Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy demands Trevor Bauer’s critics issue apology after ex-MLB pitcher shared his accuser’s damning text messages to undermine sexual assault claims: ‘His life was ruined for two years’
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has spoken out about the recently settled lawsuits between Trevor Bauer and the woman who accused him of sexual assault, saying the former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher’s life was ruined for (two) years by media-playing judge ( and) jury. ‘
“I never said a word about Trevor Bauer until today because there weren’t enough facts available,” Portnoy tweeted. “But now I think it’s pretty clear that no one in their right mind, including a judge, can believe the prosecutor’s version of events.
“All those who rushed to condemn Bauer should issue an apology as loud as the condemnation,” continued Portnoy, who has also been accused of sexual misconduct. ‘And again, maybe let these types of cases play out in court where they belong + not on social media’
Bauer recently publicly addressed Lindsey Hill’s claims for the first time after the two dropped their countersuits against each other. The former Cy Young winner posted an in-depth video of messages allegedly sent by Hill.
He claims Hill sent messages to friends saying he would be her “next victim” and asked one friend, “What should I steal?” from his house.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has weighed in on the Trevor Bauer-Lindsey Hill saga
Legal claims by Trevor Bauer and Lindsey Hill, who accused him of sexual assault, have been settled ‘with prejudice’ in civil court and withdrawn and no payments have been made
Bauer, who is now pitching in Japan, said she made the statement that he was her “next victim” in a text message sent “before she even met me” and that she was advised to “take his money” .
After discovering Bauer’s net worth ($51 million at the time), Hill said she would try to get some of his money by “being an absolute w***e to try to get in on his 51 million” and that she ‘would need Daddy to strangle me’.
Bauer said Hill’s AA sponsor asked her if she felt guilty, to which she replied “not really.”
All of these messages and other “critical information” were “intentionally and unlawfully concealed from me and my legal team,” Bauer said.
That includes a video recorded by Hill showing herself in bed next to the pitcher as he slept.
Portnoy, who has also been accused of sexual misconduct, is now publicly defending Bauer
Bauer says this video was “taken by Lindsay Hill herself the morning after she claimed she was brutally attacked, emotionally traumatized and desperate to get away from me.
“And now we have the metadata, so there can be no doubt that it was just minutes before she left my house on the morning of May 16, 2021, obviously without my knowledge or consent.
‘In it you see her lying next to me in bed as I sleep, grinning at the camera without a care in the world or any marks on her face.’
In August 2021, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied Hill a restraining order, saying Bauer “did not coerce or threaten her into sexual activity.”
Bauer posted a video on social media talking about the incident for the first time since 2021
But Bauer says this video was taken the day after the alleged attack – with no visible injuries. Bauer also says he was recorded in his sleep by Hill “obviously without my consent.”
“Some of you may not be aware of restraining order hearings,” Bauer explained. ‘I know I didn’t.
“But I have since learned that it is extremely rare for a request for a restraining order to be denied because the level of evidence you need to obtain one is extremely low. So you can make of it whatever you want.
He continued, “The fact is that I have never been arrested, never charged with a crime, and I won the only legal action that took place without my side of the story even being heard.
“And most importantly, as I have said from day one, I have never sexually assaulted Lindsay Hill or anyone else. So I sued her, prompting her to contradict me.
“Frankly, regardless of the outcome of the lawsuit, I have paid significantly more in legal fees than Lindsay Hill could ever pay me in her entire life.
“And I knew that would be the case going in.” But the lawsuit was never about the money for me. It was the only way for me to obtain crucial information to clear my name.”
Hill accused Bauer of leaving her with bruises on her face and body after intercourse
But both lawsuits have now been withdrawn – with neither party offering any financial compensation, while Bauer retained his right to speak about the situation.
“Over the past two years, I have been forced to defend my integrity and my reputation in a very public setting,” Bauer said in closing the video.
“But hopefully this is the last time I have to do that because I’d rather focus on my job, winning baseball games and entertaining fans around the world. So today I’m happy that I can move on with my life.’
However, Hill is not the only woman who has accused Bauer of sexual assault.
In June, a woman in Arizona went public with allegations that the pitcher “raped her, held a knife to her throat and choked her unconscious.”
Bauer has also been accused by an Arizona woman of raping her and choking her unconscious
Bauer has also “categorically denied” the allegations in this case.
Porntoy has also faced allegations of sexual misconduct.
In 2021, two women alleged that he filmed them during sexual encounters without their consent, adding that he strangled them and spit on them, according to a Business Insider piece.
Portnoy denied the allegations and claimed he was the victim of a “witch hunt.”