Britt McHenry is speaking out after the incident at a Washington Wizards game that cost her the job she had just taken at the State Department.
The former ESPN reporter, who had been appointed to the role last month, resigned on Friday after video of the confrontation at Capital One Arena went viral. Footage showed McHenry being escorted from the stands after she appeared to throw a drink on someone during the Washington Wizards vs. Milwaukee Bucks game.
In a three-minute video, McHenry laid out her version of what happened. She said it started when a man made vulgar comments about Kyle Kuzma’s fiancée, Winnie Harlow’s skin condition. McHenry said she then made a remark about the man’s girlfriend, which led another man to shout, “Why don’t you shut the f-k up, you dumb b-ch?”
She said the comment was not directed at the man who had been insulting Harlow. After the exchange, McHenry and her friend were offered different seats, but she said she didn’t want them. When they returned to their original seats, she said the abuse continued.
McHenry claimed she was told that she should get sexually assaulted outside. She said that was the moment she threw her drink, and then she and her friend got up and left.
According to McHenry, the confrontation didn’t end there. She said they were hit with towels and drinks as they made their way out, and that one of the main people involved was ejected. She said she left while telling her friend to stay.
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