After being dumped by ESPN, then burning bridges with his insanity at his former jobs at Fox Sports Net, MSNBC and Current TV, the male-diva Keith Olbermann has been rehired by ESPN, to host his own show, with caveat- He is forbidden from discussing politics.
Olbermann's two year contract states he can deviate into current events and pop culture but is expressly forbidden from approaching the topic of politics.
Olbermann has been referred to as a "petulant, spoiled child," a "buffoon," with a near-complete lack of self-awareness whose own diva-like behavior has left a trail of enemies at various networks in his wake.
Former employees have said Olbermann created "a toxic,abusive, unsustainable work environment wherever he goes, and taking his issues out on everyone around him, not just the execs.
Some direct quotes from Olbermann's former employee include, " Keith is the walking definition of a hostile work environment. Countdown had a 75% staff turnover rate in the time I was there — high even for the cable news business. Keith had people he liked, and people he didn't like, and there was no rhyme or reason to it. When he didn't like someone, he'd berate them and belittle their work until they left the show. Then he'd do the same to the next person on his shit list. When someone he liked moved on, he'd take it out on the rest of us."
"If someone he didn't like left, he'd tell them how useless/incompetent/stupid he thought they were, instead of handling it like an adult and just being quietly glad they were gone. Then he's put someone new on his s list.,"
"Keith's camera people and the show's director liked his anchor producer. Sometimes they'd do a bump shot that panned off her face (you know, for that newsroom effect) out of or into a commercial break. He made them stop, because the show "is about me, not about her."
Gawker has many more examples and stories about Olbermann.
Good luck ESPN and from the bottom of this conservative's heart, thank you for forbidding Olbermann from spewing his idiocy about politics for the next two years.
