OutKick’s Charly Arnolt says she left ESPN in search of free speech: ‘Cancel culture does not exist here’

New OutKick host Charly Arnolt discusses her new show and what the culture at ESPN for free speech was like in an interview with Fox News Digital.

OutKick host Charly Arnolt ditched ESPN last month for the opportunity to speak her mind without the fear of backlash or repercussions that came with her role at the Disney-owned network. 

"OutKick was an intriguing place for me to land after being at ESPN for almost five years now because it just offers something that traditional sports networks don't, and that is the freedom of speech," Arnolt told Fox News Digital. 

Arnolt believes issues that blur the lines of sports and the real world are plentiful, and many topics that don’t have anything to do with sports on the surface end up being reflected by athletes. 

"They're issues that need to be addressed, and they need to be addressed fairly and be addressed from both sides, and so often you see them only addressed from one angle," Arnolt said. 

BASEBALL LEGEND CURT SCHILLING BRINGS HIGH-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF AMERICA’S PASTIME TO OUTKICK

"I feel like that's why OutKick is so outstanding, because they do look at issues from alternative angles that you're not going to see anywhere else," she continued. "Cancel culture does not exist here."

Arnolt was convinced to join OutKick after meeting with Clay Travis, the outspoken founder of the rapidly growing media operation that blends culture, sports, gambling and politics. 

"He very explicitly said, ‘If you have something that you want to say, as long as you have the facts to back it up and you feel strongly about it, I will never fault you for that, and you have no fear of any type of backlash or repercussions for saying what you feel is the truth,’" Arnolt recalled. 

One of the