I hope no one takes offense to the headline.
A woman who worked on the set of the ESPN talk show "Cold Pizza" is suing the sports network, claiming she was fired after complaining about sexual harassment by the show's host and one of its regular panelists.
In the suit, Bronx makeup artist Rita Ragone said she was pinched and fondled by sports commentator Woody Paige and subjected to crude sexual comments by ESPN host Jay Crawford at the show's studio in Manhattan.
Ragone claimed Paige once grabbed her backside so forcefully, she was "propelled forward and into the air."
"It is not true," Paige said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. He declined further comment.
ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said the allegations were false. He declined to discuss the specific charges in the suit, which also named Paige and Crawford as defendants.
A woman who worked on the set of the ESPN talk show "Cold Pizza" is suing the sports network, claiming she was fired after complaining about sexual harassment by the show's host and one of its regular panelists.
In the suit, Bronx makeup artist Rita Ragone said she was pinched and fondled by sports commentator Woody Paige and subjected to crude sexual comments by ESPN host Jay Crawford at the show's studio in Manhattan.
Ragone claimed Paige once grabbed her backside so forcefully, she was "propelled forward and into the air."
"It is not true," Paige said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. He declined further comment.
ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said the allegations were false. He declined to discuss the specific charges in the suit, which also named Paige and Crawford as defendants.