The Redskins have reached historic lows in the public eye in the wake of their nickname controversy and the trend continued this week.
General manager Scot McCloughan's wife, Jessica, blew up on Twitter, claiming ESPN reporter Dianna Russini traded sexual favors to get information on the team and she went as far as to say that the anchor was Scot's "side piece," according to BSO.
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The wild accusations came in the form of tweets that emanated from a Twitter account that appeared to belong to Jessica.
"@dianaESPN Please tell us how many BJ's you had to give to get this story," the account tweeted. "And did they laugh at you before or after?"
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Russini tweeted that she "absolutely" thought that if Washington had a losing record by its bye week, changes would be made. The ESPN employee said that she wasn't reporting that, but it was merely her opinion. This tweet also drew some shade from Jessica.
"I'm pretty sure this info is coming from my husband to his new side chick (dianna)," Jessica responded on Twitter. "It's confirmed."
The tweets, along with the account were deleted after the posts began to garner media attention. It appeared as though it was in fact Jessica's official account since her son had tweeted at it in the past and she also communicated with other wives of Redskins employees on it.
Washington tried to downplay the issue and publicly deny the truth to it being Jessica, but the attempt was quickly negated when she released a statement admitting guilt through the team.
"I deeply apologize for the disparaging remarks about an ESPN reporter on my personal Twitter account," the statement read, via Deadspin. "The comment was unfounded and inappropriate, and I have the utmost respect for both the reporter and ESPN. I regret that my actions have brought undeserved negative attention to the Redskins organization and its leadership. My comments in no way reflect the opinions or attitudes of the organization and I regret that my behavior has in any way negatively impacted the team and its loyal fan base."
ESPN then followed suit with a statement of its own to defend its employee.
"Dianna is an excellent reporter who should never have to be subjected to such vulgar comments," it read. "We are obviously extremely disappointed by today's developments."
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