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Rachel Lindsay, left, claims ESPN host Sage Steele was “thrilled” when she didn’t choose a Black man on ABC’s “Bachelorette.”

Lindsay made the remarks on the Higher Learning podcast with co-host, former TMZ staffer Van Lathan.

Lindsay, 36, hinted that Steele, 48, is a bourgeois biracial who is only Black when it’s convenient for her.

Lindsay, who is Black, said the incident occurred about 4 years ago when she met Steele at ESPN. She said the encounter with Steele left her feeling like she was in the Twilight Zone.

“I like Sage,” said Lindsay, adding that Steele is “problematic”.

“She’s a woman of color who had a long career in the media and I’m aspiring to this but then I’m listening to you and the first thing you say to me is how thrilled you are that I didn’t choose Black. And I’m like… who is this woman?. Since then I’ve started to learn more about how problematic she can be.”

Lindsay shared a video clip on Twitter. She captioned the video: “Y’all want to hear about the first time I met #SageSteele? #TrueStory.”

Steele was temporarily suspended from ESPN’s SportsCenter over comments she made about former President Barack Obama‘s race. She also disparaged ESPN’s parent company Disney’s vaccine mandate, calling it “sick” and “scary.”