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Advanced Towing, an Arlington towing company whose clerk was berated by ESPN's reporter Britt McHenry, has released a statement after footage of her ugly rant leaked online. Responding to the video which has gone viral, the company says, "As a small regulated business, we saw no benefit to releasing the video, except to highlight personal attacks employees in jobs like towing, public parking enforcement and others sometimes encounter. The video was not licensed or sold to anyone."

The company also defends McHenry, believing that she should not lose her job despite her comments. "Parking enforcement is contentious by nature. At the same time, neither Gina, our lot clerk, nor our company, have any interest in seeing Britt McHenry suspended or terminated as a result of her comments," reads part of the statement.

The company adds, "Ms. McHenry is our neighbor, and, as she said, to paraphrase, made remarks that were out of line. She is human and errors in judgement can be made in the heat of the moment... Gina is a single mother of 3 children who works a difficult job to provide her family. Gina holds no ill will toward Ms. McHenry."

ESPN suspended McHenry for one week after a video which captured her throwing tantrum while paying to have her car released from a car towing lot surfaced online. She was heard telling the female employee in the video, "I'm in the news sweetheart, I will f***ing sue this place. ... Yep, that's all you care about, is just taking people's money. With no education, no skillset, just wanted to clarify that. ... Do you feel good about your job?"

McHenry later apologized for her action, taking to Twitter on Thursday, April 16 to write, "In an intense and stressful moment, I allowed my emotions to get the best of me and said some insulting and regrettable things. As frustrated as I was, I should always choose to be respectful and take the high road. I am so sorry for my actions and will learn from this mistake."