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Barstool’s Dave Portnoy says he’s beefed up security as trolls “open the floodgates” to lunatics: “It only takes one”
As a public figure with a massive social media following, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is no stranger to threats and abuse online. But recently, the entrepreneur says he’s become “far more aware” of how he could face these threats in everyday life.
“You know, you start getting into these yahoos on social media, and there’s, like, yahoos,” Portnoy told “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil in an interview airing on “CBS Sunday Morning” this weekend. “I don’t even know what they’re saying. But they start talking about me, trying to get my name probably used because they’re just in this endless cycle of needing to stay in the news.”
Conversations about him can quickly spiral online and “open the floodgates on just lunatics,” Portnoy said. In response, the businessman and social media personality said he has installed round-the-clock security at his house. “It only takes one,” Portnoy added.
Recently, a man was overheard on video shouting an antisemitic comment and throwing coins toward Portnoy while he was recording his famous “One Bite” pizza review outside of a Mississippi restaurant. Starkville Police on Monday arrested the alleged heckler, identified as 20-year-old Patrick McClintock, on a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace.
“Every person has the right to feel safe and respected in our community. Offensive words alone are protected, but when behavior disrupts a public event or risks violence, the Starkville Police Department will take steps to help maintain safety and security,” the police said in a statement to CBS News, adding that the state could impose enhanced penalties if a violation meets the criteria for bias-motivated or discriminatory reason. The incident remains under investigation.
“Imagine hating somebody just because of their religion in this f—ing country,” Portnoy said in a social media video posted after the incident.
Antisemitic incidents have increased almost 900% in the past 10 years, according to the Anti-Defamation League, in many cases involving violence.
Even before that recent incident, there had been a “definitive shift” toward antisemitism, Portnoy told Dokoupil, adding that it was a form of hate that he experiences on a daily basis.
“For me, being a Jewish person, like, you got to step up,” he said. “You’re kind of someone people look up to in the Jewish community. You have to be, like, ‘All right, this is not normal ha-ha with the guys. People are coming up with real hate.'”
Watch more of Tony Dokoupil’s interview with Barstool Sports President Dave Portnoy this weekend on”CBS Sunday Morning.”
Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian have deleted photos with the Sussex hours after sharing it online.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attended the Kardashian-Jenner matriarch’s 70th birthday celebration over the weekend. The James Bond-themed party took place at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s Beverly Hills mansion.
Both Kim and Kris shared photos with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Instagram along with other pictures from the evening.
However, the images have now been deleted from both Kim and Kris’ handles.
An insider previously told PEOPLE Magazine about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s appearance, saying, “They arrived hand-in-hand and looked very happy.”
The source added, “Meghan was glowing in a black wrap-style dress that showed off one leg. She looked very glamorous and fit the theme perfectly. Harry looked sharp in a tuxedo with a poppy for Remembrance Day.”
It is pertinent to mention Kris Jenner’s birthday celebration was one of the two events the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended on Saturday as they also made appearance at the Baby2Baby Gala in West Hollywood.
Princess Beatrice has just been accused of being incredibly similar to her father Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
The expert that delivered these blows is none other than Ms Amanda Platell and she penned everything in a piece for The Daily Mail that went into detail referencing an exclusive tea party for Saudi investors at the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton last month.
In the piece she said, “as Beatrice should know from the fate of her parents, you can’t immerse yourself in the world of high finance one day and then represent the Royal Family the next, especially at a time of existential crisis for the monarchy.”
But “I fear she may have inherited her parents’ pig-headed obliviousness to public mood,” the expert added. “Unaware that such ill-conceived events only expose the royals to scandal, as the ludicrous tea party with a princess last month certainly did.”
Becase at that tea party “the optics were terrible: Princess Beatrice fawning over some of the state’s most wealthy citizens at the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton, the hotel notorious for being central to the Arab state’s violent purge of hundreds of its most powerful royals, tycoons and ministers in 2017.”
Not to mention “from this very hotel emerged some of the most disturbing scenes of Saudi’s old guard being beaten and tortured. So what was Beatrice thinking?”
Because “her presence was only made more unpalatable by the memories of her father’s frequent visits to the country as ‘UK trade envoy’.”
Before concluding the piece the expert also pointed out the dangers that association brings and added, “Andrew was often accused of using the role not to boost Britain’s trade relationships, but to feather his own nest – with critics pointing out that many of his official trips coincided with the weekends of F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi or Bahrain. I’d hate for Beatrice to be accused of following in her disgraced dad’s footsteps.”
Alec Baldwin is seemingly furious over his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, as she is putting their wedding at risk just to become successful in Hollywood.
Radar Online reported that the 41-year-old American yoga instructor and entrepreneur, who tied the knot with Alec, a renowned actor and film producer, in 2012, is showing desperation to cement her place in the entertainment world, which is putting a strain on her marital life.
An insider told the outlet that Hilaria’s brief time on Dancing with the Stars has already caused major rifts in her relationship with husband Alec. He looked after their seven children in New York when Hilaria was busy shooting Dancing with the Stars in Los Angeles.
The speculations reached a peak as the Nightcap star was spotted without her wedding ring on various occasions. However, the Beetlejuice alum is fuming with rage and considers the whole ring drama an effort to stay relevant in the media.
“Alec feels he’s been a good sport, but it’s very clear to him that Hilaria’s putting her career ambitions above everything, including him,” the source said.
“The feeling in her social circle is that she’s being incredibly insensitive toward Alec. At this point, it’s very obvious to Alec that Hilaria’s only using him to build a brand for herself, and the fear is that once she gets her big Hollywood break, she’ll ditch him,” the insider stated.
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