ESPN commentator Jesse Palmer speaks of his shock after co-worker Erin Andrews' nude video was posted online by stalker

Jesse Palmer, one of Erin Andrews' former ESPN colleagues, said he was shocked when news broke that a man had secretly filmed nude video of her and posted it online.

Palmer testified for the defense in Andrews ongoing $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.

The college football analyst and former Bachelor recalled his fellow colleagues' disbelief when they first heard news of the video in July 2009. 

Jesse Palmer, one of Erin Andrews' former ESPN colleagues, said he was shocked when news broke that a man had secretly filmed nude videos of her and posted them online (pictured during videotaped deposition)

Palmer testified for the defense in Andrews ongoing $75million civil suit against Michael David Barrett, who shot and posted the video, and the owner and operator of the Marriott at Vanderbilt

'They were trying to explain to me what had happened, trying to figure out what the situation was, how the person did it, where were we?' he said in a videotaped deposition played for the jury. 

'It seemed pretty unbelievable.' 

Palmer said he knew it was a 'very difficult time' for his co-worker, but said it never affected her job as a sideline reporter for the network. 

Palmer said he knew it was a 'very difficult time' for his co-worker, but said it never affected her job as a sideline reporter for the network

'I remember with amazement really at the performance she was giving,' he said, according to WSMV. 'And again, I've always felt very highly with respect to her professionalism.' 

'And I remember her continually giving that same level of execution each and every week on-air, and I thought she was incredible.' 

But Palmer said the effects of the video were still clear off-camera. 

Andrews became more introverted and Palmer noticed she soon had more security surrounding her, according to the New York Daily News.

He recalled Andrews telling him, 'There problem was that there could be more people out there (like Barrett)'.

Palmer's testimony came just days after Andrews took the stand, breaking down in tears as she recalled the moment she learned the five-minute long video had been put on the internet. 

Andrews, 37, said she watched only a few seconds of the video and then immediately called her parents and screaming: '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.  

'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.  

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

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

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

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. 

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. She was not allowed to speak about the video and many continued to believe she had leaked it herself.

Andrews, 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.

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

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

The current Fox Sports host 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. 

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 her first appearance back on ESPN.

It was ESPN who told Andrews she needed to do an interview about the video's release before she could return to work.

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

In court Andrews said she still gets images from the video tweeted at her on a daily basis.

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

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. 

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.' 

Testifying: Andrews entering court with her lawyer on Monday