Bryce Harper says FanDuel used his Cameo video without consent

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Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper said he did not know a personalized Cameo video he recorded would be used by FanDuel as a reward for a VIP customer and that he did not consent to that use. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the customer, Terry Thompson, wagered about $18.5 million with FanDuel and later sued after losing $1.5 million, according to a March lawsuit filed by the Public Health Advocacy Institute in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court. Harper posted a screenshot of the Cameo request and said the ask came from “your host Bryttanni at FanDuel”; the delivered video included FanDuel’s logo and addressed the customer and his young son by name. Harper wrote Monday, hours before the Home Run Derby, “Had I known FanDuel’s true intent, I would not have made the video... I did not consent to it, and FanDuel had no right to do it.” FanDuel responded that it is “committed to fostering a culture of responsible gaming and protecting our customers” and said employees are trained to flag signs of problem gambling while the company reviews its policies. The dispute is tied to the ongoing civil case against FanDuel and DraftKings alleging the sportsbooks exploited a customer’s gambling addiction and could prompt further scrutiny of how sportsbooks use promotional content for VIP players.

Rob Wesley

@eastwes.bsky.social

"Uh, hey dude, it's Bryce again. Sorry that you lost the rest of your money betting on me to win the Home Run Derby. I told you not to do that, I told you I might not actually even be in the Derby, I'm not even sure how you made that bet before I got in it. You gotta stop doing this."

1323h ago

Jay Willis

@jaywillis.net

I gotta say, in a story in which Bryce Harper claims to have had no knowledge that a Cameo video purchased by “Bryttanni from FanDuel” would be used by FanDuel, I am not sure the headline should be BRYCE HARPER DENIES GIVING FANDUEL CONSENT FOR VIDEO

Bryce Harper denies giving FanDuel consent for video to customer
David Purdum
Jul 13, 2026, 02:48 PM ET
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Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper said Monday that he did not know how FanDuel would use a personalized video he made for a customer, who has since accused the sportsbook in a lawsuit of taking advantage of his gambling addiction.
In a statement posted on Instagram, Harper said he would not have made the video if he had known FanDuel's intent to use it as part of a VIP promotion or the betting habits of the customer, Terry Thompson.
"I did not know FanDuel would do this," Harper wrote. "I did not consent to it, and FanDuel had no right to do it."

1334h ago

L'esprit de l'escalier6

Truly the the most offensive part of this is how she/her mother spelled Brittany.

Rajan Narang4

"Huh, I never knew that's how the sugar moguls spelled Fanjul"

James2

bryce drinks raw milk and squirts toothpaste directly into his mouth. hes one of the most unreliable narrators on earth

LucilleBluth1.52

And also, why is he doing Cameos?! A multimillionaire with endorsement deals (unless his crazy blood recycling exploits are putting him in the poorhouse).

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Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq.51

Sorry but I’m stuck on “Bryttanni”

Russ8

"Guys, I'm a baseball player, I'm dumb as a post."

Linda Holmes

@lindaholmes.bsky.social

I didn’t realize it had been reported that Bryce Harper’s video to that gambler was a one-off through Cameo. That is, at least, less bothersome to me than if there was some larger contract or program behind it. But again, when you’re asked to shout out FanDuel in a video, SAY NO.

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Michael H. Weber5

Common sense — about a lot of things — he seems to lack.

Kevin A2

I'm sure it can be an important source of income for a certain low-to-mid tier of celebrity and I'm really not knocking it, but what is Bryce Harper doing on Cameo?

Clear Shakespeare1

but also: what does a guy who makes $26 million a year need with cameo?

John Kinsella1

Makes me want to write a spy story where they transmit coded messages through Cameo videos.

Grant Brisbee

@grantbrisbee.bsky.social

Bryce Harper just hit a 420-foot home run off a gambling ad

713h ago

Pete Mortensen1

Don’t look back, you can never look back

Mobius Stripper1

Gambling ads have traditionally been terrible on the mound, surprised to see it out there

Richard M. Nixon

@dicknixon.bsky.social

FanDuel defrauded Harper and Cameo. That’s to say nothing of the Gaming Commission.

6513h ago

Calvin & Hobbes & Shaw4

There are some people scarier than the gaming commission, sir. I believe you served with Senator Geary from Nevada?

ChuckD9184

Sports needs its version of a Peter Thiel v. Gawker to upend online gambling AND prediction markets across the board.

RetiredFed3

I'm old enough to remember the gigantic No Betting Sign at the old Yankee Stadium. MLB can't prevent fans from betting, but it can sever any ties with these on-line gambling sharks. If MLB cared about the fans, it would have players doing PSAs on the danger of gambling addiction.

Brad Deltan3

"We don't care, we don't have to. We're FanDuel in the Age of Trump."

F'Arte Moreno1

Harper likely makes dozens of Cameos bought for wealthy clients as write offs, he would have zero reason to investigate that request Nothing in the Cameo request shows Fanduel trying to manipulate a degenerate gambler but that’s what this was.

Will

@heymynameiswill.bsky.social

Bryce Harper hitting a sign that said "Gambling Problem?" is 😙👌

453h ago

April Glick Pulito

@aprilglick.bsky.social

i have to remember bryce harper is a useful union member because holy crap is he cringe (derogatory)

554h ago

April Glick Pulito16

they say that playing the derby messes up a players swing for the rest of the season inshallah

Pig Miller3

I'm a billion percent sure I don't want his takes on anything aside from hitting fastballs and saying no to a salary cap.

Anon Absorbing2

I'm not saying i want him to get hurt but if those janky ring ropes had given out I'd have laffed

Catherine Tinker

@catherinetinker.bsky.social

unfortunately i do think bryce harper is dim enough to read a script from fanduel and not realize it’s for fanduel

364h ago

Baseball Enthusiast1

it pains me to say it, bryce harper, innocent 😐

Bill Hanstock

@sundownmotel.bsky.social

bryce harper has been pounding raw milk, unrinsed chard and ivermectin all goddamn day and he’s ready for war

294h ago

you

@bravesgoms.bsky.social

Bryce Harper did not vapor distill his blood long enough this morning

243h ago

Sarah Langs

@slangsonsports.bsky.social

3 host team players have won the Derby : 2018 Bryce Harper (WSH), 2015 Todd Frazier (CIN) and 1990 Ryne Sandberg (CHC) The only others to even make it to the finals were Iván Rodríguez 2005 and Lance Berkman 2004 And now Schwarber 6th to at least reach final!

322h ago

Michael Baumann

@baumann.bsky.social

I take it back, Bryce Harper looked like he's been waiting his whole life to encounter a turnbuckle in the workplace

284h ago

Brandon Lee Gowton

@brandonleegowton.bsky.social

Great night to watch Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper crush some baseballs.

304h ago

Curt Hogg

@cyrthogg.bsky.social

First, Citizens Bank played My Time by Fabolous while someone hit during the Derby. Now they're playing Flower by Moby for Bryce Harper. I saw Prince Fielder and CC Sabathia here earlier today. The ode to the 2008 Milwaukee Brewers just keeps on going.

233h ago

Tim Kelly

@timkellysports.bsky.social

Only one of Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper will advance to the second round.

113h ago

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