Former ESPN star Sage Steele sues talent agency over handling of COVID vaccine dispute: report

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Sage Steele, who spent more than a decade and a half at ESPN, is suing the talent and sports agency that represented her. 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Steele was not pleased with the way her representatives advocated on her behalf during her dispute with ESPN. 

She filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming Creative Artist Agency (CAA) breached its fiduciary duty, according to the report.

Steele previously sued her former employer after she claimed ESPN suspended her in retaliation for remarks she made related to Disney's COVID-19 vaccine mandate during a podcast appearance. Disney is ESPN's parent company. 

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ESPN anchor Sage Steele talks on set during Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors June 7, 2019, at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. (Rey Josue II/NBAE via Getty Images)

"I respect everyone’s decision, I really do, but to mandate it is, um, sick," Steele said in September 2021 when she was a guest on NFL quarterback Jay Cutler's "Uncut" podcast. 

"And it’s scary to me in many ways. But I have a job, a job that I love, and, frankly, a job that I need. But, again, I love it. I’m not surprised it got to this point, especially with Disney, a global company … but it was actually emotional."

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Shortly after reaching a settlement with ESPN, Sage announced her exit from the company after 16 years.

Steele decided to leave what she described as her "dream job" in hopes she could exercise her "First Amendment rights more