Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, claims in a new memoir that “Call Her Daddy” co-hosts Alex Cooper and Sofia Franklyn planned to accuse Barstool of sexual harassment as a strategy to leave their contracts. The Hollywood Reporter and Fox News both report that Portnoy characterizes their 2020 departure as acrimonious and alleges that the hosts intended to use false sexual harassment allegations to facilitate an exit from the company.
The reports describe Portnoy’s account of events leading up to Cooper and Franklyn’s split with Barstool in 2020, but they do not indicate that the memoir includes new documented evidence or that the hosts’ claims are independently verified within the articles. Overall, the coverage reflects that Portnoy’s statements present a specific version of events from his perspective, focusing on alleged intent and contract negotiations.
As presented by the two outlets, the information centers on Portnoy’s allegations in his memoir regarding the co-hosts’ motivations for leaving Barstool in 2020.
