On April 8, Sydney Raines broke her silence on her leaked video with Dave Portnoy. She released a statement on Instagram. Here’s what she said.
Sydney decided to speak up regarding the video after it surfaced online on April 6. At the same time, Dave also came forward and reacted to the same. Both of them were unapologetic for the video and shed light on the true feelings they were going through after the video was seen by many.
Sydney Raines responds to the leaked video
On April 8, Sydney shared her statement on Instagram. She wrote: “I became aware yesterday that a video has surfaced on the internet and yes, that was me. Its hard to believe that a video from the past is just coming to light but it was never meant for public.”
Speaking about the content of the video, she said: “Some might not approve of the video content but it was entirely consensual and it’s unfortunate that it is no longer private, but we are still friends with no animosity between us.”
She further added: “People need to realize that we all endure obstacles in our lives and this just happens to be mine. I won’t label this as a mistake since we have both taken responsibility for it, but the fact that it was leaked and posted without our awareness and consent would be considered the true mistake.
Sydney concluded the post by writing, “As I come forward about this, I want you all to acknowledge this is me accepting the situation while I continue my daily life without vexation.” The star also added “with no apologies” as she ended the post.
Dave Portnoy responds to leaked video
On April 6, several users on Twitter reacted to Dave’s leaked video. Rather than brushing it off, Dave decided to address the video. In a tweet which was posted on the same day, Dave wrote: “Wait $penn is dropping cause I have a sex tape? Are you kidding me? Ps – It’s a federal crime to watch or post it. Double Ps – I f**k. Who cares.”
He accompanied the post with a video in which he said, “Another sex tape that people are sending around. I have known this one. A guy showed it to me like a year ago. Penn stock is down because there is a f**king sex tape of me? News flash, it is the third f**king one. I have done better. What are you going to do with it? It’s on the f**king internet.”
He continued: “So, I have had sex. People f**king know that. It’s all very weird and kinky. Whatever. You got to spice it up. It can’t be boring. More importantly, a stock is down because someone had consensual sex, are you kidding me? I would jump on this dip and I would f**k it. No pun intended.