thinks it’s their right to tell a woman what to do with her body." 2013 Boston mayoral campaign In 2013, Portnoy launched an unsuccessful campaign to become the mayor of Boston following the retirement of mayor Thomas Menino. During the race, Portnoy identified as a libertarian. After raising more than $17,000 in campaign contributions, he failed to submit enough nomination signatures to qualify for the ballot. Controversy In 2004, Portnoy filed for bankruptcy protection, following large gambling losses. He owed $59,000 to credit card companies and $18,000 to his father. In 2019, Portnoy said that his net worth was around $100 million. A sex tape of Portnoy was leaked in December 2019. In January 2020, a tax lien for $11,795 was filed against Portnoy by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In 2020, Portnoy donated $500,000 to The Barstool Fund, a relief effort for small business affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through May 2021, the campaign raised over $39 million for 348 businesses. Arrests Portnoy has twice been detained in NFL-related incidents: first on May 12, 2015, when he was arrested by New York City police after he and three Barstool employees handcuffed one another on the floor of NFL headquarters to protest Deflategate, and again in 2019 when he was placed in a holding cell at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for a portion of Super Bowl LIII. In the latter incident, he had created fake passes to attend a press event the day prior and was prohibited from attending the game. Sexual misconduct allegations In November 2021, a Business Insider exposé alleged that Portnoy had engaged in violent and aggressive sexual encounters with three young women and that he had filmed the women without their consent. He denied that the sex was nonconsensual. Portnoy called the article a "hit piece," claiming that Business Insider tried to find evidence of wrongdoing from him for approximately eight months. In early February 2022, more sexual assault and harassment claims by young women were published in a second Business Insider article. After these new allegations were made, Portnoy announced a lawsuit against the publication. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in November 2022. Portnoy filed an appeal of the dismissal. In February 2023, he dropped his appeal. References External links 21st-century American businesspeople American Internet company founders American male bloggers American bloggers American restaurant critics Barstool Sports people Jewish American entertainers Jewish American sportspeople Living