The Worldwide Leader is telling its talent — almost all of it — to end any marketing connection to a suspicious app backed by a company facing a federal lawsuit.

ESPN higher-ups directed Dan Orlovsky, Kendrick Perkins, Mina Kimes and Laura Rutledge to end any marketing relationships with Papaya Gaming’s solitaire app, Front Office Sports reported on Wednesday .

The new report comes after the promotion created drama for the Disney-owned sports network, after it was tied to Stephen A. Smith, which led to a former ESPN staffer criticizing the partnership between the sports talker and the embattled gaming company.

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