'Dad, I'm naked on the internet': Erin Andrews sobs in court describing the moment she told her parents about stalker's nude video and reveals she vomited when FBI agents made her watch it

Erin Andrews took the stand Monday in her lawsuit against the man who secretly shot nude videos of her which he then posted online.

The popular sportscaster managed to stay composed at the beginning of her testimony, but broke down in tears as soon as she was asked to tell the court about the moment in July 2009 she learned an almost five-minute long video of her naked had been put on the internet.

Andrews, 37, said she watched only a few seconds of the video and then immediately called her parents screaming, telling her father; 'Dad, I’m naked all over the internet!' 

She later testified about having to fly with her father to Los Angeles during the FBI investigation to watch the video in full for the first time, saying that the agents wanted to be certain it was not a publicity stunt. 

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Emotional: Erin Andrews broke down in tears in court on Monday (above) as she testified in her civil suit in the man who filmed her nude in hotel rooms across the country

Awful: She broke down saying it 'ripped her apart' after many said nude videos of her that ended up online were just a 'publicity stunt'

Stalker: Andrews has filed a $75million civil suit against Michael David Barrett (above in his deposition video that played in court on Monday)

'They wanted to look me in the eye and see if I had anything to do with this,' said Andrews, who revealed that she vomited while watching the video. 

Andrews has filed a $75million civil suit against Michael David Barrett, who shot and posted the video, and the owner and operator of the Marriott at Vanderbilt, who gave Barrett the room next to her own after he requested it for his stay.

Barrett spent 30 months in federal prison after he admitted to filming three videos of Andrews and posting them online.

Support: Andrews parents Steve and Paula were in court Monday (above) to support their daughter while she testified on the stand

Andrews' parents Steven and Paula were in the Nashville, Tennessee, courtroom on Monday as well to support their daughter.

Paula, who testified earlier in the day about the 'humiliation' her daughter still suffers because of the video, seemed to have difficulty watching Andrews on the stand and at one point buried her head in her husband's shoulder as she began to cry.

Andrews testified that she first learned about the video circulating online from her friend Jimmy Traina, who was then a Sports Illustrated writer but now works for Fox Sports.

She said on the stand that she was friends with Traina and he would keep her informed about any rumors that were circulating about her.

Andrews said she shot him down immediately, saying; 'No, there’s not, I don’t do that!'

After getting off the phone with Traina she went online to check she said, and at that point realized the video was of her but had no idea when or where it had been taken - or that she was being filmed at the time.

She said that she was so upset that the hotel even called to check on her, concerned she might be in trouble when she could be overheard screaming on the phone while speaking to her parents.  

Shortly after the video was posted online, Andrews said she went to Mexico with her family to escape the media attention.

'I just remember that the media attention was getting worse and worse and worse. The video was out. My name was attached to the video,' said Andrews.

She was brought to tears again when she recalled that after what had happened she was afraid someone was entering her room.

Andrews' parents Steven and Paula were in the Nashville, Tennessee courtroom on Monday as well.

Paula testified early in the day and then later sat alongside her husband when their daughter took the stand.

Andrews' testimony was too much for Paula at times, and at one point she buried her head in her husband's shoulder sobbing while her daughter described her traumatic experiences in the wake of the video's release. 

When she returned from Mexico she released a statement confirming it was her in the video and that she was unaware she was being filmed.

It was after she released her statement that the FBI began their investigation which she was not allowed to speak about meaning that many still believed she had released the video.

She, along with her father, watched the video frame by frame with the FBI in hopes of getting some clues as to the location of the hotel.

Andrews said she frequently had to hold her hands in front of her eyes because it was too difficult seeing herself naked while going through the video.

It was thanks to her stylist they eventually figured out where the video shot.

They were able to identify the jeans she was wearing by zooming in on an angel wing by the belt loop.

Andrews said she called her stylist who was able to tell the FBI that the video was shot in September 2008 when Andrews had been staying at the Marriott at Vanderbilt while in Nashville for Thursday Night Football.

Andrews said on Monday she blames the hotel for agreeing to give Barrett the room next to her own after he called and made the request.

She was never told a man had asked about her room or requested to be put next to her in the hotel. 

'No one ever called me,' said Andrews.

'They could have stopped this, and I'm so angry, I'm so mad.'

She then added that what happened to her could have happened to anyone at that hotel. 

Difficult day: Andrews said that even the FBI made her watch the video in front of agents to be sure it was not a publicity stunt

Demand: Andrews testified that ESPN forced her to do an interview after the video was released due to the fact that there still had not been an arrest in the case and people thought it was a stunt

Taking the stand: Andrews (above being sworn in on Monday) also revealed that she still wakes up in the middle of the night filled with panic and anxiety that more videos will be released online

Suit: Also named in Andrews suit is the Marriott at Vanderbilt (above), the hotel that gave Barrett a room next to her on when he made the request

In the wake of the video's release, Andrews said she made the decision to skip the August 2009 Major League Baseball season.

'I call that my glazed over time. I just remember being in my pajamas all day,' she said. 

She eventually returned to work when college football kicked off in September, saying; 'It's me, I love college football, it's my life.'

The return was a difficult one despite her love of the sport, and she said she cried in her shower before he first appearance back on ESPN.

It was ESPN who told Andrews she needed to do an interview about the video's release she said on the stand soon after she returned to work.

They told her she needed to do this because at that time no one had been arrested in the case and believed she had released the footage. 

Andrews said she decided to go with Oprah Winfrey because she could have the entire hour of the program to tell her story.

She said that Winfrey being a victim herself also played a big part in deciding who to sit down with for the intimate interview. 

It was a difficult interview for Andrews, who broke out in a rash which she said in court she still suffers from on occasion - including during the trial. 

She said that she had never had the rash before the release of the video.

Andrews also struggled speaking about the video being put up on websites. 

'My biggest fear was the longer it was on the Internet, it was just going to blow up and blow up and go viral,' said Andrews.

She said that she never looked at how many views the video was getting, but was aware it was quickly becoming popular due to stories that were coming out in the press at the time.

Andrews said her lawyers sent out letters asking that the video be taken down on websites prior to Barrett's arrest, but even then some refused to remove the images.

Andrews went on to detail how one site published the cease and desist letter her lawyers sent them and mocked Andrews, replacing the video with multiple stills showing her nude.

Andrews then talked about how she still gets images from the video tweeted at her on a daily basis. 

Even after Barrett was finally arrested in October 2009 some sites still implied that it was all a stunt planned by Andrews.

At the beginning of her testimony Andrews detailed her rise in the ranks to become 'on-air talent' at ESPN, and the difficulties facing women in her profession. 

She said she worked hard to stand out from the crowd, and tried to ignore those who labeled her as just another 'chick.'

That hard work had paid off by August 2009 and Andrews said that she was in a great place right before the video went online.

Andrews recalled on the stand how she had been selected by ESPN to do the backstage coverage at the ESPY Awards in July, which was around the same time she had sat down for a meeting with the producers of the popular reality show Dancing With the Stars.

'I was excited. Things were great,' said Andrews. 

Mother: Paula Andrews (above) took the stand on Monday as well in her daughter's civil suit

Awful journey: 'My biggest fear was the longer it was on the Internet, it was just going to blow up and blow up and go viral,' said Andrews

Testifying: Andrews entering court with her lawyer on Monday

Arrest: Barrett is seen leaving jail in Chicago shortly after his arrest in October 2009

A recorded deposition of Barrett was also played Monday for jurors during Andrews' civil trial. She is suing Barrett and a hotel owner and operator for $75 million. 

Barrett said he posted the recordings online after celebrity gossip website TMZ refused to buy it. The only reason he picked Andrews was because she was popular and he saw that she was trending on Yahoo. 

When an attorney asked Barrett how he got the idea to shoot videos through the hotel room peepholes, he said: 'I don't know, just a stupid thought.'

In another deposition, he said he saw a bellman removing a hotel peephole. 

The hotel companies say Barrett is solely to blame and he alone should be held responsible.

Barrett was an executive at a Chicago-area insurance company when he shot the video at the Nashville hotel in September 2008. 

He didn't say why he was in financial difficulty, but testimony showed that he gambled online.

Barrett said he was able to alter the peepholes on the front doors of Andrews' hotel rooms, so he could pull them out and hold his cellphone up to the empty hole and shoot the video.

Andrews' hotel room in Nashville was in an alcove and off the main hallway, so Barret was able to get about 4 1/2 minutes of video of her undressing.

At the time of the stalking, Andrews was working for ESPN and staying in the Nashville hotel to help cover a college football game for the network. 

She now works for Fox Sports and is a host for the TV show Dancing With the Stars.