ESPN President Skipper Resigns to Deal With Substance Addiction

ESPN President Skipper Resigns to Deal With Substance Addiction
John Skipper, President of ESPN INC and co-chairman of Disney Media Networks, addresses the media in Digital Center 2 in Bristol, Connecticut May 22, 2014. Reuters/Michelle McLoughlin
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Walt Disney Co’s John Skipper resigned on Monday as president of ESPN, the company’s most important network, due to a problem with addiction.

“I have struggled for many years with a substance addiction,” Skipper, who was also Disney Media Networks co-chairman, said in a statement. “I have decided that the most important thing I can do right now is to take care of my problem.”