NYC Radio: Video Surfaces Of Brawl Cited in WFAN Lawsuit

Lauren Lockwood

The woman at the center of a shocking $5 million lawsuit against Sports WFAN 660 AM / 101.9 FM fell backward into a chair as she tried to break up a boozy brawl at Barclays Center, according to a video of the fracas obtained by The NYPost.

Now, the video from July 13, 2017 could end up playing a key role in her suit as evidence.

Lauren Lockwood, the former WFAN ad executive who filed a sexual harassment and discrimination suit against the sports talk station and talk host Joe Benigro, picked herself up and tried again to stop the group of jousting gentlemen — only to get pushed back into the same chair a second time, the 25-second video reveals.

The suit, filed in Brooklyn state court last week, has already led to radio personality Benigno taking a “leave of absence.” Lockwood claims he tried to pressure her on various occasions into having group sex with his wife and a prostitute — and tried to sabotage her career when she refused. WFAN and Benigno deny the allegations.

Days after the dustup, WFAN ad executives fired Lockwood — saying it was because the guest she brought to the event was involved in the fight, she claims in the suit. Lockwood claims she was the only person disciplined post-fight.

Lockwood also claims WFAN executives fostered an alcohol-centric “frat house” culture where business trips to jiggle joints were normal.


The video begins by showing a former CBS Radio employee, identified by sources as Casey Keefe, putting his hands up as another man guides him out of the packed suite, where the company was holding an event during a promotional event for a Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing match.

Reps for Lockwood, Entercom and Keefe didn’t return requests for comment.