Dave Portnoy Celebrates Deadspin Laying Off Entire Staff [Video]

Barstool founder Dave Portnoy was elated by the news that Deadspin’s new parent company decided to lay off the entire staff.

On Monday, The Daily Beast reported Deadspin had been sold from G/O Media to Lineup Publishing. In an email from G/O CEO Jim Spanfeller, it was also revealed that Lineup would not be retaining any of Deadspin’s current staff. Shortly after the email went out, staff members were locked out of their accounts and left the office.

Portnoy responded to the news by celebrating.

“Listen, even I’m getting confused,” Portnoy said in a video he recorded while floating around in a pool. “How many times can I pop a bottle for the same goddamn company? How many times can I kill Deadspin? How many times can Julie DiCaro lose her goddamn job? It seems like infinity!

“But here we are once again. New bottle of champagne… Deadspin out of business, bought, everyone fired for the 90th straight …