“The public relations department came to me and said ‘hey, you know people are digging around,’” Clune said on Sunday. “I think people were wondering why I disappeared off the radar in L.A. and there were rumours flying around. So they just said that Scott Burnside at ESPN wants to see if you would talk about some of the stuff in your personal life and shed some light on your situation.”
Initially apprehensive, Clune agreed to talk, knowing it could help another person in a similar situation. Perhaps a firsthand account of what he went through would prompt change.