Ex-Adult Film Star Apologizes to ‘Offended’ Football Fans for Viral Sideline Moment
Former adult film star and current University of Miami student Abella Danger is apologizing after unintentionally getting screen time during the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday.
With minutes left in the fourth quarter and Miami down 10 points to Indiana University Bloomington, cameras panned to a fan—who happened to be Danger—looking particularly anxious.
Nothing unusual to see here...unless you recognized her.
And social media users surely did.
ESPN is so unapologetically horny. Panning the camera to Abella Danger at a crucial part of the game is crazy.#NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/GIQqkNCDWG
— North American Talk Radio (@NATalkRadio) January 20, 2026
"I would give anything in the world to not have had ESPN film me, and I am so deeply sorry to anyone I offended with my attendance at the game," she told TMZ Sports on Tuesday, after her appearance was sensationalized online. "I wish I could be any other student supporting my team."
Since going viral, the former adult-film star has continued to acknowledge the situation on her social media, most recently writing to Instagram, "To feel your own existence is a burden to everyone around you is tough."
Although she issued an apology, Danger did not do anything inappropriate on camera or even seem to know that she was being filmed.
ESPN's History with Danger
This isn't the first time Danger has been highlighted by ESPN. Just weeks ago, she was spotted rooting for her team as they reigned victorious against Texas A&M. Social media users shared similar sentiments of disbelief and amusement, then, as they did earlier this week.
ESPN casually showing Abella Danger in the crowd like they don’t know ????☠️
— Ultimate Gridiron (@UltGridiron) December 20, 2025
#gocanes #gigem #espn #viral #miami pic.twitter.com/T02ATeIZi3
Following the Hurricane's loss to the Hoosiers on Monday, Danger took to her Instagram stories to express pride for the team amidst her sadness. “Even though we lost, I don’t care,” she said, per Us Weekly. “‘Cuz that game tonight proved that no other team deserved to be in the national versus Miami. No other team. Miami deserved that. Everyone counted us out. I don’t care if we lost. Those men out there, they were the best of the best. No one deserved that spot other than Miami.”
"That was not a blowout," she continued. "That was not an a--whooping. Down to the f---ing wire. I don’t care. The only reason I’m sad is for these players that worked their butt off all season. They’re still winners. I don’t care.”
Who Is Abella Danger?
Born Amirah Day and raised in Miami, Florida, the 30-year-old worked in the pornography industry from 2014-2022, although her Instagram says she's been a "retired performer since 2020."
Danger is reportedly studying law at the University of Miami, telling a classmate, “I wanted to understand how the world really works—how contracts, rights, and justice connect,” as reported in LA Weekly. “Fame was never the plan; growth always was.”