Dave Portnoy’s furious outburst towards one of his Barstool employees proves he has a ‘disturbing’ lack of emotional control and a ‘darkness’ inside him.
That’s the scathing verdict of conservative podcaster Jason Whitlock, who branded the viral clip of Portnoy tearing into his staffer ‘frightening’ and ‘indefensible.’
On the latest episode of his company’s The Unnamed Show, the Barstool founder and president lost his cool with regular co-host Kirk Minihane for leaping to the defense of another podcaster he has recently accused of being anti-Semitic.
Their dispute over freedom of speech eventually turned personal, with Portnoy – who is Jewish himself – at one stage shouting to Minihane: ‘Shut the f*** up you bald f***.’
‘You work for me you little b****. You work for me,’ he also added.
And that shocking moment from the show, which has divided opinion on social media, left Whitlock stunned.
The outspoken political commentator quoted it on X and concluded: ‘This video is disturbing. The lack of emotional control, the condescension and supremacist mindset, the anger. WOW.
‘There’s a darkness within Portnoy that’s frightening. This is indefensible.’
Dave Portnoy exploding at one of his Barstool Sports employees has been labeled ‘disturbing’
Conservative podcaster Jason Whitlock says the rant shows Portnoy has ‘darkness’ within him
Whitlock took to social media to have his say on the viral clip of the Barstool founder this week
A number of other users, including former NFL star Dez Bryant, have also taken aim at Portnoy over his altercation with Minihane, with Bryant even labeling him a ‘b****’ for speaking to his employee in such a manner.
The 48-year-old has since responded to those critics in a new video on X, where he singles out Bryant and Whitlock in particular.
‘These guys can just shut up and mind their business,’ he said about the backlash over his argument with Minihane. ‘Welcome to Barstool, alright. This is how we talk to each other back and forth, especially Kirk and I. So just shut up, shut up. Those people don’t know what the f*** they’re talking about.’
Before their viral spat, Minihane first addressed an elephant in the room when he revealed he and Portnoy had argued the previous day about one of his basketball teammates known as ‘Mick’.
Dave recently accused Mick, who also hosts the ‘Beyond Average Podcast’ with Kirk, of being an anti-Semite over a post he sent to him on X.
The post in question, which was a response to Portnoy fuming over a vile anti-Semitic sign that was held up at one of his Philadelphia bars last month, accused the Barstool chief of hypocrisy after alleging that he has said ‘multiple racial slurs on camera’ himself.
Mick also sparked outrage by branding him ‘Rabbi Dave’ at the start of the message, before adding, ‘he’s in no place to lecture people on what’s okay to say.’
When discussing the controversy on The Unnamed Show, Minihane challenged Portnoy when his boss doubled down on his claim that Mick is an ‘anti-Semitic piece of s***’.
‘I don’t think it makes you anti-Semitic,’ he replied. ‘I think we just disagree.’
Portnoy clashed with his employee over a podcaster named Mick (pictured), whom he has accused of being anti-Semitic
Minihane went on to argue that his basketball teammate and podcast co-host should be entitled to make jokes, while Portnoy fired back by insisting that the term ‘Rabbi Dave’ crossed the line.
The latter also claimed that Mick responding to the ‘F*** the Jews’ sign held up at his bar by accusing him of hypocrisy proves he is anti-Semitic himself.
After they continued to go back and forth for close to 10 minutes, Portnoy then unleashed personal insults towards his employee as tempers flared.
When Portnoy told him to shut up, Minihane said: ‘Don’t tell me to shut up.’
‘Shut the f*** up you bald f***,’ Portnoy replied. ‘How’s that?’
‘I’ll never recover from that Dave, I’ll never recover,’ Minihane joked.
Portnoy then fumed: ‘You work for me you little b****. You work for me.’
Minihane responded: ‘Sure, you bet. For now.’
Portnoy said at the end of their fiery spat: ‘Oh you don’t? For now? Quit, I don’t care. You’re an idiot.’
Eventually the pair cooled down, before Minihane’s co-host Ryan Whitney interjected as the discussion slowly returned to normality.
‘I think it’s entertaining content,’ Whitney said. ‘I really see Dave’s side, [but] I see both sides. I’m kind of a middle man.
Mick posted this message to Portnoy on X after the Barstool chief fumed about a vile anti-Semitic sign that was held up at one of his bars last month (above)
Portnoy’s staffer challenged his boss after he claimed Mick is an ‘anti-Semitic piece of s***’
‘I’ll tell you right now, I really didn’t think I was signing up for this when we were doing a show talking about Barstool stuff.’
In his new video on X, Portnoy explained: ‘A troll basically was saying I have no right to talk about that [the sign at his bar in Philadelphia] or be mad about that, it’s just a joke, I make jokes and when are jokes illegal? Well that’s an anti-Semitic piece of s***.
‘I’m not saying he should be in jail, I’m not saying put him in cuffs… I’m just saying that dude is an anti-Semitic piece of s***.
‘If you can’t tell the difference between “F*** the Jews” and just be like “What, I can’t joke any more?” Either way, freedom of speech, I’m fine with it. I’ve dealt with Jewish jokes for years. Have you ever seen me talk about, “Oh don’t make Jewish jokes” – no. I’ve got thick skin, I don’t give a f***.
‘Suddenly I’m mentioning it because I’ve noticed a real change in this country where it’s just open season on the Jews.’
Mick, meanwhile, has responded to allegations that he is anti-Semitic on several occasions in recent days.
When one user called out his ‘Rabbi Dave’ post, the podcaster replied on X: ‘That’s not anti semitic. I was making fun of Dave for being a pandering stooge.
Mick responded by accusing Portnoy of being ‘afraid to have a real conversation’ with him
‘Also, if he was a catholic and I called him “Father Portnoy” nobody would say a word about it. You’re being a giant baby as well.’
Mick also alleges that Portnoy cancelled one of his scheduled appearances on The Unnamed Show amid their fallout.
He quoted a clip of Portnoy’s argument with Minihane and said: ‘Just a pathetic day for Portnoy. I’m not sure you’ll ever see someone so afraid to have a real conversation.
‘Also, he can keep saying I’m a “nobody” but ultimately it’s him who’s trashing my name each week on his show. Regardless, I appreciate Kirk going to bat for me here.’
