{"id":13748,"date":"2024-11-08T23:55:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T23:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13748"},"modified":"2024-11-08T23:55:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T23:55:20","slug":"popular-espn-personality-in-hot-water-with-the-network-after-admitting-drug-use-live-on-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13748","title":{"rendered":"Popular ESPN Personality In Hot Water With The Network After Admitting Drug Use Live On The Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ESPN personality Chris Russo got himself in some hot water with the network after going a bit too far with a certain admission.<\/p>\n<p>Russo, also known as \u201cMad Dog,\u201d is known to push limits on television and is given some leeway to do so as ESPN appreciates his authenticity and isn\u2019t looking to muzzle him. But the bosses were upset over a certain comment he made this week.<\/p>\n<p>The 65-year-old joked about possibly sharing a cannabis-infused gummy with the network\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB<\/a>\u00a0insider Jessica Mendoza that didn\u2019t go over so well in the offices.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI had a gummy this morning; I\u2019m flying. Oh, I\u2019m flying. I had a gummy. Right before he did the Yankee nonsense,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said while on \u2018First Take.\u2019\u00a0<em>\u201cI said let me go gobble one. And I went back with Mendoza, and I took a gummy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI had a gummy this morning, I\u2019m flying\u2026right before he did the Yankee nonsense, I said let me go gobble one. And I went back with Mendoza and I took a gummy.\u201d &#8211; Christopher &#8220;Mad Dog&#8221; Russo \ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OE74t9Vzhj\">pic.twitter.com\/OE74t9Vzhj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1851635851572224000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-chris-russo-clears-the-air\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chris Russo Clears The Air<\/h2>\n<p>Execs at The Worldwide Leader in Sports were not all that happy with Russo, who has since revealed he got into trouble for the joke. He also cleared the air around Mendoza, claiming she didn\u2019t have a gummy with him.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s not accurate and I got in trouble for that,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/media\/did-chris-mad-dog-russo-really-take-gummy-before-first-take\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he told Jimmy Traina<\/a>\u00a0on his \u2018SI Media\u2019 podcast.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBecause I put Jessica Mendoza in the mix, and I shouldn\u2019t have done that\u2026I indicated that she was in the mix. And that wasn\u2019t the right thing to do. So I\u2019ll take the hit for that. She flew to Oregon right after, I have not heard from her. But ESPN did\u2026 what are you gonna do? You can\u2019t please everybody.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did Chris \u201cMad Dog\u201d Russo Really Take a Gummy Before \u2018First Take\u2019 And What REALLY Got Him In Trouble?: TRAINA THOUGHTS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4yOZzXrRZ3\">https:\/\/t.co\/4yOZzXrRZ3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimmyTraina\/status\/1854585278691692562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chris Russo said he wasn\u2019t told to apologize, but it was clear that the higher-ups were displeased with what he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mendoza hasn\u2019t said anything about the comment; it\u2019s unknown as to whether she was offended.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; ESPN personality Chris Russo got himself in some hot water with the network after going a bit too far with a certain admission. 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