Former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker, while discussing late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, told Newsmax Saturday that his own suspension in 1999 for controversial remarks proves free speech ends when businesses start losing money.
“So basically, what happened to me? I get it,” Rocker said on Newsmax. “You take free speech on the one hand. Yes, free speech if it is costing your employer money, fans revenue, etc. I see my situation is very similar. What just happened to Jimmy Kimmel?”
Rocker was suspended by then-Commissioner Bud Selig after his comments about New Yorkers, immigrants, gay people, and minorities were published in a Sports Illustrated article in December 1999.
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