ESPN’s Jen Lada Shares Her Story Of Sexual Harassment On Twitter, Know Her Career and Net Worth

Sexual harassment is the worst thing a woman can face in her life. Such activity can happen in any place like home, school, or workplace. There are a lot of ladies who have faced such harassment in their lifetime, but they generally don’t reveal it thinking it as a matter of shame. Similar is the case with ESPN’s sports anchor Jen Lada.

It took a lot of courage for Lada to reveal the tragic incident of her past. She opened up about it years after it happened. So what actually happened? Let’s find out.

Jen Lada chose Twitter to share her sexual harassment story

Lada revealed her bitter past through her official Twitter account. She gained the courage to open up about her past due to Newsweek’s Lucy Westcott’s eye-opening article.

In her article, Westcott explained the various types of sexual assault that take place in the journalism industry irrelevant to gender. She also revealed that after reading her article 35 women and 2 men came out to tell her their stories. And so did Lada.

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Even though Lada has spent so many years working as a sportscaster she began working with ESPN only in 2015. During her early phase in the field of journalism, Lada had to deal with something that many might us can call it a nightmare. Let's dig deeper into the story.

Jen Lada was assaulted by an interviewer

During her very first interview as a sports journalist, the interviewer did some humiliating things such as taking his pants off. He not only did that but also drank way too much and drove her to his house instead of taking her to her hotel. He even asked her to swim with him.

Even though Lada informed the whole incident of the news director, no action was taken and the sports director still works there.

Check out the tweets of Jen Lada related to sexual harassment.

To add to @lvzwestcott's harassment compilation......

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

1) I was 22 yo, graduated from Marquette and had just finished one year of a non-paid sports internship. I was waitressing to pay the bills.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

3) It was my first professional interview in the business. I was ecstatic.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

4) I was probably overwhelmed by the possibility of landing such an impressive job. Maybe even intimidated by the grandeur of the operation.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

5) Maybe the sports director sensed both of those things and pegged me as a vulnerable target. Or maybe he's just a prick.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

6) I interviewed, watched his early sportscast. I was impressed. He suggested we grab dinner but noted it wld have to be after his late show

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

7) I remember at the time, rationalizing this to myself "cmon, Jen sports are at night. This is the schedule. This is prob normal."

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

8) The last thing I wanted to be viewed as was someone who was uninformed abt the business norms & couldn't go with the flow.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

9) 1st sign of impropriety: he took off his pants in front of me. He would later defend this as gauging my comfort w/nudity ie locker rooms

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

10) We later sat at the bar of the restaurant for dinner. He drank what I NOW know is an inappropriate amount of alcohol for a biz dinner.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

11) He said he would drive me back to my hotel. Instead, he drove me to his house. Wanted to show me his pool. I refuse to leave the car.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

12)U have to remember, despite this bs, I still wanted the job. So I am trying to walk fine line of nice but stern when asking 2B taken home

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

13)He suggests we go swim. My head is racing. I default to stupidly noting that I didn't bring a bathing suit. You can imagine the response.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

13)He suggests we go swim. My head is racing. I default to stupidly noting that I didn't bring a bathing suit. You can imagine the response.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

15)Finally, he relents & SPEEDS back to my hotel. he seems pissed. I am confused & uncomfortable & scared. But at least, I am out of his car

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

16)Not over. He calls my cell phone repeatedly trying to get me to change my mind. When I stop answering the calls, my room phone rings.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

17) I didn't get the job.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

18)Of course realizing my next move may be interpreted as sour grapes, I emailed the news director to let him know what went down that night

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

19)I remember writing "I'm not doing this for fame or infamy but this type of behavior can only be viewed as a liability to your company."

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

20) Remember, this is my VERY FIRST interview at a tv station. And it's a big one. I am very much thinking "what have I gotten myself into?"

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

21) News director said it would be addressed. He has since moved to a station elsewhere. Sports director still works there. And here I am.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

22)This account might seem kinda self-indulgent now. But I just thought I'd add my experience to the bunch.

— Jen Lada (@JenLada) August 22, 2016

That’s really sad. Don’t you think so? But, this brave lady has been able to overcome this and is doing really good in her career. Respect!! All of us should come out and reveal if they have been sexually harassed.

Jen Lada Career and Net Worth

Lada is a Marquette University graduate. Her career in the sports field began as a sports anchor for FOX6. After that, she worked with SportsNet Chicago. Her career in ESPN began since June 2015. She worked as the host of ‘Baseball Tonight’ and also as a co-host of a radio show.

At present, she is regularly seen on ‘Mike & Mike’ and ‘First Take.' Her net worth is estimated to be around $5 million, her annual salary is around $85,000. She earned such a huge amount by working as a sports anchor for such various channels. ESPN reportedly pays her a high salary. All thanks to her talent.

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This is how amazing Lada’s career and net worth has been. Even though she has excelled so much in her career she had to experience sexual harassment in the past. We hope nobody ever has to experience such a nightmare in their life. Best wishes to this talented lady.