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Back, With a Disclaimer

You thought you'd seen the last of the B.S. Report? Oh no. Bill Simmons has returned to doing his ESPN.com podcast, after settling his latest impasse with his bosses at the WWL. Apparently they objected to his discussing his friendship with a certain sports blogger who is also a male porn star, and he responded by threatening to quit. Deadspin has more*; he's had to add a disclaimer at the beginning stating that ""The BS report is a free-flowing conversation that occasionally touches on mature subjects."

I still think it's inevitable that Simmons will eventually quit, start his own Web site, and sign a Dan Patrick-like deal where he can appear on all sorts of different platforms but maintain of his brand.

*Love the reference in it to "The Robin Byrd Show." It was also alluded to on "How I Met Your Mother" a few weeks ago ("there's this show on cable where this old Jewish lady dances in a bikini!"), and parodied on SNL in the late '90s. How could anyone who's never lived in Manhattan know what that is? Not only is it pornographic and weird, but it's hyperlocal!