Stephen A. Smith Apologizes for False Divorce Claims

Stephen A. Smith apologized to Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert after acknowledging that figures he repeated about their divorce settlement were inaccurate. Smith said he had relied on claims circulating online and in media reports, including statements falsely attributed to Shumpert, without properly verifying them. On an October episode of The Culture Table, Smith had said Taylor received $25 million, $10 million in property and other assets, while Shumpert was left with about $2 million and nowhere to live. In his public apology, Smith said those statements were inaccurate and apologized to both. He also said he had spoken directly with Taylor, who told him the information circulating about the settlement was false. Smith described the claims as based on widely shared reports and social-media posts. He said statements attributed to Shumpert were not Shumpert’s, and acknowledged that repeating them without adequate verification was a mistake. Smith took responsibility for the episode and said he and his team had not met the required standard. The actual settlement terms are not established in the available accounts.