After a lot of back and forth over the course of a few months, YP chose to resign from his role at Barstool and made an announcement on his Instagram via the IGTV feature. He talked about how he was thankful for the experience and how much he loved his job there.
What happened between Dave Portnoy and YP?
Ben Friedman AKA Young Pageviews AKA YP has been under fire from Barstool founder Dave Portnoy. ... The story starts when Portnoy ripped his employees for not trying to push merch sales hard enough. YP became an easy target when the Outdoors brand didn't push merch out enough.
Who has been fired from Barstool Sports?
Following a round of fundraising reported in January, Barstool is said to have received a valuation of $100 million. According to CEO Erika Nardini, The Chernin Group has invested $25 million in the website. On February 18, Michael Rapaport was fired after making a derogatory comment towards the site's fan-base.