John Buccigross Sent Shirtless Selfie, Creepy Texts To ESPN Co-Worker

Things are getting ugly at ESPN.

The Boston Globe published a lengthy piece Thursday detailing alleged mistreatment of several female employees at ESPN over the last decade. There’s a lot to untangle in this particularly bizarre web — fantasy guru Matthew Berry apparently took New York Jets reporter Jenn Sterger to a strip club — but let’s focus on the biggest name involved: star anchor John Buccigross.

Adrienne Lawrence, who worked at ESPN in 2015, recently filed a lawsuit claiming she was sexually harassed while at the WorldWide Leader. A former lawyer, Lawrence alleges that Buccigross sent her unsolicited flirtatious pictures and texts, some of which include him calling her “dollface” and “#dreamgirl.” ESPN reportedly denies Lawrence’s claims, and even went so for as to post the texts, which a company spokesman says prove Buccigross and Lawrence’s relationship was “consensual,” per WEEI’s Alex Reimer.

And although ESPN failed to post a text that features a shirtless Bucigross, Miko Grimes — wife of Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Brent Grimes — shared it with the world Friday.

(Warning: The following image is both very strange and very NSFW.)

https://twitter.com/iHeartMiko/status/941675663249084416

Make of that what you will.

What do you think?  Leave a comment.

Grimes also tweeted screenshots of some of some of Buccigross’ weirdest texts.

https://twitter.com/iHeartMiko/status/941677098695057408

While a pretty great song, what on earth does Sufjan Stevens’ “Chicago” have to do with anything?

In a statement tweeted Friday, Lawrence responded to ESPN’s apparent attempts to discredit her allegations.

https://twitter.com/AdrienneLaw/status/941679975354138624

Again, make of that what you will.

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Dakota Randall

Plymouth State/Boston University product from Wolfeboro, NH, who now is based in Rhode Island. Have worked at NESN since 2016, covering the Patriots since 2021. Might chat your ear off about Disney World, Halo 2, and Lord of the Rings.