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Article snippet: Jemele Hill, the “SportsCenter” host on ESPN whose tweets last month calling President Trump a white supremacist caused the White House to call for her firing, was suspended on Monday for once again running afoul of the company’s social media policy. After the Dallas Cowboys’ owner, Jerry Jones, said Sunday that he would bench any players who “disrespect the flag,” Hill suggested on Twitter that fans who disagreed with Jones’s stance should boycott Cowboys advertisers. “Change happens when advertisers are impacted,” she wrote. “If you feel strongly about JJ’s statement, boycott his advertisers.” She later clarified that she was not calling for an N.F.L. boycott but was pointing out the “unfair burden” placed upon players. She also noted that some fans who supported players kneeling during the national anthem were continuing to watch N.F.L. games. ESPN said in a statement that Hill was suspended for “a second violation of our social media guidelines.” She will not appear on television for the next two weeks. A spokesman for the company declined to say which specific guideline she had violated or whether she would be paid during the suspension. “She previously acknowledged letting her colleagues and company down with an impulsive tweet,” the statement said. After her tweets about Trump last month, Hill, who is African-American, expressed regret that the posts had “painted ESPN in an unfair light” but did not otherwise apologize. John Skipper, ESPN’s president, wrot... Link to the full article to read more