Jemele Hill goes off after several sites report her resigning from ESPN despite leaving in 2018

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Former ESPN analyst Jemele Hill saw several websites reporting that she was let go by ESPN, despite not working there for eight years now.

Hill currently works independently, focusing on her production company, Lodge Freeway Media, and the projects they undertake.

But amid the recent cuts from ESPN, Hill found herself being associated with the sports media giant eight years after she left the organization.

Jemele Hill slams media outlets for incorrectly reporting she resigned from ESPN

Taking to X, Jemele Hill shared screenshots of articles that reported that she would tender her resignation from ESPN amid their recent cutting spree.

Despite it being public knowledge that Hill hasn’t been with ESPN in over eight years, she found her sarcastic comments being misattributed and misrepresented.

“Today’s media environment in a nutshell: The original poster — if it’s even a real person — didn’t know I haven’t worked at ESPN since 2018. I clearly responded with sarcasm.

“This Tweet gets millions of views, and the comments are completely overrun with bots. And now there are several AI-generated/aggregated websites ‘reporting’ that I resigned from ESPN on Twitter yesterday. This is why telling people to Google information doesn’t work.”

The comment from Hill that sparked these articles came on July 22nd, when she took to X to sarcastically suggest that she was hoping ESPN would let her go.

“I really hope ESPN lays me off. It’ll be tough, but I’ll manage. In fact, let me just submit my resignation to make it easier on them. No need to draw this out.”

ESPN find themselves under heavy fire for their latest cuts

ESPN axed several notable figures from their coverage teams recently, including key figures like Ryan Clark and Cam Newton.

Both Newton and Clark had been with ESPN for quite some time and had become pivotal figures in their NFL coverage.

And with ESPN earning the broadcast rights for Super Bowl XLI next year, it appears they are going to prioritize more big-name figures like Pat McAfee who can guarantee them more viewership.

However, many fans see this as yet another sign that ESPN has prioritized viral moments over genuine and insightful coverage of sports, something they have been criticized for doing over the last few years.