Former ESPN anchor Adrienne Lawrence has agreed to voluntarily dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit against the network.

While such a dismissal often means a settlement has been reached, neither side would comment about the voluntary dismissal, made in federal court Dec. 12.

Lawrence made national headlines when she claimed in a March 2018 suit that the network tried to damage her reputation after she accused "SportsCenter" anchor John Buccigross of sexual harassment. She accused ESPN of sexual discrimination and harassment, negligent supervision, creating a hostile work environment, aiding and abetting, and retaliation.

Last December, Judge Stefan Underhill denied the network's motion to dismiss a false light claim made by Lawrence that stated the network tried to hurt her reputation by "stating aloud or otherwise publishing statements to third parties that intentionally or recklessly impugned plaintiff's character, judgment and integrity." Lawrence's suit claimed ESPN "made the implications and misleading statements about plaintiff" and "used bots and fake social media accounts" to post fake messages between her and Buccigross.

Lawrence claimed she was fired two years into her employment for complaining about alleged sexual harassment. Her lawsuit sought unspecified monetary damages.

A former attorney herself with McGuireWoods and Greenberg Traurig, Lawrence was represented by Wigdor attorneys Jeanne Christensen, Michael Willemin and Bryan Arbeit in New York. Arbeit declined Monday to discuss the matter while Christensen and Willemin did not respond to a request for comment.

Representing ESPN were Raymond Bertrand, Patrick Shea and Alex Maturi of Paul Hastings. Bertrand referred all comment to ESPN, while Shea declined comment and Maturi did not respond to a request for comment Monday.

Lawrence is now a freelance on-air personality and speaker. She has written a book about her experiences at ESPN that is expected to be released in March 2020.

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