Dave Portnoy claims 'Call Her Daddy' hosts planned false sexual harassment allegations to exit contracts

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Barstool founder Dave Portnoy tells Fox News Digital "maybe I'm the guy to do it," when asked if he'd consider a political run against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on June 29, 2026. (Credit: Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital) Barstool founder Dave Portnoy said former "Call Her Daddy" co-hosts Alex Cooper and Sofia Franlyn planned to falsely claim they were sexually harassed at the company in order to get out of their contracts. "Call Her Daddy" quickly emerged as a wildly popular podcast when it was launched by Barstool in 2018. Cooper and Franklyn, who were also roommates, lured young female audiences with first-hand tales of their sexual experiences and dating lives until contract negotiations and a feud between the co-hosts caused a public breakup in 2020. In Portnoy’s new book, "Cancel Me If You Can," he wrote that Cooper was happy with an of