Jonathan Coachman took to his official Twitter account this morning to respond to him being named in the lawsuit filed by former ESPN anchor and legal analyst Adrienne Lawrence against several ESPN employees, naming Coachman who now works with the WWE as part of the RAW commentary team.
“I will address this only once because I am seething today. In 21 years of being a PROFESSIONAL I have never been more offended in my life. In my 9 years I can count on one hand the amount of times I interacted with anyone other than a co-anchor. To allow someone to spread vicious Lies and flat out fabrications is not ok and it’s time someone stood up for themselves.
@jemelehill addressed her lie last night. I am not a part of this lawsuit because I have never done anything wrong. My reputation speaks for itself and anyone that has ever worked with me will back that up. I am also offended that someone can dangerously throw peoples names into something for the clear attempt at getting headlines.
This is the only time I will address this because I am not a part of this lawsuit. My heart goes out to anyone falsely accused of anything. Trust me it doesn’t feel good. But most of you have been incredible and supportive. Onward and upward.”
Coachman mentioning Jemele Hill by name was in response to another allegation made by Lawrence in her lawsuit, where she claims that former ESPN personality Chris Berman left Hill a racially insensitive voicemail, something that Hill took to her own Twitter account to deny.
ESPN also released a statement noting they had already investigated allegations brought forth by Lawrence internally and determined they were without merit. The company also stated that they intend to defend themselves in court.