Dave Portnoy
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David Portnoy (born March 22, 1977) is an American internet celebrity, blogger, and author of Barstool Sports, the satirical sports and pop culture blog.
Early life
Portnoy grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts. He is Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah.
Todd McShay of ESPN attended Swampscott High School, and one of his high school classmates was ESPN's Todd McShay. He began attending the University of Michigan in 1995 and graduated with a degree in education.
Personal life
Renee Satherthwaite married Portnoy in 2009 and the two were divorced in January 2017. Portnoy also contributed $500,000 to The Barstool Fund in 2020, a relief fund for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of May 2021, the campaign raised more than $39 million for 348 companies.
Portnoy has twice been arrested in NFL-related incidents, first on May 12, 2015, when he and three Barstool workers handcuffed one another on the floor of NFL headquarters to protest Deflategate, and then again in 2019 when he was placed in a holding cell at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for a portion of Super Bowl LIII. In the latter case, he had fake tickets to attend a press conference the day before and was barred from attending the game.
A Business Insider article in November 2021 discovered that Portnoy had been involved in violent and sexual encounters with three young women and, in addition, that he had caught them without their permission. During sex, Portnoy fractured one of these women's ribs, which he admitted to. He admitted to causing the injuries but denied that the sex was unlawful. Portnoy called the article a "hit piece," arguing that Business Insider had searched for signs of misconduct from him for nearly eight months.
In a separate Business Insider story in early February 2022, more sexual assault and harassment reports by young women were published. Portnoy also filed a lawsuit against the journal following the publication of these fresh allegations. The many sources were "false and defamatory," Trump continues to claim.
Career
After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1999, Portnoy moved to Boston and began working at Yankee Group, an IT market research firm.
After four years, Portnoy left the Yankee Group to begin Barstool Sports. The early iteration of Barstool was a sports newspaper that Portnoy handed out on subway platforms and street corners in Boston. The substance of the newspaper was originally solely written by Portnoy, but freelance writers, including Todd McShay, joined the paper. In 2007, Barstool expanded to a blog.
While with Barstool Sports, Portnoy gradually cultivated his persona as "El Presidente", a blunt and candid character. His writing was well-received among young men and the publication subsequently became a mainstay of bro culture. He became known for his unapologetic and brash attitude and has faced criticism over blog posts and disparaging comments towards women and others.
Peter Chernin's The Chernin Group purchased a majority stake of Barstool on January 7, 2016, and it was announced that the headquarters would move to New York City. In 2020, Penn National Gaming purchased a 36% stake in Barstool Sports from the founders for $163 million, including $135 million in cash and $28 million in Penn non-voting convertible preferred stock. Following the sale, The Chernin Group maintains a 36% stake in the company, while Portnoy continues to run the site and retains creative control over content.
One Bite with Davey Pageviews is an internet show that Portnoy created, which consists of him reviewing pizza. Portnoy began his goal of reviewing every pizza place in Manhattan in 2017. While many videos include only Portnoy, celebrities and athletes often also appear as guests.
The National Labor Relations Board investigated Portnoy in 2019 for posts on Twitter on charges that he illegally threatened to fire his workers if they unionized. That December, Portnoy reached an informal settlement with the Board, which required him to delete his threatening tweets and remove any potential anti-union material created by Barstool Sports. The settlement also noted that the Twitter account originally encouraging employees to unionize was actually owned by Barstool in an attempt to out labor organizers.