Dana Jacobson Suspended By ESPN For "F*** Notre Dame" Remarks

UPDATE: Icon Sports Media has released images of Dana Jacobson's drunken rant at the Mike and Mike roast. The coveted video is still hidden away, but the pictures below give you an idea of just how messy it must have been:

Dana at the podium swigging vodka

Dana being hauled off the podium by Jeff Ross (note Mike Ditka in the background)

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Add ESPN's Dana Jacobson's name to the list of media members who recently found themselves in trouble because of inappropriate comments or actions.

Sources have confirmed that Jacobson, a co-host of "First Take" on ESPN2, currently is serving a one-week suspension because of her behavior at a Jan. 11 roast for ESPN Radio personalities Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic at Atlantic City, N.J.

While declining to confirm Jacobson had been suspended, ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said, "Her actions and comments were inappropriate and we've dealt with it."

Read more about Dana's ESPN suspension.

From FanHouse's Michael David Smith

Jacobson reportedly said "F*** Notre Dame," "F*** Touchdown Jesus," and "F*** Jesus" in an attempt to talk trash to Mike and Mike co-host Mike Golic, a former Notre Dame football player.

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An ESPN spokesman e-mailed me the following statements:

From ESPN: "Her actions and comments were inapprorpriate and we have dealt with it."

From Dana: "I am very sorry. My remarks about Notre Dame were foolish and insensitive. I respect all religions and did not mean anything derogatory by my poorly chosen words. I also deeply regret the embarrassment I have caused ESPN and Mike and Mike. My actions at the roast were inappropriate and in no way represent who I really am. I have personally apologized to many of the people involved. I won't make excuses for my behavior but do hope that I can be forgiven for such a poor lack of judgment."

According to the Catholic League, it remains unclear whether Jacobson actually said "F*** Jesus" or if she just said "F*** Notre Dame." In the event that she did say "F*** Jesus," the Catholic League will argue for a harsher penalty than one week's suspension.

Read more about the Catholic League's response here.

For more information on who Dana Jacobson is and a comprehensive bio, see here.

Comments

[starrianna]

I love how CLASSY she is, drinking from the spigot of the Belvedere bottle.
Did she raise her pinkie in the pics?

[HumeSkeptic]

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[Justinpassing]

"the Catholic League will argue for a harsher penalty than one week's suspension."
That is in reference to a pedophile priest isn't it??????? no? I seeeeeeeee!

[HeadScratcher]

I think it's hilarious.

[foreplay]

It looks like Dana Jacobson must have had too much to drink. Let's forgive her and stop this ridiculous fighting about religion.

[ClaudiaJean]

This is just plain stupid.

It was a roast. That's where inappropriate, politically incorrect and funny material happens. The worst crime would be if she wasn't funny. Was anyone there who can attest to whether or not she was funny?

ESPN is just doing pre-emptive covering of their asses. Donohoe and the Catholic League are an embarassment to Catholocism and Christianity. The minute they contribute their two cents tithing to the conversation on anything, two things happen: I assume they're overreacting for publicity and then I tune out. Catholic League is opportunistic press whoring in the name of religion. He's an angry man spending too much time and energy defending something which needs no defense... yet ignoring core teachings of Jesus in the process.

[Bobleblah1]

I LOVE THAT I AM MAKING YOU MAD.
Maybe now you will actually think.
I along with many other people find it very ignorant that the left has embraced disrespect for Christianity as fashionable. I am a real progressive and not one of fashion. I am not even a practicing Christian but I was raised by two and personally know many Christians who would do anything for me and vice versa. My response to this trolls comments about Jesus is a direct defense of the great people who I know that follow the teachings ascribed to Jesus Christ. When will you retards who claim to represent the rest of us on the left understand that its not cool with us when you disrespect the culture and faith of our families and friends. I know you would be talking mad shit if someone said this about Jews.
You cant have it both ways.
If you want a tolerant non theocratic society,
stop trying to make fashionable the disrespect of certain religions you obviously have a complex about.

While you may want to believe her comments are isolated they are broadly disrespectful.

[Buddhabman]

I love Dana Jacobson. You go girl. F*** ND

[Bobleblah1]

Im sure all the intellectual cowards manipulating Huffpo would love if it just hopped on over to Drudge, then they could pass of their "fake liberal" propaganda that much easier.

No I think I'll stick around just long enough to remind them what a real liberal is.
Plus...I love to piss off fake liberals.
Its too much fun exposing so-called intellectuals as the reflexive robots that they usually are.

PS. If you would rather have a blog where the administrators manipulate the content in order to illicit set responses from its bloggers, there is no saving you.
Manipulation of headlines, manipulation of blog entry positions, etc etc etc.
Its weak shit, and most self respecting people
dont appreciate being manipulated.

[NoMoFearNoMoHate]

fuk religion

[FlaExRepub]

It was a roast. Anyone suspended for saying ANYTHING at a roast is just asinine. It was a roast. Nuff said. She's kinda hot, though.

[ResistanceisFutile]

I love Dana!

[wbfree]

God is music resonating through ten dimensions of hyperspace-Mishio Kaku

Don't cheapen a beautiful thing with religious concepts responsible for so much misery and death

Yiddish saying
Man Speaks, god laughs

[A Meat Beetle]

F**k Notre Dame? Was that an offer?

[A Meat Beetle]

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