# ESPN president quits due to substance addiction **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 18, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-president-quits-due-to-substance-addiction/804770 "2017-12-18T16:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-president-quits-due-to-substance-addiction/804770/1 "2017-12-18T16:39:16Z")
I wonder if another media outlet was about to out him for this issue > **[ESPN: Skipper resigns over substance problem](https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/21804776/john-skipper-resigns-espn-president)** > > John Skipper, ESPN's president since 2012, left his position Monday. Former company president George Bodenheimer will take over on an interim basis. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-president-quits-due-to-substance-addiction/804770/2 "2017-12-18T17:14:07Z")
And my first thought is, there’s probably a sexual harassment accusation forthcoming. I don’t know why he’d admit to the substance addiction. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-president-quits-due-to-substance-addiction/804770/3 "2017-12-22T04:25:13Z")
Well, ESPN has made numerous decisions that had me wondering if their CEO was on crack.