Make Page Six a Preferred Source Sofia Franklyn has shared her side of the story in her bitter feud with former “Call Her Daddy” podcast co-host Alex Cooper, and now, her former boss Dave Portnoy is finally speaking out.
Portnoy discussed his own personal fallout with Franklyn on “The Toast” podcast with Claudia and Jackie Oshry after the release of her book, “Daddy Issues.”
“I have no relationship with Sofia,” Portnoy told the sisters. “None. I hate her guts.”
Claudia gasped at the Barstool Sports founder’s response as Jackie asked Portnoy when his hatred for Franklyn started.
“When she connected a girl who accused me of sexual assault in Business Insider, which was a total lie and made up,” Portnoy explained.
In November 2021, Business Insider published an investigative report involving multiple women accusing Portnoy of performing violent sexual acts during intercourse. He was also accused of filming some of them. A second story was published in February 2022.
Portnoy denied all of the allegations, claiming the encounters were consensual. He sued the media outlet for defamation and the lawsuit was ultimately dismissed.
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Claudia explained how Franklyn discussed the Business Insider situation in her new memoir, “Daddy Issues,” which was released on Nov. 10.
Claudia then asked Portnoy if he was aware that the author shared messages she had received about him.
“Yeah, 100%,” Portnoy admitted. “I’ve known that.”
Jackie added, “She said, when she was like at war with you, people reached out to her. When Business Insider reached out to her, she directed them that way.”
Portnoy then confirmed he was aware of it all happening in real time.
“Yeah, so I mean, when she was mad, she was, for like a week or two straight, on her Instagram story was basically saying, ‘If you have any dirt on Dave Portnoy, contact me,'” Portnoy said, explaining that Franklyn would then delete her social media stories shortly after posting.
Portnoy admitted to Claudia and Jackie that the one girl he did hook up with ended up dating Cooper’s childhood best friend. The woman from the hook up ended up revealing on a podcast that Franklyn assisted her in going to Business Insider about Portnoy.
“I know that’s the star,” Portnoy said of the person he admitted to hooking up with. “Well, that’s also the star person in the story. Like, it came from Sofia Franklyn. There’s no backstory to ‘Hey, it’s somebody who hated your guts who made up a story.’ The girl, by the way, they use is like, on record as saying she’s a pathological liar, and like, it’s all lies.
“Daddy Issues” is the first time Franklyn has detailed her feud with Cooper, who she co-hosted the “Call Her Daddy” podcast with until 2020. Contract negotiations between the women led to their fallout and Cooper co-hosting the podcast alone.
“Call Her Daddy” is now on SiriusXM, while Franklyn is podcast host of “Sofia with an F.”
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