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Barstool Founder Dave Portnoy's History as a Taylor Swift Fan Explained
Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy has a long history as a Taylor Swift fan
In January 2022, Swift got into a social media argument with musician Damon Albarn after he claimed she shouldn’t call herself a songwriter if she isn’t the only creative credited on a track. JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty ImagesInitially, Portnoy didn’t know if he was going to attend the Eras Tour — let’s not revisit the Ticketmaster debacle — but thanks to a fellow Barstool employee, El Pres went to night one at MetLife in May 2023. “I’m on an airplane, and I don’t want to make too much noise, I hope everyone can hear me for this emergency press conference, but when Taylor Swift news strikes, I gotta be there to answer for the Swifties,” he said in a November 2023 TikTok.
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