Jemele Hill Exits ESPN!

Jemele Hill splits from ESPN.

ESPN is about to fire Jemele Hill out the cannon. The sports agitator is pretty damn happy to leave.

ESPN is a sinking ship. Thanks to their failure to support NFL players and Hill, the network is seeing its cash cow dry up. Yeah, it's about sports and entertainment. But the people and athletes do live in a country where they feel they need to speak out about how this country is being ran.

She has been very critical of Donald J. Trump and ESPN lately. She has been very vocal about how Trump has reacted to the NFL and the players taking a knee when the national anthem is being played.

Hill joined ESPN in 2006 and has worked on various programs with the company. She reportedly requested a meeting with ESPN president James Pitaro, and it’s possible that’s when the two sides agreed to the buyout, according to Miller.

Miller is the author of “Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN.”

A buyout of her reported $2.5 million-per-year contract has been completed and her last day will be Friday, sources told the New York Post.

The separation was due to Hill's desire to be involved in politics, while ESPN wants to be apolitical, the Post reported.

Hill is believed to have recently met with new ESPN President James Pitaro to discuss her exit, Variety reported.

Journalism at its finest https://t.co/BeIe74YT2H

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) August 24, 2018

My man @Kenny_Mayne had some words for white people (no, really). Strong stuff https://t.co/JucSkIr1Ty

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) August 24, 2018

At a meeting with reporters earlier this month, Pitaro emphasized that ESPN's role is to cover sports news without any particular political bias, the report said.

The executive reportedly said he would prefer that the company's journalists and commentators not offer their own opinions on political matters.

“There is a real concentration, still a real need, on stories about women of color… that will be a huge focus of what I do," she said.

She said she is "really excited" about the next phase of her career and would work to dismantle institutional racism.

“Somebody needs to step up and save us,” Hill said.

She called leaving sports media a “bittersweet” feeling.

Hill and ESPN were not immediately available for comment on her departure.