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A Mississippi State University student was arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace. The incident occurred while Portnoy was filming a pizza review in Starkville, Mississippi. The individual was arrested on November 10 and is no longer a student at the university. (This story was updated to add new information.) STARKVILLE — Starkville Police arrested a 20-year-old Mississippi State University student on a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace after antisemitic comments directed toward Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy could be heard in a video on Friday, Nov. 7. Video of the incident went viral as Portnoy was recording a pizza review outside Boardtown Pizza & Pints in the Cotton District of Starkville. In a video posted on the X account @LikelyTarnished, someone can be heard saying, "(Expletive) the Jews, (expletive) you, Dave Portnoy," who is Jewish. The student was arrested at 10:29 a.m. on Nov. 10 and released on a $2,500 bond, according to Starkville public information officer Brandon Lovelady. The student withdrew from MSU on the afternoon of Nov. 10, according to a university spokesperson. Portnoy was in Starkville for the Nov. 8 Mississippi State football game against Georgia where Barstool hosted a live pregame show on campus. According to the incident report, the Starkville Police Department was made aware of a video circulating online that depicted an individual yelling an antisemitic statement and throwing coins toward another person outside a local business. "Every person has the right to feel safe and respected in our community," Starkville PD said in a statement. "Offensive words alone are protected, but when behavior disrupts a public event or risks violence, the Starkville Police Department will take steps to help maintain safety and security." What Dave Portnoy said about incident, time in Starkville Portnoy published his video of the pizza review the evening of Nov. 10. He also addressed the incident. “On a brighter note, this incident didn’t ruin my week," Portnoy said while wearing a Starkville football shirt. "It didn’t ruin my day — maybe one minute. But the people of Starkville, I will never judge one (expletive) for the entire city. "Everybody was super nice, shoutout to Starkville High by the way. Everybody was super nice and actually bending over backwards during the course of the weekend. They were like, ‘We’re so sorry. That’s so mortifying. Wish that didn’t happen.'" The incident occurred after Portnoy rated Boardtown a 7.2 out of 10. Portnoy did not to revise the score after the incident.
