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Dianna Russini is “going done a very difficult time” after bombshell photos of her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel surfaced, according to her friend.
Russini’s erstwhile ESPN colleague, Jon “Stugotz” Weiner, confirmed he precocious “spoke” to nan sports journalist during nan latest episode of his Fox Sports power show, “Stugotz and Company.”
“She’s going done a very difficult time,” Weiner shared. “She’s going to past this.”
A fewer days aft Page Six exclusively published photos of Russini and Vrabel hanging retired astatine a edifice successful Sedona, Arizona, which person since gone viral, nan sportscaster resigned from her position astatine nan Athletic.
Weiner told listeners connected his power show past week that he’d prosecute nan sports journalist “in 2 seconds” if she mislaid her job.
“If The Athletic gets free of her, she’ll beryllium sitting correct adjacent to maine and Izzy [Gutierrez] doing nan show,” he said astatine nan time. “I support my friends, and don’t bail connected my friends. Especially astatine their worst master clip successful their history. I don’t do that to them.”
The power big further defended Russini, who was nan Athletic’s Senior NFL Insider since 2023, by noting that “the full manufacture is littered pinch conflicts of interest.”
“Every azygous return that anyone makes is littered successful conflict of interest. I don’t want to perceive astir it,” Weiner added.
Russini antecedently worked astatine ESPN from 2015 to 2023 earlier she landed her captious occupation astatine nan Athletic.
In nan exclusive Page Six photos, which were published connected April 7, Russini, 43, and Vrabel, 50, could beryllium seen spending clip together astatine nan luxe boutique edifice Ambiente.
A root told Page Six astatine nan clip that nan 2 had meal connected nan patio of nan edifice edifice astatine astir 10:30 a.m. connected March 28. They past spent an hr by nan excavation and basking tub.
Later successful nan day, Russini and Vrabel were seen holding hands and hugging successful a backstage area of 1 of nan hotel’s bungalows astatine sunset. The insider claimed nan 2 concisely danced together.
Russini has been joined to Shake Shack executive Kevin Goldschmidt, pinch whom she shares 2 children, since 2020.
Meanwhile, Vrabel has been joined to Jen Vrabel since 1999. They besides stock 2 kids.
In consequence to nan viral pics, Vrabel told Page Six that he and Russini were having a “completely guiltless interaction.”
Russini — who fficially resigned from nan Athletic connected April 14 — told america that “the photos don’t correspond nan group of six group who were hanging retired during nan day.”
Following nan merchandise of nan caller photos, nan New York Times has launched an investigation into nan matter.
In her resignation letter, Russini stated that nan Athletic initially “supported maine unequivocally” and “expressed assurance successful my activity and pridefulness successful my journalism” aft nan pics were published.
However, Russini added that “in nan days that followed… commentators successful various media person engaged successful self-feeding speculation that is simply unmoored from nan facts.”
She noted that she was resigning to extremity nan speculation and harm surrounding nan situation.
