Man allegedly involved in incident at Barstool bar calls antisemitic sign 'edgy joke,' rips Dave Portnoy

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One of the men accused of taking portion successful the antisemitic motion contention that appeared astatine 1 of Barstool Sports’ bars successful Philadelphia spoke retired Tuesday successful the latest twist successful the ordeal.

A motion that work "f--- the Jews" was spotted astatine the barroom successful a video that went viral crossed societal media implicit the weekend. Dave Portnoy has weighed in, astatine times furiously, and offered 1 of the men a travel to Auschwitz to larn astir the Holocaust arsenic penance for the antisemitic incident.

However, that connection has since been revoked.

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Barstool laminitis and CEO Dave Portnoy is seen earlier the Florida Atlantic Owls and Loyola (Il) Ramblers crippled successful the Barstool Invitational astatine Wintrust Arena connected Nov. 8, 2023 successful Chicago. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Mo Khan, who Portnoy identified arsenic 1 of the men progressive successful the incident, released a connection astir the antisemitic incidental and accused Portnoy of sensationalizing it to his millions of societal media followers. He implored those who watched his video to donate to his GiveSendGo fundraiser and blamed Portnoy for the attacks helium has received.

"Although I had thing to bash with the motion coming out, nor bash I cognize who did it, I cognize that the motion was provocative due to the fact that it reminded radical of the unjust things Israel is doing astir the world, frankincense starring maine to study connected it," Khan said, reupping his assertion that helium was a "citizen journalist" successful the matter.

"Dave Portnoy and his friends tin take to beryllium triggered implicit the sentiments of that motion and adjacent footwear maine retired of the constitution forever. However, they person nary close to destruct my beingness implicit escaped code and yet thing that was an edgy joke. Frankly, they’re much disquieted astir destroying and uprooting maine than the thousands of radical getting destroyed and uprooted successful genocide."

Khan claimed that Portnoy and the Jewish assemblage person claimed that they were the victims successful this incident, but helium said helium was the existent victim. Khan said helium was suspended from his university, mislaid an internship and received decease threats implicit the incident.

Khan said erstwhile helium agreed to Portnoy’s connection of an Auschwitz trip, helium was making those statements "under duress" due to the fact that helium does not person the means oregon connections that Portnoy has. He said Portnoy is "hypocritically lynching me" and trying to cancel him portion gathering a concern based connected an anti-cancel culture.

Dave Portnoy visits "The Megyn Kelly Show" astatine SiriusXM Studios connected May 1, 2025 successful New York City. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

"Dave Portnoy owes maine restitutions and an apology for everything helium has done and caused for maine successful these past fewer days," Khan said. "In an effort to exposure me, helium exposed himself arsenic astir a full fraud, going backmost connected thing helium stands for."

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Portnoy responded to Khan’s connection aboriginal Tuesday. He wrote successful a station connected X that Khan was a "flat liar."

"I talked to him connected the telephone with his buddy and they some owned up to it and cried astir it. He past lawyered up aft speaking with his family," Portnoy wrote. "His sanction got retired due to the fact that he’s a moron and uploaded ‘f--- the Jews’ motion to his Instagram earlier I adjacent knew astir it. He already went viral without me. He spreads hatred and uses the struggle successful Middle East arsenic his excuse. And did it successful a barroom with my (company’s) sanction connected it.

"Now he’s trying to nett from it. I’m definite he’ll marque wealth due to the fact that determination is tons of antisemitism successful the world. Regardless this is the slightest astonishing happening ever. He is the explanation of a coward. Zero accountability for his actions. I don’t attraction what religion you are oregon adjacent however you consciousness astir Middle East. This was an enactment of axenic hatred and this should disgust you."