{"id":2162137,"date":"2025-11-17T15:50:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2162137"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:50:05","slug":"been-a-really-tough-last-few-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/been-a-really-tough-last-few-months\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Been a Really Tough Last Few Months\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Screenshot<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barstool Sports podcast host <strong>Kirk Minihane<\/strong> has announced he was temporarily stepping away from his show, hinting that he is dealing with mental health struggles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Minihane announced his hiatus <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kirkmin\/status\/1989882240550007193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1989882240550007193%7Ctwgr%5E7396b533f2863677ae82d4385b5380a87492db2d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D5676799action%3Dedit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:with a tweet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">with a tweet<\/a> published Saturday night. In it, described the \u201clast few months\u201d as \u201creally tough\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m taking some time off from the show \u2013 it\u2019s been a really tough last few months and I need to step away. About as low as I can remember, but I\u2019ll be OK. No idea when I\u2019ll be back. As always, it\u2019s OK to ask for help when you need it, and you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While it was unclear what factors may have contributed to Minihane feeling \u201clow,\u201d he did have an eventful few months leading up to his decision to step away.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_lpp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_lpp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_lpp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_15pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_15pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_15pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Minihane, who hosts <em>The Kirk Minihane Show<\/em>, found himself at the center of a extensive feud with Barstool founder <strong>Dave Portnoy<\/strong> that began with an ugly, on-air screaming match. From there, Minihane repeatedly took shots at his boss, claiming he \u201cowned\u201d him following the viral spat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Minihane also sharply criticized Portnoy for his defense of the <strong>Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong> suspension, calling him and the \u201cextreme right\u201d the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/barstool-host-calls-extreme-dave-171534411.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cbiggest group of p*ssies.\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">\u201cbiggest group of p*ssies.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/watch-barstool-host-torches-boss-210553913.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:trashed Portnoy\u2019s Fox Sports show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">trashed Portnoy\u2019s Fox Sports show<\/a> <em>Wake Up Barstool<\/em> for its abysmal ratings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/podcasts\/barstool-host-who-feuded-with-dave-portnoy-announces-hes-taking-a-break-from-podcast-been-a-really-tough-last-few-months\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Barstool Host Who Feuded With Dave Portnoy Announces He\u2019s Taking a Break From Podcast: \u2018Been a Really Tough Last Few Months\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Barstool Host Who Feuded With Dave Portnoy Announces He\u2019s Taking a Break From Podcast: \u2018Been a Really Tough Last Few Months\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mediaite;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screenshot Barstool Sports podcast host Kirk Minihane has announced he was temporarily stepping away from his show, hinting that he is dealing with mental health struggles. Minihane announced his hiatus with a tweet published Saturday night. In it, described the \u201clast few months\u201d as \u201creally tough\u201d: I\u2019m taking some time off from the show \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2047407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[339992,374811,374812],"class_list":["post-2162137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-barstool-sports","tag-dave-portnoy","tag-kirk-minihane"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Barstool-Host-Torches-His-Boss-Dave-Portnoy-Amid-Kimmel-Debacle.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2162137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2162137"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2162137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2162138,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2162137\/revisions\/2162138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2047407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2162137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2162137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2162137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}