Harold Reynolds, the former ?Baseball Tonight? analyst who is suing ESPN for wrongful termination, said in a court filing yesterday that the network treated him more harshly over a sexual harassment complaint than it treated white employees who engaged in similar types of misbehavior.
ESPN and Reynolds, who is black, had been in settlement discussions that did not work out, said Daniel Alterman, a lawyer for Reynolds.
Reynolds?s filing in state court in Hartford described instances of sexual harassment and lewd and drunken acts by white employees in which the punishment fell far short of termination. Reynolds has said that he only gave a hug to a female intern, who later complained.
?ESPN?s rush to its decision to terminate Mr. Reynolds was affected by racial bias,? the filing said. Reynolds now works for mlb.com.
Reynolds Says Race Played Role In Firing





