Stephen A. Smith admitted that his claims about the divorce settlement were false
Stephen A. Smith has publicly apologized to Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert after admitting he shared false information about the former couple’s divorce settlement. The ESPN commentator acknowledged that the financial figures he cited were inaccurate and that statements he attributed to Shumpert were not authentic.
The controversy began during an October episode of “The Culture Table,” a podcast produced by Smith’s Straight Shooter Media. During a discussion about finances and marriage, Stephen A. Smith claimed Taylor received $25 million, an additional $10 million in property and other assets. He further alleged that Shumpert was left with approximately $2 million and nowhere to live, as reported by The Jasmine Brand.
Stephen A. Smith has since retracted those claims and apologized to both parties: “Those statements were inaccurate, and I want to sincerely apologize to both Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor.”
Smith also acknowledged that quotes attributed to Shumpert during the discussion had been falsely presented as his words. “The quotes attributed to him, however, were not his statements at all, and the financial figures presented were inaccurate.”
According to Smith, the information came from media reports and social media posts that attributed the claims to Shumpert. He said he personally spoke with Taylor, who confirmed that the circulating information was false. In his apology, Smith...
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