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Russini denied the rumors and the photos as "misleading and lack[ing] essential context".
That quote was not Russini’s. Page Six and later coverage attribute “misleading and lack essential context” to The Athletic’s executive editor Steven Ginsberg, while Russini gave a different statement.
Full reasoning
The sentence misattributes a quotation.
In the original Page Six report from April 7, 2026, Russini’s own statement was: “The photos don't represent the group of six people who were hanging out during the day. Like most journalists in the NFL, reporters interact with sources away from stadiums and other venues.”
The quote “These photos are misleading and lack essential context” was instead given by Steven Ginsberg, executive editor of The Athletic. Page Six prints that quote immediately after Russini’s statement and explicitly attributes it to Ginsberg.
The Washington Post’s April 14 report also confirms the same attribution, stating that Ginsberg originally defended Russini to Page Six with the line: “These photos are misleading and lack essential context.”
So the Wikipedia text is incorrect because it presents Ginsberg’s quote as if Russini herself said it.
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Russini told us, "The photos don't represent the group of six people who were hanging out during the day..." Steven Ginsberg, executive editor of the Athletic, said: "These photos are misleading and lack essential context."
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Ginsberg, who was previously a managing editor at The Washington Post, originally defended Russini to Page Six. "These photos are misleading and lack essential context," he told the publication.