ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith issued a rare public apology this week after repeating inaccurate financial details about the divorce between former NBA champion Iman Shumpert and actress Teyana Taylor.
The comments appeared on an October episode of Smith’s Culture Table podcast titled “Can men trust women with their finances?”
Smith stated that Taylor walked away with $25 million in cash, $10 million in properties, luxury vehicles, and other assets, while Shumpert was left with roughly $2 million and no home. Those figures were false.
Stephen A. Smith publicly apologizes to Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor after admitting he spread false claims that she received $25,000,000 in their divorce while Iman was left with just $2,000,000 and nowhere to live “In the interest of fairness, accuracy, and decency, I believe it’s important to address what happened in connection with an October episode of The Culture Table titled ‘Can Men Trust Women with Their Finances?’” “During that episode, I stated that Teyana Taylor walked away from her divorce with $25 million, $10 million in properties, luxury cars, and other assets, while Iman Shumpert, her ex husband, was left with approximately $2 million and nowhere to live.” “Those statements were inaccurate, and I want to sincerely apologize to both Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor.” “The quotes attributed to him, however, were not his statements at all, and the financial figures presented were inaccurate.” “I know this for a fact...
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