Britt McHenry resigns from State Department after basketball game altercation
The former ESPN reporter was appointed as a press adviser last month.
Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry resigned from her role as a press adviser at the State Department on Friday following an altercation at an NBA basketball game, according to ABC News. The incident occurred during a Washington Wizards vs. Milwaukee Bucks game at Capital One Arena on Wednesday. Footage captured by TMZ shows McHenry allegedly throwing a drink at someone, leading to her being escorted out of the stands.
McHenry was appointed to her position at the State Department last month, but a department official declined to comment on her departure, citing it as an internal personnel matter. ABC News was unable to reach McHenry for comment. Previously, McHenry worked as a reporter for ESPN and was suspended by the network for one week in 2015 after a video surfaced of her berating a towing company clerk. Her resignation from the State Department was first reported by Page Six.
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