A Denver-based bartender poured drinks for two men sitting at the bar. She couldn’t help but listen in to their disturbing conversation about one man’s affair, leading her to a shocking discovery.
In a video with over 983,000 views, TikToker Gabriella Masseran (@gabriellamasseran) warns viewers that bartenders “always listen to [their] stories” when they chat with friends at the bar.
“It’s free, live entertainment for me. I have to listen to all the juicy tea that is going on in your life,” she says.
However, she recently overheard a conversation so vulgar that she decided to look up the man involved.
“I was like, ‘D—, he’s talking crazy s— about women,'” she recounts. “I listen more. Then I’m like, ‘D—, he cheats on his wife that many times.’ I heard about every f— woman.”
Masseran says the man also claimed to have explicit pictures of every woman he had cheated on his wife with.
After listening for a while longer, the bartender says she felt the man looked familiar and had a “radio voice.” So she says she used his credit card information to look him up.
“Look his a– up. He announces for ESPN,” she says. “Sir, if you are famous, maybe you shouldn’t be talking about all the women you have cheated on your wife with.”
While she doesn’t reveal the man’s identity, she notes that he isn’t from Denver. She captions the video, “Ruined ESPN for me.” BroBible reached out to ESPN via email for further comment.
Is It Normal For Bartenders To Look Up Customers?
Customers may think they’re flying under the radar when they have personal conversations at the bar. But bartenders on Reddit say they frequently look up patrons using their ID or credit card information.
One admits on the r/TalesFromYourServer subreddit, “I’ve googled customers based on the names on their cards. Either because they looked famous or because they were an extreme a–. No purpose other than to go ‘ohhh okay,’ and forget them forever.”
“Yes. For 2 reasons usually- they look familiar but can’t place them, or bc I’m just a curious person,” another explained.
However, some bartenders push back on the practice, calling it “unethical.”
“It’s probably more common than you think but also unethical as f—. I would fire a bartender for harassment if I found out they did that,” a restaurant manager in r/bartender said.
A second wrote, “No, that’s not normal. It’s very weird. If you’re looking someone up based on their card info, you’re being a creep or a fan, and you shouldn’t admit to doing it ever lol.”
Have Other Workers Heard Juicy Secrets At The Bar?
In the comments of Masseran’s viral TikTok, other service workers said her story doesn’t surprise them. Many share their own uncomfortable moments on the job.
“I listened to a couple and the woman’s brother sit at my bar and have a conversation about whether the boyfriend was justified in hitting her the night before. The brother wasn’t remotely upset,” one shared.
However, some patrons said they’re disturbed by Masseran taking the story to social media.
“Maybe you should observe the bartender’s code- what happens at the bar stays at the bar,” a commenter wrote.
A second said, “Bartender client privilege! Your ears hear nothing.”
“Ahh yes great way to lose ur job out the espn guys that come to ur bar,” another commented.
@gabriellamasseran Ruined ESPN for me 🤢 #espn #bartender #bartending #denver #bars
BroBible reached out to Masseran via Instagram direct message for further comment.