Morgan Riddle, the girlfriend of tennis star Taylor Fritz, responded to a follower who suggested that her attire was to blame for the harassment she experienced at the NFL Super Bowl 2024.
Riddle, who is an influencer on social media, recently disclosed that she was verbally abused by "drunk, disgusting" male fans at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
She attended the game where the Kansas City Chiefs triumphed over the San Francisco 49ers with a score of 25-22 on Sunday, February 11.
"Wasn’t going to post about this but I actually think it’s important to. I can’t believe the level of harassment we dealt with this weekend from men. In the last 3 days I’ve been grabbed, groped, harassed, cat called incessantly – basically every few minutes when we were out in public," Taylor Fritz’s girlfriend wrote.
"And it was really bad at the [Super Bowl] game today. We couldn’t even enjoy the game without getting bothered by drunk, rude, gross male fans. It’s extremely stressful and scary," she added.
Sharing her distressing experience, Riddle revealed that she suffered a panic attack and spent the third quarter of the game in the bathroom after being subjected to "terrifying" treatment by some of the spectators.
"Spent the 3rd quarter in the bathroom of the stadium because I had a panic attack," Riddle wrote on Instagram.
However, not everyone offered sympathy for Riddle’s ordeal. One of her followers sent her a message insinuating that perhaps her choice of clothing had invited harassment.
"Maybe it’s the way you dress? It’s a sports game, not a fashion show. Dress accordingly to the place and you have harassment," the message read.
Riddle shared a screenshot of the message on her Instagram story and also posted a picture of her outfit from the game day. In the photo, she can be seen wearing a Louis Vuitton sleeveless white denim jacket and wide-leg trousers.