Erin Andrews Eyes Lawsuit Against Nashville Hotel over Videotaping Scandal

Erin Andrews is not going to give a pass to those she feels are responsible for her being unknowingly videotaped in the nude, nor should she.

Andrews is known for her prolific role as a reporter and figurehead at ESPN, and especially for her role as the sideline reporter for College Football Saturday Primetime games, and co-host of College GameDay.

Professional resume aside, she is also known for being a beautiful woman, and like it or not, that does play a role in the sports world.

Sometimes it can play too much of a role, though, and look no further than this incident for proof of that.

Andrews is filing a new lawsuit against those she believes should be held accountable for the incident where a stalker filmed her nude in her hotel room, according to Nate Rau of the Tennessean:

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ESPN reporter Erin Andrews filed a new lawsuit in Davidson County Circuit Court last week accusing the Nashville hotel where she was unknowingly videotaped in the nude in 2008 of invasion of privacy, negligence and infliction of emotional stress.

In addition to the West End Marriott Hotel, Andrews also named convicted perpetrator Michael Barrett in the lawsuit. Barrett was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for following Andrews as she traveled around the country to cover sporting events for ESPN and filming her in her hotel rooms.

The popular sports broadcaster is seeking $7 million in total damages for each alleged count - $4 million from Barrett and $3 million from the hotel chain.

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According to Rau, the stalker, Barrett, apparently called the hotel to find out where Andrews would be staying so he could stay in the room next to her. This is also the second lawsuit that Andrews is filing, because the first was withdrawn for technical reasons.

If the allegations against the hotel are true, it will find itself in a big heap of trouble.

They weren't the ones who invaded her privacy in a grotesque and sick way, but they enable the stalker, even if they did so unknowingly.

Andrews has a good case here, and I applaud her sticking up for herself and setting a precedent that something like this shouldn't be tolerated.