Marly Riveragets was fired by ESPN after calling journalist Ivon Gaete a “f*cking c*nt” on camera, have a look at her career and Instagram
ESPN reportedly let baseball reporter Marly Rivera go due to remarks she made about another reporter.
As a result of saying “fuc**** cu**” on camera to journalist Ivon Gaete, ESPN fires reporter Marly Rivera
Rivera has been accused of hurling the words “fuc**** cu**” at another reporter during an interview with Aaron Judge.
The event took place last week on Tuesday, April 18, at Yankee Stadium.
As Ivon Gaete arrived to interview Judge prior to the Yankees-Angels game, Rivera and Gaete got into a fight. Rivera asserts that Gaete disregarded the appointment she had already set with Judge after being informed of it.
Rivera used obscene language that caused her to be fired during the argument. In a statement to the New York Post, ESPN said, “She no longer works here.”
“I fully accept responsibility for what I said”
The event was captured on camera. Later, Rivera attempted to make amends, but Gaete rejected it.
Rivera told New York Post:
“I fully accept responsibility for what I said, which I should not have.”
She further said:
There were extenuating circumstances but that in no way is an excuse for my actions. I am a professional with a sterling reputation across baseball and I do believe that I am being singled out by a group of individuals with whom I have a long history of professional disagreements.”
Gaete is wed to MLB’s vice president of communications, John Blundell. Along with Shohei Ohtani, she was in town on a freelance reporting assignment for Tokyo Broadcasting.
Blundell and Rivera, according to Rivera, had previously disagreed, which is why things became heated. Gaete, a freelance reporter, is the wife of MLB vice president of communications John Blundell while nothing is known of Marly’s married life.
Who is reporter Marly Rivera fired by ESPN for abusing Ivon Gaete on camera: Bio, age, husband, Instagram, Twitter
Born: 14 November 1973 (age 49 years), San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nationality: American
TV shows: Nación ESPN
For ESPN and ESPN Deportes, Marly Rivera has previously worked as a reporter and journalist.
She also provided content for ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes Radio.
On October 13, 2017, she was listed as one of “The 30 Most Influential Hispanics in Sports” by Sports Illustrated.
Rivera was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is bilingual. Her parents, Ray and Elba, are from Coamo.
Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in September 2017, sources claim that Rivera has worked philanthropically to assist the island.
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What are ESPN’s previous dismissals?
ESPN fired host Rachel Nichols after her programme, “The Jump,” was discontinued and she was removed from all NBA coverage.
She lost her job in 2021 after it was discovered that she had claimed that a black employee had only been recruited because of her race in a taped phone conversation.
2012 was a very long time ago, and ESPN fired a staff member for creating a bad headline about basketball sensation Jeremy Lin.
Also suspended an anchor who used the same racial epithet. The headline, “Chink in the Armour,” referenced the New York Knicks’ 89-85 loss to the New Orleans Hornets at the time. The phrase has two meanings, one of which is a racial slur.