Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy Says He’s Suing Insider Over Articles About Sex-Video Allegations

variety.com:

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDave Portnoy, founder and president of Barstool Sports, said he is suing business publication Insider over articles alleging he engaged in “violent and humiliating” sexual encounters with several women and that he took videos of them without their consent.Portnoy, in a post Wednesday on Barstool Sports, said he is also suing Julia Black, the writer who penned the Insider stories.“Somebody has to be the guy who says enough is enough.

A guy who is willing to burn to make sure his enemies burn with him,” Portnoy said. “The reason Business Insider gets away with the shit they do is because they bank on guys like me who are not willing to go through the hassle of a lawsuit.”Portnoy did not specify what monetary damages he intends to seek with a lawsuit, or when he plans to file it.

A rep for Insider Inc. said in a statement to Variety, “If we are sued, we will defend the case vigorously. News organizations regularly get sued; it’s the cost of doing business.

We took extreme care to be fair and accurate in our reporting.” Insider is owned by German media conglomerate Axel Springer.In an Insider story published in November 2021, three women said they had sex with Portnoy and that the encounters “turned into frightening and humiliating experiences that have taken a toll on their mental health.” Two of the women said Portnoy both choked and filmed them without permission, per the report.A follow-up story this week published by Insider alleged that three more women have come forward to accuse Portnoy of taking videos of them during sex without their knowledge.