ESPN 'got p****d off' with star over on-air gummy controversy

Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo made immoderate waves astatine ESPN precocious by roping workfellow Jessica Mendoza into his gummy contention past month. 

Russo, who archetypal mentioned taking gummies successful September 2023, brought up the taxable again connected October 30 during an quality connected 'First Take', wherever helium went retired of his mode to mention Mendoza, who calls shot and softball for the network.

'I had a gummy this morning, I’m flying… close earlier helium [Stephen A. Smith] did the Yankee nonsense, I said fto maine spell gobble one. And I went backmost with Mendoza and I took a gummy,' Russo said. 

Mendoza has reportedly been successful interaction with ESPN aft Russo's name-drop astir the incident, with him aboriginal repeatedly admitting she had thing to bash with the situation.  

'It’s not close and I got successful occupation for that,' Russo aboriginal said connected his podcast. 

'Because I enactment Jessica Mendoza successful the mix, and I shouldn’t person done that… I indicated that she was successful the mix. And that wasn’t the close happening to do. So I’ll instrumentality the deed for that.'

'She flew to Oregon close after, I person not heard from her. But ESPN did…what are you gonna do? You can’t delight everybody.'

Mendoza has not commented connected the incidental publically and Russo said helium has not chatted with her astir it. 

Russo appears weekdays connected 'First Take' and is simply a communal adversary of Stephen A. Smith, with some garnering a estimation arsenic large and brash connected their opinions, with co-host Molly Qerim usually stuck successful the middle. 

Russo's past gummy usage had not raised reddish flags but this 1 whitethorn beryllium antithetic with his admittance to doing it connected the timepiece and close earlier appearing on-air. 

Russo has yet to beryllium officially disciplined from this gummy incident.