Ex-State Department adviser Britt McHenry gives her account of NBA game clash that ended her job

Britt McHenry, a former ESPN host who recently took a job as a State Department press adviser, said in a video posted Wednesday that a male fan made a gang-rape remark to her during a confrontation at the Washington Wizards-Milwaukee Bucks game at Capital One Arena in Washington on Oct. 21. She left the State Department job the following week, and reports describe her as forced to resign. McHenry, 40, said a man in front of her and a friend, in what she called a knockoff Patagonia vest, yelled insults at model Winnie Harlow, the fiancée of Kyle Kuzma, and mocked Harlow's vitiligo. She said she made a snarky remark about his girlfriend, which she admitted she probably should not have done. Another man in the row then told her to shut up, and she said the dispute escalated. She and her friend headed toward the concession area. Video obtained by TMZ shows her standing and throwing a drink on a fan beside her before leaving, with projectiles appearing to be thrown at her as she exited.

The right-leaning New York Post headlines her claim that she was sticking up for herself, and its account centers on defending Harlow, with detailed quotes about the vest-wearing heckler, her own admitted jab and the "shut up" exchange. The Daily Mail leads with the alleged gang-rape comment and adds the drink-throwing video and projectiles. The left-leaning Raw Story also leads with the "vile" taunt that cost her the job, and says the video was posted to X, while the Post and Mail say Instagram. The Mail calls Kuzma a former Wizards star, while the Post calls him a Bucks star. The outlets agree on the date, venue, Harlow's involvement and her departure. TMZ's headline matches the left's focus on the alleged remark.