NY Times · Feb 14, 2018
Shaun White Says He Regrets Past Behavior as Harassment Claims Resurface
Shaun White in 2015. On Wednesday, he was asked about a 2016 lawsuit claiming he sexually harassed a former bandmate.On the heels of his Olympic gold medal-winning run in South Korea on Wednesday, the snowboarder Shaun White was asked to contend with sexual harassment allegations that were leveled against him in 2016, immediately casting a shadow on the celebration.
Mr. White, 31, at first tried to minimize the claims when he was pressed by an ABC News reporter during a news conference after his victory on the men’s halfpipe.
“I’m here to talk about the Olympics, not gossip,” he said.