In one of the most explosive fictional media scandals of the year, ABC News has placed a veteran prime-time anchor on immediate suspension after Danica Patrick — groundbreaking racer, sports icon, and one of the most influential women in American athletics — overheard an off-air comment that was never meant to go public.

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