https://www.golongtd.com/p/the-mcdermott-problem-part-i-blame?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
A very long read, and the other parts are only for paid subscribers, but his sources paint a picture of McD as a narcissistic control freak who won’t take accountability for anything.
Do with this what you will.
I'm afraid this kind of calls your "knowledge of the situation" into question. Dunne was terminated, released, let go, downsized from Bleacher Report during a staff reduction. That's a fact. His friends and colleagues agree. He didn't have a choice about whether or not to "break from there". (there being BR), his position ended.
He says that he had the option to find employment elsewhere. His track record and credentials give no reason to disbelieve this.
He chose to