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Britt McHenry says she threw a drink after alleged abuse at NBA game
Britt McHenry says she confronted fans at a Washington Wizards-Milwaukee Bucks game in Washington, DC, on Oct.
21.
She says a man insulted model Winnie Harlow, the fiancée of Bucks player Kyle Kuzma, including comments about her skin condition.
McHenry says another fan insulted her after she spoke up, and she and her friend sought help from an arena employee.
The employee offered to move them, but McHenry says they returned to their seats and fans began throwing drinks and other items at them.
She says one man made a gang-rape threat, prompting her to throw the rest of her beer and leave with her friend.
The main agitator was ejected from the arena, according to McHenry.
She has said she was defending Harlow and herself; the accounts provided do not include a response from the fans involved.
Britt McHenry says a fan at a Washington Wizards game threatened her with gang rape after she confronted people heckling model Winnie Harlow.
McHenry said she threw the rest of her beer in the fan’s direction after the alleged threat.
She said the confrontation began when fans insulted Harlow, the fiancée of Milwaukee Bucks player Kyle Kuzma, including comments about her skin condition.
McHenry said arena staff ejected the main agitator and that she and her friend left.
She described the incident in an Instagram video posted Wednesday.
- Who
- Britt McHenry says a male fan threatened her. She said she was at the game with a friend and defending Winnie Harlow.
- What
- McHenry alleges a fan made a gang-rape threat, after which she threw the rest of her beer in his direction.
- When
- The game was on Oct. 21. McHenry posted her account on Instagram the following Wednesday.
- Where
- Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
- Why
- McHenry says she confronted fans who were heckling Harlow and insulting her appearance and skin condition.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
McHenry attended the Wizards-Bucks game with a friend.
McHenry says she confronted fans heckling Harlow, and one fan insulted her.
McHenry says the main agitator threatened her with gang rape, and she threw the rest of her beer in his direction.
McHenry says arena staff ejected the main agitator and she and her friend left.
McHenry posted a video on Instagram giving her account of the incident.
- Game
- Washington Wizards vs. Milwaukee Bucks
- Date
- Oct. 21
- Venue
- Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
- Person McHenry says she defended
- Winnie Harlow
- Alleged threat
- Gang rape outside the arena
- McHenry’s response
- She threw the rest of her beer in the fan’s direction
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What people are saying
The main agitator says something truly vile to me about what should be done to me, allegedly about getting gang raped outside
I was sticking up for Winnie Harlow, a woman that I admire
In hindsight, I wish we would have left