ESPN suspends Jemele Hill for violation of social media policy

ESPN has suspended anchor Jemele Hill for two weeks over a second violation of the network’s social media policy.

The network said in a statement that all employees had been notified that individual tweets could impact negatively on the network, and as this was Hill’s second offense, a suspension was necessary.

ESPN's Statement on Jemele Hill: pic.twitter.com/JkVoBVz7lv

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) October 9, 2017

It is unclear precisely which tweets of Hill’s led to this suspension. On Sunday, she had suggested that those who disagreed with Jerry Jones’s stance on national anthem protests should boycott advertisers.

This play always work. Change happens when advertisers are impacted. If you feel strongly about JJ's statement, boycott his advertisers. https://t.co/LFXJ9YQe74

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017

Hill found herself in some controversy last month for calling President Donald Trump a white supremacist, though that set of tweets did not get her suspended at that time.