Former FOX 5 Personality Britt McHenry Resigns from State Department After Wizards Game Incident

Former FOX 5 (WTTG) anchor and reporter Britt McHenry resigned from her job at the State Department after an altercation at a Washington Wizards basketball game, reports DCRTV.

DCRTV states that video obtained by TMZ shows "McHenry throwing a drink at another fan during a confrontation at Capital One Arena. (The New York Post's) Page Six reports that McHenry was forced to resign just hours after receiving a promotion. She confirmed her resignation to Front Office Sports."

According to The Daily Beast, "The dispute reportedly erupted after a group of men behind McHenry began heckling Bucks player Kyle Kuzma and disparaging his fiancee, model Winnie Harlow.

"A source told Page Six that McHenry, who had been drinking, turned around to tell the heckler to “ease up,” kicking off a verbal dispute.

"The men then allegedly started throwing “misogynistic” insults at McHenry while throwing a drink on her. The source added that this prompted McHenry to retaliate with her own drink."

According to DCRTV, McHenry started her career at WJLA before moving to ESPN in 2014. ESPN laid her off in 2017, and she returned to local television in 2018 as a panelist on FOX 5‘s Like It or Not. She joined the State Department in September and had just been promoted to a press and external affairs position.

In September 2026, states Wikipedia, it was reported that McHenry was joining the State Department as a press advisor