Deadspin is not certain whether anyone inside ESPN sent the recording of the videos to our reporter.ESPN has released a statement regarding Deadspin’s story. Deadspin received about four minutes of edited footage. Rachel Nichols 'secretly recorded' in an attempt to discredit her in Florida room hotel. On Wednesday night, Deadspin reported that an anonymous person sent them four videos of Nichols being secretly videotaped having conversations with her ESPN bosses on the phone. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Jorge is a Miami native and lifelong Heat fan. All rights reserved. We are extremely disappointed about the leak of a private conversation. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Michelle Keegan stuns in 50s style dress as she takes mum out for dinner Katie Price spits out fake teeth after they fall off her ‘Bond villain’ stumps Khloe Kardashian mocked for selfie filter fail as clip exposes how she really looks Woman transforms run-down caravan using B&M and The Range bargains 10 Emmerdale spoilers for next week including Malone’s gruesome murder©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.ESPN host Rachel Nichols was secretly filmed in her hotel room in an "indefensible" intrusion of her privacy, the network said.Nichols was filmed while on a phone call in a Florida hotel room where she had been recording NBA show The Jump, with the footage sent to Four videos were sent to Deadspin that showed Nichols on the live feed, not knowing she was still being recorded.Nichols, 46, was discussing with an unknown person matters including her career, other staffers, and details of ESPN's upcoming coverage of the NBA Finals, according to the report.It was not known if the person who sent the videos to Deadspin was employed by ESPN, the website said.In a statement, ESPN said it was “extremely disappointed” by the leak.“It’s indefensible and an intrusion on Rachel’s privacy,” ESPN told Deadspin.“As for the substance of the conversation, it is not reflective of our decision-making on staffing assignments for the NBA, which has largely been driven by the circumstances of the pandemic.”In both Florida and Connecticut, the latter the location of ESPN headquarters, it is illegal to record a person without their consent, meaning someone could potentially face criminal charges over the incident.Nichols joined ESPN in 2004, before going to CNN in 2013. Recently, An ESPN employee recorded a private conversation between ESPN star Rachel Nichols, the host of "The Jump", and another person and distributed video clips of that recording in an attempt to smear Nichols, Deadspin reported Thursday.
Nichols was apparently unaware that the video feed was on when she was being recorded. The latest story out of Bristol, Connecticut, is further confirmation that the cable sports giant has gone from the self-anointed Worldwide Leader in Sports to the sports world’s leading source of drama.
Rather than alerting Nichols that her video stream was still live or simply shutting the feed off on ESPN’s end, according to sources, an unidentified ESPN employee began to record the video feed on a phone, cut it up and disseminated it to others in the company.
There’s a strange concerning news story coming out from inside the NBA’s Disney bubble regarding Rachel Nichols. ESPN is “extremely disappointed” after a person recorded a video feed of a private conversation involving “The Jump” host Rachel Nichols. Brobible sports editor. ESPN star Rachel Nichols was secretly filmed while having a private phone conversation in a hotel room Credit: Getty Images - Getty.
ESPN is “extremely disappointed” after a person recorded video feed of a private conversation involving Rachel Nichols.
Someone at ESPN apparently hates Rachel Nichols … unless you consider sending surreptitiously recorded tapes of her to Deadspin a sign of affection. He has been covering the NBA, MLB and NFL professionally for almost 10 years, specializing in digital media. According to Deadspin the person who leaked the videos was trying to “expose” Nichols as a “back-stabber.” ESPN Creep Used 'The Jump' Video Feed To Secretly Record Rachel Nichols in Her Hotel Room — Video Sent to Us Late Tuesday night, an anonymous party sent a Deadspin reporter four videos, which appeared to be a cell phone recording of a video feed, that shows ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, host of the afternoon NBA show The Jump, in a phone conversation with an unidentified man about personnel matters at the network.Nichols (whose face never appears on camera) and the other party to the call discuss Nichols’ career, ESPN staff, and the World Wide Leader’s decision about who will host the network’s coverage of the NBA Finals. Late Tuesday night, an anonymous party sent a Deadspin reporter four videos, which appeared to be a cell phone recording of a video feed, that shows ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, host of the afternoon NBA show The Jump, in a phone conversation with an unidentified man about personnel matters at the network.
In light of privacy concerns and our being unable to view the entirety of the conversation recorded, we have chosen not to detail the conversation or post the video of the call. Email: jorge@brobible.com
679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Nichols is clearly unaware the video feed set up in her room for remote filming of her show is running while she discusses internal ESPN matters. It’s indefensible and an intrusion on Rachel’s privacy,” ESPN said in a statement.