00:00Stephen A. Smith apologizes to Iman Shumpert and Tayana Taylor for airing false divorce figures.
00:07Stephen A. Smith has issued a formal on-camera apology to Iman Shumpert and Tayana Taylor
00:13after admitting he spread false claims about their divorce.
00:16On a recent episode of his show The Culture Table, Smith said,
00:20Taylor walked away with $25 million and $10 million in properties
00:24and claimed Shumpert was left with roughly $2 million and nowhere to live.
00:31None of it was true.
00:32The episode has now been taken down.
00:35Smith recorded the correction alone in his studio, citing fairness, accuracy, and decency.
00:41He revisited his original claims, noting that the false figures had spread widely online,
00:47tied to quotes attributed to Shumpert.
00:49Those statements were inaccurate, and I want to sincerely apologize to both Iman Shumpert and Tayana Taylor, Smith said.
00:57His closing message was aimed at viewers.
01:00A claim does not become a fact simply because it has been repeated or attributed to a public figure.
01:06Taylor personally confirmed the figures were false in a direct conversation with Stephen A.
01:11and Shumpert never made the statements credited to him.
01:14Smith expressed regret that the segment suggested Shumpert had publicly disparaged the mother of his children.
01:20Straight Shooter Media and I, as the CEO, have a responsibility to ensure that information presented is properly sourced, Smith
01:27said.
01:28We didn't meet that standard here, plain and simple.
01:31Shumpert and Taylor, married in 2016, share two daughters,
01:36and finalized their divorce in Fulton County, Georgia, in July 2024.
01:41In the settlement, Taylor received several homes, a one-time seven-figure payment, certain vehicles, and her business interests.
01:50Shumpert kept a Miami condo and other Georgia properties, while child support was set at $8,000 a month.
01:57The correction arrived just days after Smith issued a separate public apology
02:02over remarks about Philadelphia Eagles tackle Lane Johnson's mid-season retirement for mental health reasons.
02:08Two corrections in one week drew attention to verification practices across Smith's platforms.
02:15The original episode will not return, but Smith said the apology video will remain available.
