Report: WWE’s Lee Fitting was fired from ESPN due to misconduct, objectifying women

In a new investigative piece out Wednesday, former ESPN senior VP of production and current WWE head of media & production Lee Fitting was fired by his former employer after being accused of years of misconduct behind the scenes which included both sexually suggestive comments and objectifying comments toward women. WWE, owned by TKO, did not provide a comment to The Athletic/New York Times for the story. Fitting was hired by WWE this past January after being fired by ESPN/Disney in late-August 2023. He had been with ESPN for over 25 years and headed up the network’s popular ‘College Gameday’ show. A complaint was made to ESPN’s HR department regarding Fitting which led to a further investigation. He was fired shortly thereafter. Through a spokesperson, the 49-year-old denied some of the allegations to the media outlet while not addressing others. He also “declined to comment on the broader characterization of him as someone who mistreated women during his tenure at ESPN or why he was let go by the netwo