( CNN ) ESPN suspended reporter Britt McHenry for a week after a video of her berating a towing company employee surfaced Thursday . The sports network announced her suspension on Twitter . McHenry posted an apology on Twitter , saying she allowed her emotions to get away from her during a stressful situation at a Virginia business . `` I ... said some insulting and regrettable things . '' `` As frustrated as I was , I should always choose to be respectful and take the high road . I am so sorry for my actions and will learn from this mistake , '' she wrote . On the roughly one-minute long video that was captured by a surveillance camera , McHenry says to an employee at a register : `` I 'm in the news , sweetheart . I will ( expletive ) sue this place . '' The employee tells McHenry she 's being recorded , but it does n't stop her from continuing her rant . `` That 's why I have a degree and you do n't , '' she says . `` I would n't work at a scumbag place like this . Makes my skin crawl even being here . '' Later McHenry says , `` maybe if I was missing some teeth they would hire me , huh ? '' The employee apparently says something about McHenry 's hair and the color of her roots . McHenry sasses back , saying , `` Oh , like yours , 'cause they look so stunning , 'cause I 'm on television and you 're in a ( expletive ) trailer , honey . Lose some weight , baby girl . '' CNN reached out to the Arlington towing company for comment but did n't hear immediately back . The edited video was first posted on the website LiveLeak , which said the incident occurred April 5 . The video inspired the Twitter hashtag # firebrittmchenry . The reporter is one of several ESPN on-air talents to be suspended in the past 12 months . In February , anchor Keith Olbermann was not on the air for most of a week after a Twitter spat that the anchor had with fans of Penn State University . Bill Simmons was suspended in September for three weeks for calling NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a liar . Commentator Stephen A. Smith was suspended in July for a week for widely criticized remarks about domestic abuse that referred to possible `` provocation '' by victims . How McHenry could have responded . McHenry is based in Washington and the incident happened across the Potomac River in Arlington . McHenry joined ESPN in 2014 . At the time of her hiring , ESPN 's senior vice president and director of news , Vince Doria , praised her knack for getting interviews with major sports celebrities . `` In a relatively short time , Britt has established a reputation for strong , aggressive reporting in the D.C. area , and an ability to land big interviews , '' said Doria . `` Her presence there will be a great benefit to ESPN 's newsgathering and , as with all of our bureau reporters , she will be assigned to high-profile stories around the country . '' Before ESPN , she was with WJLA in Washington . McHenry joined the station in 2008 and the sports staff in 2010 . She went to Stetson as an undergraduate and Northwestern for graduate studies in journalism . Opinion : Who 's worse : Britt McHenry , or us ?
# firebrittmchenry has become a popular hashtag on Twitter . Britt McHenry is a reporter for the sports network , and she is based in Arlington . She apologized on Twitter for losing control of her emotions , not taking the high road .