ESPN First Take host Dana Jacobson, who was suspended for a week for a profane rant at an ESPN-sponsored celebrity roast, returned to the air today and apologized for her actions. "I want to once again say how truly sorry I am for my poor choices and bad judgment," Jacobson said. "I've taken responsibility for what I did say and do, and realize it was wrong. ... I have already learned a lot."
Although Jacobson didn't get into the details of what she said at the roast, the way she emphasized the words "what I did say" seemed to be a subtle suggestion that some of the reports that have come out in the past two weeks overstated exactly what Jacobson said. Specifically, the Catholic League has said Jacobson's rant was anti-Catholic, but the indications from people who attended the roast are that the rant was merely anti-Notre Dame.
Jacobson, who is at ESPN's First Take studio in Bristol and not at its Super Bowl headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz., concluded her statement by thanking, "most importantly, ESPN, for its unwavering support."




