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Stephen A. Smith Says ESPN “Blackballed” Him After 2009 Exit

Smith said he felt “blackballed” after ESPN let him go in 2009: “Nobody would touch me,” he said, “not even BET or TV One.” He returned through Skip Bayless and producer Horowitz, first weekly, then daily. Smith later confronted former boss, Norby Williamson, who told him, “We all make mistakes,” and changed how he carried himself.