Andrews Back on Sidelines for ESPN

'I hope he never sees the light of day,' she says of Michael Barrett

(NEWSER) - Erin Andrews had some harsh words for her stalker when she faced him in court for the first time yesterday. Though Michael Barrett’s plea agreement recommends two years in prison, Andrews pushed for the maximum of five, saying, “I hope he never sees the light of day again," the New York Daily News reports. She called Barrett, who admitted to shooting naked videos of her through hotel peepholes, a “sexual predator.” More»

Suspect may have made video of another woman

(NEWSER) - FBI agents served search warrants at the offices of Google and Yahoo today, looking for evidence against an Illinois man accused of making "peephole" videos of Erin Andrews. Authorities want Yahoo to turn over a similar video allegedly made by suspect Michael Barrett of a second woman and posted briefly on Flickr in June. More»

Neil Goldberg accused of masturbating outside neighbor's window

(NEWSER) - Another ESPN peeping tom scandal , but this time it’s the ESPN employee who’s accused of doing the peeping. Neil Goldberg, a producer for the network, was arrested on charges that he masturbated while peering through a neighbor’s window as she got dressed, the Hartford Courant reports. A woman walking her dog saw Goldberg standing on a stool pleasuring himself last month, and told police. Goldberg, 52, turned himself in after being identified as a suspect. More»

Creepy interview seems like a bad joke

(NEWSER) - Vanity Fair contributing editor George Wayne and his bizarre questions/comments made for possibly one of his weirdest interviews yet with Erin Andrews. The ESPN analyst even tweeted afterward that she felt like she was “being punked.” Highlights:

• Wayne calls her father a “stage daddy” who is “in control” of her career; Andrews retorts that he’s simply “in the same industry as I am.”
• Wayne refers to her “long spindly legs” before one question and later theorizes that her experience on Dancing With the Stars probably made her “toned perfectly.”

ESPN reporter 'angry' over length of sentence

(NEWSER) - Erin Andrews’ peephole stalker is headed to prison, but the ESPN reporter is still mad, and doesn’t think his 30-month sentence is long enough. “I had a pretty big comedown, a meltdown last night, I think, after I got back from the courtroom,” she told Good Morning America today. “It's not over, but this is the first step.” More»