MLB sideline reporter fired after making several inappropriate comments during a live Barstool Sports broadcast
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Fox Sports Sun sideline reporter Emily Austen has been fired after making several inappropriate comments on Barstool Sports' Facebook Live broadcast.
Multiple sources confirmed to Business Insider that Austen, who was serving as a sideline reporter for the Tampa Bay Rays and Orlando Magic broadcasts, has been fired for her comments and will not appear on any future game broadcasts.
During the broadcast, Austen made several racist and anti-Semitic comments. At one point, she said that she "didn't even know Mexicans were that smart," and then later said that everyone knows the "Chinese guy is always the smartest guy in math class." While recalling stories from when she worked as a bartender, she called Jewish people "stingy." She also referred to Kevin Love as a "little b----."
According to Deadspin, the broadcast disappeared from Barstool Sports' Facebook page, but was later uploaded to Vimeo. Barstool Sports said on its Facebook page that it was accidentally deleted, but the disappearance has raised suspicions.
Fox Sports Florida's senior vice president, Steve Tello, released a statement, from Deadspin, saying:
We were made aware that Emily Austen appeared in a social media video unaffiliated with FOX Sports in which she made insensitive and derogatory comments. She was not speaking on behalf of FOX Sports, nor do we condone any of the statements she made in the video. Emily has been advised that her comments were unacceptable, and she is not scheduled to appear on any upcoming FOX Sports Florida or FOX Sports Sun broadcasts.
Austen's agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.