Al Michaels was fired from NBC Sports after he was accused of sexual harassment.
Al Michaels was fired from NBC Sports after he was accused of sexual harassment. The incident occurred in 2020, when the news anchor allegedly made inappropriate comments towards a female reporter at a post-game party. The woman did not come forward with her story until 2022, when she filed a lawsuit against the network. NBC responded by firing Michaels and apologizing to viewers, but the damage had already been done. The company had to deal with backlash from viewers as well as a lawsuit that cost them $10 million to settle. Here’s what happened.
Who is Al Michaels?
Al Michaels is an American sportscaster who has worked for several different networks over his long career. He’s most well known for his work on ABC’s Monday Night Football and NBC’s Sunday Night Football, but he also worked on Monday Night Football for ABC in the 1980s and 90s and has called games for several other sports.
What did Al Michaels do?
“During a post-game party in 2020,” according to Yahoo Finance, “Michaels reportedly told [the reporter] ‘I know you have big boobs’ before making another inappropriate comment.” While many people are quick to defend celebrities accused of sexual harassment, it appears that this time there were witnesses to back up the reporter’s claims.
