Not only did Erin Andrews have to deal with the peephole incident during her time with ESPN, she was also tied into another scandal with the network. During one of her business flights, Andrews allegedly caught a senior vice president at ESPN, Keith Clinkscales, masterbating in the seat next to her, Deadline reported. Another ESPN employee suggested Andrews report the incident to HR but the sportscaster allegedly wanted to avoid the situation altogether. Clinkscales then filed a defamation lawsuit against Joan Lynch, claiming she told Deadline about the alleged plane incident.
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In 2012 an ESPN publicist named Mike Humes announced a major shake up to its reporter lineup. “Erin Andrews leaving ESPN,” he tweeted. Humes also suggested that Andrews left by her own decision and that the sports network tried its best to stop her from moving. “She did great work for us & we made aggressive offer to keep her,” Humes said. As Andrews later explained, she felt less opportunity to grow at ESPN. “It’s a different way to expand my role. I’m not tired yet. I don’t want to hang it up,” she told Sports Illustrated. “I just need to get better and these were different opportunities that I would not be able to find anywhere but at Fox Sports,” she added. Her move certainly opened up multiple opportunities, as she went on to host a college football show with the network, in addition to reporting on MLB, the NFL, and even NASCAR.
