Portnoy said newspapers are printing what he called inaccurate information, but said he hopes that will change. Whoever we talked to wasn’t totally truthful. Whether he’s engaged in online fights with fellow sports personalities, calling out pro athletes for taking his money and running, or beating up on mostly unheard of media execs, Portnoy. Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy is no stranger to sparking controversy. “When it’s total bullshit and a guy, his life has been destroyed, they’re like ‘Oops, we didn’t know. Dave Portnoy’s Latest Violent Sex Tape Goes Viral. Portnoy sued Insider in February after it quoted two women who accused him of sexual assault.
He referred to the Post and other outlets, such as Insider, as “left-wing nutbags” which “print whatever they want.” Portnoy ripped the paper for doing “no research” and allowing Heard to publish whatever she wanted, which he called “crazy.”
The Washington Post, you can just do anything, you’re just saying anything, and they have no responsibility, no skin in the game, they cause all the damage to Johnny Depp?”
He added, “Amber Heard, seemingly scumbag, fair trial, got smoked. “My question, she posted this thing basically saying that Johnny Depp hit her, abused her did all these horrible things - domestic violence, sexual deviancy, all this stuff up in the Washington Post - and what’s the Washington Post, they hold no responsibility in this?” “Johnny Depp just won his defamation case against Amber Heard, won 15 million bucks, he probably won’t see a penny of it,” Portnoy told his followers. She must pay him $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.įollowing the verdict, the Barstool Sports founder held what he called an “emergency press conference” on his Twitter page.ĭuring a nearly two-minute video, Portnoy called Heard a “scumbag” and went after the Post.Įmergency Press Conference – Doesn’t the hold some responsibility for publishing the Amber Heard garbage? /IgR0iQTc6t Depp sued, and a Virginia jury decided Wednesday Heard defamed Depp. The piece never used Depp’s name, but outlined what Heard described as a harrowing story of abuse. Dave Portnoy said the Washington Post is at least partially responsible for assisting Amber Heard as she alleged Johnny Depp abused her, citing Heard’s 2018 op-ed at the heart of the case.