Barstool embroiled in bitter civil war as Kelly Keegs fires back after being taken off radio show and branded ‘tone deaf, brain dead and idiotic’ by Dave Portnoy: ‘Sick of this narrative’
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The infighting at Barstool Sports continued as Kelly Keegs hit back after being cut from her radio show and labeled “brain dead” by founder Dave Portnoy.
Two weeks after CEO Erika Ayers stunned fans by resigning, Portnoy canceled Barstool Radio on Monday as Keegs and co-host Francis Ellis refused to rehash the company’s infighting and instead opted to cut coverage of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift to discuss.
On Tuesday, Portnoy made good on his promise and replaced Keegs and Ellis with a new show featuring Barstool personalities Kirk Minihane, Ryan Whitney and himself.
Keegs took issue with one social media post, which accused her of “not realizing what Barstool Radio was” and trying to “make it her own show.”
She responded by accusing colleagues of “lying to her face” and releasing an email she sent to her colleagues.
Co-hosts Kelly Keegs (left) and Francis Ellis (right) were recently replaced on Barstool Radio
Dave Portnoy canceled Barstool Radio because they refused to repeat the corporate infighting
‘I’m tired of this story. Here is the email I sent everyone on 1/8 after long (conversations) with everyone involved,” Keegs wrote on X. “Everything but support all around. Obviously everyone lied to my face.”
Keegs’ email detailed the show’s format, content and cast. She promised to “keep the Barstool Drama engaged,” but said she wanted to “model this show after a typical talk show.”
Within a few weeks, however, Barstool founder Portnoy had torn himself into Keegs social media and has canceled Barstool Radio “until further notice.”
“These two are perhaps the most tone-deaf, brain-dead, idiotic…,” Portnoy said. ‘Francis and Kelly are the wrong people. Get back to blogging.”
Portnoy complained that he had “no choice but to cancel Barstool Radio” after Keegs and Francis spent most of an episode discussing Swift and Kelce, rather than Keegs’ personal rivalry with another website personality known as Ohio’s Tate.
According to the New York Post, Keegs and Tate of Ohio disagree over his criticism of her work ethic.
Portnoy was angry that Keegs did not want to talk further about the events at Barstool