Deadspin, a well-known sports media outlet, has faced its second shutdown after being acquired by a European startup, resulting in the layoff of its entire staff. This closure follows a controversial period for Deadspin, highlighted by a widely criticized article involving 9-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan, Holden Armenta, who was accused of wearing 'black face' at a game. The article's author, sports journalist Carron J. Phillips, along with other staff members, faced significant backlash, leading to Phillips' unemployment and legal action from Armenta's parents. The sale by G/O Media and subsequent layoffs have sparked discussions about the future of media and journalistic integrity, with many noting the impact of the controversial article on Deadspin's fate.
Goodbye @Deadspin! https://t.co/6WZOsnPyTW https://t.co/rVrgtjS2V2
Here is my story from Feb. on how @Deadspin cannot claim ignorance in blackface lawsuit. Check out the timeline. It proves Deadspin knowingly lied about the little boy and printed the lie anyway. No wonder the site sold and fired everyone. https://t.co/Lz5XNoYVDb
My favorite part of the Deadspin layoff news: Despite losing his job, @carronJphillips is still being sued by the parents of the little boy he publicly attacked for the crime of being a KC Chiefs fan. This week just started and it’s already awesome.
NEW: Deadspin has been sold by G/O Media and has fired their entire staff. The media is going broke in real time. Deadspin was well-known for defaming a young boy as wearing "blackface" at a Kansas City Chiefs game. According to the Daily Beast, staff were locked out of their… https://t.co/APm75k2Vsn
BREAKING: The entire staff at Deadspin has been laid off by its new owners Carron J. Philips is now unemployed and is simultaneously getting sued for defaming Holden Armenta, a 9-year-old boy Happy ending aren't just for fairy tales https://t.co/Xosb4l1yU6
Deadspin is being sold and everyone is being fired —- to a large degree because the owners are terrified they are going to be bankrupted — over the article they wrote about a little kid going to watch his favorite team play. https://t.co/zRMr4jLPkL
BREAKING.🚨 "There’s a heart-warming ending to Deadspin’s famously failed story of a 9-year-old kid who was caught wearing 'black face'..." Sports Journalist Who Wrote ‘Black Face’ Hit Piece on 9-Year-Old Chiefs Fan is Now Unemployed https://t.co/bBOXsdCobS
Deadspin is Dead Again: Bought By A European Startup, Everyone Fired https://t.co/7uYkpyLDvj https://t.co/rx0gWtuqWv
Never want to grave dance over people losing their jobs but this version of Deadspin might've had the worst content of any sports site that has ever existed.
My fondest memory of Deadspin. https://t.co/5GAZUMuXji
Deadspin's @JulieDicaro -- who called me a "sexist" who should be fired for asking the site why it lied about a little kid wearing blackface -- has been fired. https://t.co/yNVmYTCapp
How would you spin The death of Deadspin?
Deadspin got killed. Now Zombie Deadspin has been killed in order to make room for an European Zombie Zombie Deadspin?
Deadspin is dead. Again. You hate to see it @stoolpresidente https://t.co/Vn7yXp188u
Carron J Phillips, who defamed a child for wearing face paint, is now unemployed after the collapse of Deadspin to appeal to future employers, he lists "pulitzer nominee" on his bio being a "pulitzer nominee" means nothing except that you paid a $75 free to be considered https://t.co/xKSY9tWP1j
Just saying apropos of nothing that the original Deadspin was the best website. Sorry for the writers at the zombie version etc etc but also viva @DefectorMedia
Damn. Hate to see it. #deadspin https://t.co/3Q1xXho7fY https://t.co/MTNUKg3ItL
.@carronJphillips -- the racist dirtbag who defamed an innocent 9-year-old boy -- has been fired. https://t.co/2YVBkmTVyC
RIP Deadspin. https://t.co/oguLqThHHi
You hate to see it tbh https://t.co/HBdcPLxiGG