Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy posted an update on Tuesday, sharing what he said would be his final comments on the saga that unfolded after patrons at his bar in Center City, Philadelphia, ordered bottle service and paid for a sign that said “f*** the Jews.”
Following the incident, Portnoy said that he spoke to the student who’d uploaded video of the sign to Instagram — Mohammed Adnan Khan — and initially, he’d been apologetic and tearful. Rather than ruin a college student’s life, Portnoy offered to send him to Auschwitz in the hopes of turning a hateful incident into a learning experience.
Over the next couple of days, the Barstool founder shared several updates — and ultimately revealed that he’d revoked his offer after Khan backtracked and claimed he had no connection to the antisemitic sign. By Tuesday, Khan had gone a step further.
Portnoy began his update with a post on X advertising a crowd-funding page — that he said was more fitting for a satire site like The Onion or The Babylon Bee — in which an apparent friend of Khan requested people send money to help him “stand against trial by public opinion” and support his “fight for due process and redemption.”
“Dude uploads an antisemitic video to his own instagram like a brain dead moron and now is playing victim. What a world,” Portnoy commented on the graphic.
This godundme is straight from @TheOnion or @TheBabylonBee Dude uploads an antisemitic video to his own instagram like a brain dead moron and now is playing victim. What a world 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/dP6GYMVTtL
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 6, 2025
Portnoy then shared Khan’s video statement — which he used to promote his GiveSendGo page — in which the now-suspended Temple University student complained that Portnoy had “sensationalized” the incident and he had done nothing more than document someone else’s behavior. Khan argued that the sign “reminded people of a lot of the unjust things that Israel is doing around the world,” and for that reason he’d felt compelled to “report on it.”
Khan went on to complain that the sign was just “an edgy joke” and claimed that he was being made into a victim of cancel culture.
Portnoy was not buying it, however, and he shot back, “This dude is a flat liar. I talked to him on the phone with his buddy and they both owned up to it and cried about it. He then lawyered up after speaking with his family. His name got out because he’s a moron and uploaded ‘F*** the Jews’ sign to his instagram before I even knew about it. He already went viral without me.”
“He spreads hate and uses the conflict in Middle East as his excuse. And did it in a bar with my company’s name on it. Now he’s trying to profit from it. I’m sure he’ll make money because there is lots of antisemitism in the world. Regardless this is the least surprising thing ever,” Portnoy continued. “He is the definition of a coward. Zero accountability for his actions. I don’t care what religion you are or even how you feel about Middle East. This was an act of pure hate and this should disgust you.”
This dude is a flat liar. I talked to him on the phone with his buddy and they both owned up to it and cried about it. He then lawyered up after speaking with his family. His name got out because he’s a moron and uploaded “Fuck the Jews” sign to his instagram before I even… https://t.co/YHkujPTCEA
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 7, 2025
But the drama did not end there. Portnoy followed with a video response to the GiveSendGo page for Khan — which, at the time of publication, had not even raised $1000 — and a video clip that he said was Khan throwing water on a sleeping homeless person.
Another edgy joke. Throwing water on a sleeping homeless guy. pic.twitter.com/jZsWlHDoka
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 7, 2025
Portnoy followed that with a “Team Portnoy” press release that relayed the entire saga.
For immediate release pic.twitter.com/TLghAIVJpE
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 7, 2025
His overall assessment of the situation came on Thursday, as he added, “Mo Kahn may be the greatest thing that’s ever happened for Jews to fight antisemitism in [America]. Like imagine trying to defend this guy? Whether he’s spitting on people, throwing buckets of water on homeless people, dealing drugs, running a sex cam ring or going on Nazi podcasts he’s undeniably a piece of s***.”
Mo Kahn may be the greatest thing that’s ever happened for Jews to fight antisemitism in American. Like imagine trying to defend this guy? Whether he’s spitting on people, throwing buckets of water on homeless people, dealing drugs, running a sex cam ring or going on Nazi… pic.twitter.com/Yv9SHn5J61
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 7, 2025
