MENDHAM MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE LAWYER MEDIATION

ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips acknowledged having an affair with a 22-year-old assistant at the network and has taken a leave of absence during the playoffs. Phillips, 46, said he requested the leave "to address this with my family and to avoid any unnecessary distractions through the balance of the baseball playoffs." Marni Phillips filed for divorce Sept. 14, according to court records. ESPN said it took "appropriate disciplinary action" when this happened in August. Police say ESPN production assistant Brooke Hundley began calling Phillips' wife, Marni, after he broke off the affair and sent her a letter graphically describing their relationship. In 1998, Phillips admitted having sex with a team employee, who sued for sexual harassment. That case was settled out of court. ESPN said Hundley is still employed at the network.    New York Daily News, October 23, 2009