinis — Beefeater Gin was the alcohol to be exact — at the bar.”
Take a look at the photos from inside the bar. According the report LeBatard is in a Made in Miami hat and Skipper is the grey haired man beside the martini glass at the bar.
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This comes after his shocking resignation where he claimed he had a substance abuse problem, and in a statement said, “I come to this public disclosure with embarrassment, trepidation and a feeling of having let others I care about down.” He continued, “I have struggled for many years with a substance addiction. I have decided that the most important thing I can do right now is to take care of my problem.”
Perhaps this is just bad optics as he could just be sitting at the bar and not drinking. But this report also calls into question the substance abuse reason given for his departure stating “they were told by multiple trusted sources inside ESPN that the reason for Skipper’s resignation was because of sexual harassment issues inside the company.”
None of those claims have been substantiated, but the events surrounding his resignation are rather surprising considering he just signed a new multi-year contract extension less than a month ago.