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The boss of Disney-owned ESPN has quit, blaming “substance addiction”.

John Skipper, 61, has been president of the sports channel since 2012 and recently signed an extension to 2021. He said he felt he had “let others I care about down. I have struggled for years with substance addiction. The most important thing I can do right now is take care of my problem”.

His resignation comes days after Disney struck a deal to buy most of media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox empire.