Barstool Sports activities founder — and diehard New England Patriots fan — Dave Portnoy gave a weird rationalization for why Stefon Diggs deserves the good thing about the doubt after he was accused of strangling his non-public chef.
“I gotta remind a pair folks earlier than we get into this. To start with, on this nice nation of ours, America, it’s harmless till confirmed responsible,” Portnoy, 48, stated in a video posted to his Instagram Story on Tuesday, December 30. “And what staff gained the primary Tremendous Bowl after 9/11 that introduced this nation collectively and stood up for every part nice about this nation? The Patriots. So I imagine within the guidelines of this nation.”
The Patriots defeated the St. Louis Rams in Tremendous Bowl XXXVI in February 2002.
All through the franchise’s historical past, Portnoy argued “no staff has taken the upper highway, had higher ethical integrity, than the New England Patriots.”
“We don’t care wins, losses. We search for good folks. Good people,” he added.
Diggs, 32, is accused of attacking his live-in private chef at his dwelling on December 2 over a monetary dispute.
“I’ve a private chef. I simply employed one,” Portnoy stated. “Plenty of you folks on the market in all probability don’t have private cooks. You don’t know the intricacies of working with a private chef.”
Portnoy continued, “I discover it peculiar a private chef can have all these again wages owed and nonetheless be cooking. Should you’re owed all this cash and the man is just not paying, you cease cooking, otherwise you’re on a wage and the cash is getting paid. So how do you could have so many again wages that abruptly you’re getting choked out?”
Diggs allegedly advised the lady that her providers wouldn’t be wanted throughout the week of November 7, in keeping with a police report obtained by Boston 25 Information. The girl claimed Diggs additionally compelled her to go away his dwelling for the week as a result of he was “having home visitors.”
The girl argued that Diggs was nonetheless obligated to pay her as a result of she didn’t request the day off.
“She stated that that is the usual in this kind of work association,” the report added.
After the alleged assault, the lady left Diggs’ dwelling to stick with a buddy, returning on December 9 to gather her property.
“At that time, she texted with Diggs who advised her to take up the financial sum along with his assistant,” the report stated. “She spoke to ‘Melissa’ from Finance, who defined that Diggs had requested a signed non-disclosure settlement from [the woman] earlier than she might be paid. [The woman] didn’t signal any such doc.”
The police report that alleges New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs strangled and assaulted his non-public chef references his “girlfriend,” who some assume to be rapper Cardi B. After Diggs’ live-in chef contacted police in regards to the incident, which allegedly occurred on December 2, she stated she “obtained a voice mail and textual content messages from a […]
Diggs was charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery, it was reported on Tuesday, December 30.
“Stefon Diggs categorically denies these allegations,” Diggs’ lawyer David Meier stated in a press release to Us Weekly on Tuesday. “They’re unsubstantiated, uncorroborated, and had been by no means investigated — as a result of they didn’t happen. The timing and motivation for making the allegations is crystal clear: they’re the direct results of an employee-employer monetary dispute that was not resolved to the worker’s satisfaction. Stefon appears ahead to establishing the reality in a court docket of regulation.”
The Patriots additionally issued a press release in regards to the allegations on Tuesday, pledging Diggs their “assist.”
“We are going to proceed to assemble info and can cooperate absolutely with the suitable authorities and the NFL as obligatory. Out of respect for all events concerned, and provided that that is an ongoing authorized matter, we may have no additional remark presently.”
