'Barstool Sports' founder Dave Portnoy responds to video controversy

Dave Portnoy is an American Internet celebrity and founder of Barstool Sports.

He recently became embroiled in a controversy involving an explicit video.

The controversial video took the Internet by storm, with fans voicing support for Portnoy on Twitter and other social media platforms.

The Barstool founder remained silent for a brief time after the video was leaked but when he decided to respond it had his supporters in fits.

Instead of simply denying presence of any controversial footage, Portnoy's team issued a hilarious statement on his official Twitter account.

Anybody would have buckled under pressure after facing the sort of allegations which the American celebrity had to face, but the 42-year-old took it in stride.

Portnoy's full statement can be found on his Twitter account.