Jeremy Roenick Accuses NBC of Heterosexual Discrimination in Wrongful Termination Lawsuit

NBC Sports analyst was fired in February for making inappropriate comments about a co-worker

Jeremy Roenick Kathryn Tappen
Jeremy Roenick, pictured in 2012. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images)
Jeremy Roenick is suing NBC Sports for wrongful termination, saying that he was fired for saying something deemed vulgar, while a gay colleague who made similar comments was not reprimanded.

Back in February, Roenick was a guest on a Dec. 19 episode of Barstool Sports’ Spittin’ Chiclets podcast, where he joked about wanting to have a threesome with his wife and Kathryn Tappen, another NBC Sports host. The former NHL star described a day when the three of them were out by the pool while on vacation and were asked by another vacationer about “the situation” between all of them.

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