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ESPN’s Kimes apologizes for promoting solitaire app following backlash

ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes “took to social media” on Saturday to “apologize for previously advertising the app Solitaire Cash,” whose parent company, Papaya Gaming, has been the target of a recent lawsuit. Papaya Gaming was “found to have previously defrauded customers in real-money games of skill.” Kimes wrote, “The truth is: I didn’t spend any time looking into the whole thing, and that’s 100% on me. Thought it was just typical marketing work, and I’m deeply embarrassed I didn’t vet it. A colossal f–k-up on my part.” Kimes then “posted about her involvement with the app again on Bluesky,” saying, “Haven’t been paid a dime (we’ll see what happens now!!) but [if] I do I’m certainly giving it away” (N.Y. POST, 11/8).

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