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The affair scandal of Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel keeps getting a new update every hour. Ever since the cosy photos of the rumoured couple have been leaked online, the duo has come under scrutiny. While Mike Vrabel is getting support from his NFL team, Dianna Russini had to resign, leading to intense backlash. Amid that, Dianna Russini’s former colleague from ESPN has come ahead and slammed media for the coverage on the ongoing scandal.
Dianna Russini’s former colleague addresses her scandal with Mike Vrabel
For those who do not know, before being a popular NFL journalist and the insider of The Athletic, Dianna Russini worked at ESPN for a decent amount of time. Amid the ongoing affair row involving Mike Vrabel, Dianna’s former colleague from ESPN named, Max Kellerman appeared on the Game Over podcast, where he slammed the media for their coverage on Dianna and Mike’ story. In his words:
“The three percent of the teams she covers, there’s some kind of bias that might show up, who knows how, but whatever. Ok. I’m willing to say that’s true, that’s legitimate. But that’s not why people are covering this story. They’re using that as a bullshit excuse to be titilated by an affair. It’s so disgusting to me because, especially the latest. It comes across my reels, and I’ve worked with Dianna Russini, I haven’t worked with Mike Vrabel. But it’s on my reels so I can’t avoid it.”
Max Kellerman slams media for their alleged timeline of Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini’s affair
During the same conversation, Dianna Russini’s former colleague slammed the media for trying to create a timeline of Mike Vrabel and Dianna’s affair. Max stated that the media is unable to respect the privacy of their life partners, children and family members. He concluded by expressing his disappointment in the media. Max Kellerman was quoted as saying:
“And there’s pictures and the press is trying to create a timeline where when they might have been cheating. So without regard to how this affects their spouses, their children, they’re putting these families through hell under the guise of journalistic integrity and ethics where in fact that is just an excuse to put out salacious stuff. Shame on the media for covering it the way they are.”
Dianna Russini is getting support from her close friend, Jon Stugotz
Soon after media outlets, Page Six and TMZ released cosy photos and videos of Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini, it became a global controversy. Amid the backlash, Dianna Russini has been getting a lot of support from her close friend, Jon Stugotz. When Dianna resigned from The Athletic, Stugotz expressed his wish to offer her a job.
Later, during one of the episodes of his podcast, he claimed that Dianna Russini’s personality has changed entirely amid the scandal with Mike Vrabel. Further, he also explained that Dianna’s family, including her husband, Kevin and their kids, is deeply affected by the affair row. It is worth mentioning that Stugotz once revealed that he knew Dianna and Mike had a friendly bond but he was equally shocked when their cosy photos came out.
More about Dianna Russini
Dianna Russini is one of the most talked-about sports journalists. Before joining the NFL, she worked in multiple organisations. However, her breakthrough came in ESPN. After establishing her name in the industry, she joined The Athletic. Coming to her personal life, Dianna was reportedly born and brought up in New Jersey. From a young age, she was interested in sports and journalism. In 2020, she tied the knot with Kevin Goldschmidt. As of 2026, they share two sons.
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