Dave Portnoy on heroic Dianna Russini story – ‘Who | Sports News

Dave Portnoy expressed skepticism in regards to the validity of a latest article that includes Dianna Russini.

The previous few days have been a firestorm for Russini, the longtime NFL reporter, who was caught in a compromising place with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. The two, who’re married to totally different people, had been noticed holding palms at an adults-solely resort, prompting many to query the validity of her reporting.

Now, a new article has been revealed, with the reporter aiding an aged man and his companion out of his vehicle after a collision left it on its facet. Portnoy, who has spoken out about Russini up to now, is questioning the timing of the article’s release.

“Ok who the hell staged this??? BRAVO!!!” Portnoy wrote on X with a gif of a crowd clapping, very clearly stating that he didn’t imagine the timing of Russini serving to an aged man and his canine, who had been trapped in a car accident, was serendipitous.

This shouldn’t be the primary time the Barstool boss has spoken out in regards to the incident between Russini and Vrabel. When he first heard the story was being shopped to quite a few shops, Portnoy discovered it onerous to imagine that even TMZ would go on the piece.

“Arguably the most ridiculous part of the Vrabel/Russini story is TMZ debating if the story was too scandalous for them,” the 48-12 months-outdated posted on X, with a screenshot of a Front Office Sports article detailing how the article made its technique to the entrance web page. “’Too bedroom police-y’ for TMZ. What does that even mean? Umm we’re talking about TMZ here.”

In the aftermath, outspoken sports radio host Craig Carton believes that the position Russini found herself in will affect female sports reporters moving forward and, ultimately, her reputation as well, whenever she returns to the media landscape.

“She’s done herself great damage,” Carton stated. “She’s done a lot of damage to other women in broadcasting, no fault of their own.

He added: “I think sadly, for the rest of her life, I think now that becomes a kind of tattoo that’s on her. Even if she’s very good at what she does. By all accounts, she is. The next time Dianna Russini reports a story, I know what I’m thinking. I know what you’re thinking. I know what everybody’s thinking. Wonder how she got that story.”

Russini issued a assertion simply days after the photographs had been launched, saying her resignation from The Athletic. “Rather than allowing this to continue, I have decided to step aside now — before my current contract expires on June 30,” her assertion learn partly.

“I do so not because I accept the narrative that has been constructed around this episode, but because I refuse to lend it further oxygen or to let it define me or my career.”