Erin Andrews Opens Up About Trauma of 2008 Stalker Incident

In an emotional interview, the Fox Sports broadcaster recounts the public shaming and personal aftermath of the secretly filmed video released online.

Erin Andrews, the Fox Sports broadcaster, opens up about her traumatic experience of being secretly videotaped in her hotel room by a stalker in 2008.
The stalker, Michael David Barrett, filmed Andrews through a peephole and released the videos online in 2009, leading to public shaming and accusations that Andrews staged the footage for publicity.
Andrews won a $55 million lawsuit in 2016 against Barrett and the companies that managed the Nashville Marriott hotel where the video was filmed.
Andrews recalls the emotional toll of the incident, including the moment she had to inform her parents about the video.
Despite the trauma, Andrews returned to work and continued her career, believing that maintaining her professional life would help her and others move past the incident.