{"id":572210,"date":"2026-04-08T17:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/572210\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:41:09","slug":"rangers-super-fan-dancing-larry-facing-disturbing-accusations-in-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/572210\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers super fan Dancing Larry facing disturbing accusations in lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

A longtime Rangers fan and Madison Square Garden staple known as \u201cDancing Larry\u201d is accused of inappropriate behavior during his recurring act in a new lawsuit.<\/p>\n

According to a workplace discrimination lawsuit filed on Monday and first reported by The Independent<\/a>, a member of the \u201cBlue Crew,\u201d Miranda Tyson, alleges that Dancing Larry has engaged in \u201cpervasive and severe\u201d harassment, citing the fan favorite\u2019s handsy tendencies.<\/p>\n

The Blue Crew is a sort of hype squad that engages with fans at home games and events.<\/p>\n

\"NEWDancing Larry\u2019s alleged actions led to a lawsuit by a member of the Rangers Blue Crew. Getty Images<\/p>\n

They accompany Dancing Larry \u2014 a New Jersey resident whose real name is Larry Goodman \u2014 in the stands during his third-period schtick.<\/p>\n

Goodman, who is not named as a defendant in Tyson\u2019s suit, is a longtime Rangers season-ticket holder and not an MSG employee.<\/p>\n

Tyson claims Goodman has touched the Blue Crew\u2019s heads, necks, arms, shoulders and backs, while \u201ceven trying to lace his fingers with theirs during high fives.\u201d <\/p>\n

The complaint also alleges some reported \u201ceven more egregious conduct by Larry, including\u2026 spitting into people\u2019s mouths.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time we return from \u2018Dancing Larry,\u2019 more than one person assigned to it laments an unwanted interaction,\u201d Tyson wrote in an email to their supervisor, according to the complaint, which was filed in New York County Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

As part of the email, Tyson said they were not asking to be personally taken off the Dancing Larry segments and have someone else subjected to his conduct. They expressed feeling like \u201cMSG has a responsibility to step in and address this textbook sexual harassment from one of its most recognizable personalities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"RangersRangers fan Dancing Larry Goodman attends The Ranger 2012 NHL Playoffs Blue Carpet. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The complaint details how a conversation between MSG\u2019s HR department and Goodman went nowhere, and he \u201conce again subjected Ms. Tyson to unwanted physical contact, placing his \u2018full palm on the small of [their] back\u2019 as they exited the performance area.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Tyson followed up with another report, the complaint alleges, their position on the Blue Crew was eliminated. HR told Tyson they had been let go due to a \u201cbusiness decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyson had been a member of the Blue Crew since September 2021 and had received positive feedback, including an additional assignment for Knicks events during the team\u2019s 2025 playoff run, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t comment on employee or legal matters,\u201d a MSG spokesperson told The Post.<\/p>\n

Goodman has done his dancing bit at Madison Square Garden since 1996. He is known for pulling out some outrageous moves to \u201cStrike it Up\u201d by Black Box on the jumbotron during a stoppage in play in third periods.<\/p>\n

Rangers fans have hired him to come to their weddings, birthday parties and bar mitzvahs over the years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A longtime Rangers fan and Madison Square Garden staple known as \u201cDancing Larry\u201d is accused of inappropriate behavior…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":572211,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[15050,4823,385,99,71243],"class_list":{"0":"post-572210","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-madison-square-garden","9":"tag-new-york-rangers","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-sports-fans"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/572211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}