Dave Portnoy brings back disgraced employee ‘Mintzy’ following his re-acquisition of Barstool Sports…just months after being fired for saying the N-word on camera

With the news that Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has taken full control of the company, former blogger and host Ben Mintz (aka Mintzy) has returned.

Mintz was fired from Barstool, when it was wholly owned by gambling company PENN Entertainment, in May of this year for saying the N-word on camera while reading a rap lyric.

Mintzy posted an apology on his Twitter account after word got out. But despite that, and despite pleas from Portnoy and others within Barstool to keep him, PENN fired Mintz.

But after news of the Portnoy acquisition broke, the Massachusetts native revealed that Mintz would be returning to the company.

Portnoy and Mintz posted videos from both sides of the same phone call – revealing that he returned to Barstool.

Portnoy revealed that he bought back the entire company and has full control over it

Mintz and Portnoy each posted their side of a phone call agreeing to his return

WARNING: VIDEOS CONTAIN EXPLICIT LANGUAGE

Mintz got reactions when he uttered the N-word on his show ‘Wake Up Mintzy’ on May 1 while rapping the Bone Thugz-N-Harmony song ‘1st of Tha Month’.

Mintz posted a message to Twitter after reading the lyrics, saying, “This morning I made an unforgivable mistake slipping in the air while reading some lyrics. I meant no harm and have never felt worse about anything. I apologize for my actions. I’m really sorry and I’m ashamed of myself.”

Two days later, Barstool president Dave Portnoy posted a video to Twitter announcing that the company had fired the host.

Portnoy added that PENN Entertainment forced him to fire Mintz, claiming the decision was not his.

He claimed the call was made despite him, Barstool CEO Erika Nardini and longtime talent Dan Katz insisting that Mintz had made an honest mistake.

“I hate the decision. I disagree with the decision. I wouldn’t have made the decision. But I’m not concerned with the things Penn has to do with in terms of state regulators etc,” Portnoy told The New York Post.

“Penn paid a lot of money for Barstool and they need to make the best decisions to protect their business. I trust and respect (CEO of Penn) Jay (Snowden) that he’s making the right move and that’s all you can ask for. Doesn’t mean I always agree, but then again, he’s preoccupied with things I don’t have to think about.’

Portnoy added: ‘It gives me goosebumps to think a man would lose his job through an innocent mistake. Yes, terrible, but clearly no intention… It’s everything I’ve resisted for 20 years.’

Mintz had apologized for the slur on Twitter and insisted he meant no harm

Portnoy said at the time that parent company PENN Entertainment fired Mintz, not him

In the aftermath of the incident, Portnoy decided to keep Mintz on his personal payroll.

Mintz was offered a job as a spokesperson for another Portnoy company, Brick Watch, which he accepted in lieu of other offers.

On Tuesday, Portnoy revealed that he had fully bought back Barstool Sports from PENN, who revealed they had entered into an agreement with ESPN.

Portnoy hinted that the company would go back to their old content – the raunchy, irreverent and often problematic work they became notorious for.