One of the harrowing stories in my book Killing the Witches is the modern-day destruction of former ESPN tennis analyst Doug Adler. In 2017, he described Venus Williams as using guerrilla tactics during the Australian Open, meaning she had a hit-and-run style.
Presto, internet reports popped up saying Adler called Ms. Williams a Gorilla. The man was fired and, shortly after that, suffered a heart attack.
Charles Barkley the all-knowing, all-seeing, must-embrace media superstar with an admitted gambling problem continues to take the dough to endorse anything.