Video of the police investigation right into a “Gay Baby Jail” word left in Brittney Griner’s resort room was launched Tuesday.
Griner, 34, discovered the word in her room at a resort exterior Washington, D.C., earlier than a scheduled talking look in February. The WNBA famous person, who shares a baby with spouse Cherelle, reported the word, then packed up and left.
Prince George’s County (Md.) Police despatched two officers to the Gaylord Nationwide Resort & Conference Heart to analyze the word, based on bodycam footage printed Tuesday by TMZ.
The cops spoke with resort workers within the foyer, then visited Griner’s room and noticed the word, which was taped to a door within the room, video reveals. Officers additionally discovered duct tape on one other door that learn, “Private.”
Investigators finally decided the “Gay Baby Jail” tape was a reference to a meme amongst video video games lovers. The Gaylord resort had hosted an anime conference instantly previous to the 2025 Ladies Develop Management Summit by which Griner was scheduled to talk.
As a online game meme, “Gay Baby Jail” refers to being caught at a sure level within the recreation and unable to progress. It first unfold on Tumblr in 2013.
Griner has handled harassment for many of her life, a few of which has been amplified after she was thrust into a fair larger highlight when she was arrested in Russia in February 2022 and finally launched in a prisoner swap.
