Alex Cooper Sidesteps Portnoy's $500,000 Barstool Harassment Claim
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Updated · Awful Announcing · Aug 12
Alex Cooper Sidesteps Portnoy's $500,000 Barstool Harassment Claim
3 articles · Updated · Awful Announcing · Aug 12
Summary
CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin pressed Alex Cooper on Dave Portnoy's memoir claim, and she replied only that it was "not how I remember that at all" without directly denying it.
Portnoy wrote that Cooper and Sofia Franklyn threatened to say they were sexually harassed at Barstool after he warned he would sue if they broke their contracts.
His account says Barstool had offered each host a $500,000 salary, merchandise revenue and ownership of Call Her Daddy's IP in exchange for rights to any CHD alcohol brand.
Cooper declined to give her own version, saying she was in her "mother era" and "no drama," while also calling Portnoy entertaining and saying she remains grateful he gave her industry start.
The exchange revives a long-running dispute over Call Her Daddy's 2020 split from Barstool, which ended with Cooper taking the show solo before later moving it to Spotify.