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Rachel DeMita didn’t wait long to clear the air. The former BIG3 courtside commentator, who was let go earlier this week, broke her silence Friday with a candid video message on X, opening up about the controversy that cost her the job.

“I wasn’t under the impression those tweets would do any severe harm to the BIG3,” DeMita said, referencing a moment that quickly spiraled beyond her control. Her “mistake”? Sharing Caitlin Clark highlights while working a live BIG3 broadcast. That move, according to the league, crossed a line.

A Tweet That Ended The Deal

Rachel DeMita (Photo via Instagram)
DeMita joined the BIG3 in June 2024 as a courtside voice and behind-the-scenes host. Already well-known from her time as the face of NBA 2KTV, she brought solid basketball credibility and a loyal following. Fans seemed to enjoy her presence on the BIG3 sidelines, until one weekend post flipped everything.

The issue boiled down to timing. While working a BIG3 game last weekend, DeMita tweeted about a WNBA matchup between the New York Liberty and Indiana Fever. The league didn’t take it lightly.

In the video she posted Friday, DeMita revealed that her team received an email late Tuesday night. “My team received an email at 11 p.m. on Tuesday with a letter that essentially said I was terminated,” she explained.

She also read a portion of that email for her followers. “It has come to BIG3’s attention that Ms. DeMita was posting on her social media platform during this past weekend’s BIG3 games and was promoting the competing New York Liberty vs. Indiana Fever WNBA game that was being broadcast at the same time,” the league allegedly wrote. “The league is completely dismayed and disappointed by Ms. DeMita’s severe lapse in judgment.”

To her credit, DeMita didn’t shy away from accountability. “I’m not making excuses, I’ll take it on the chin. I apologize for that,” she said.

Despite her apology, BIG3 hasn’t commented publicly beyond DeMita’s shared email. No replacement has been named yet. DeMita is taking the fallout in stride, saying, “I had zero intention on hurting the BIG3.” This chapter may be closed, but it’s likely we’ll hear from her again.

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

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Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

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Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’