ESPN announcer forgets the bartender is listening, so she looks him up and exposes his terrifying cheating history

A Denver-based bartender just blew up an ESPN announcer’s spot after she overheard him bragging about his extensive cheating history. TikToker Gabriella Masseran, known as @gabriellamasseran, shared the shocking story in a video that has already racked up over 983,000 views. This whole situation is a massive warning sign: Bartenders always listen to your stories when you chat with friends at the bar.

Masseran says she considers it “free, live entertainment” to listen to all the juicy tea going on in customers’ lives. However, the conversation she recently overheard was so vulgar that she decided to take action. The announcer wasn’t holding back. Masseran recalled that he was “talking crazy s*** about women.”

As she kept listening, she realized the man was detailing multiple affairs. She said she heard about “every f*** woman” he had cheated on his wife with. This is awful behavior, but the next detail makes it even worse. The man allegedly claimed to have explicit pictures of every single woman he had been intimate with during his affairs.

Maybe don’t be so loud when you’re talking about your dirty secrets?

Masseran says she felt the man looked familiar and had a distinct “radio voice.” She decided to use his credit card information to look him up. That’s when the unbelievable truth hit her. She discovered he announces for ESPN. Masseran didn’t reveal the man’s identity, but she did note that he isn’t actually from the Denver area. She captioned her viral video saying the discovery “Ruined ESPN for me.”

This whole incident brings up a huge ethical question about privacy in the service industry. In the TalesFromYourServer subreddit, one server admitted they had “googled customers based on the names on their cards” either because they looked famous or because they were “an extreme a–.” Other servers just say they do similar things when they’re curious or can’t quite place where they know the person from.

However, not everyone agrees that the practice is acceptable. Some service industry professionals call the practice “unethical as f***.” One restaurant manager stated they would fire a bartender for harassment if they found out about the snooping. Another writer claimed that looking up someone based on card info is “very weird” and something you definitely shouldn’t admit to doing.

As Maserran’s previous story about customers’ bizarre mobile phone habits, this story too resonated with a lot of other service workers who shared their own uncomfortable moments. One commenter shared a truly awful story about overhearing a couple and the woman’s brother discussing whether the boyfriend was justified in hitting her the night before.

Despite the serious nature of the announcer’s alleged conversation, many patrons were disturbed that Masseran took the story public. Several commenters insisted she should have followed the “bartender’s code,” believing that “what happens at the bar stays at the bar.” Not if you are a creep looking to spike drinks, though.