Commentator fired for comparison of tennis player with gorilla

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January 21, 2017 10:59

Commentator fired for comparison of tennis player with gorilla

Baku. 21 January. REPORT.AZ/ American TV channel ESPN suspended Australian commentator Doug Adler from work for comparison of tennis player Venus Williams with gorilla during the opening match on January 19.

Report informs citing the Independent.

" During the broadcast on ESPN3 channel Doug Adler had to carefully select words.He apologized, and we dismissed him from commenting on the remaining matches of the tournament, "- the statement of the channel reads.

Azerbaijani version Tennisçini qorilla ilə müqayisə etdiyinə görə şərhçi işdən uzaqlaşdırılıb

Russian version Комментатора отстранили от работы за сравнение теннисистки с гориллой

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