Pat McAfee addresses lawsuit threats after spreading rumor about student: ‘It won't be as impossible to be a fan of mine going forward'
(WBOY) — ESPN host and former West Virginia University football star Pat McAfee seemingly addressed lawsuit threats he has received since spreading a rumor about a student at Ole Miss on 'The Pat McAfee Show' back in February.
In an interview with NBC News earlier this month, Ole Miss freshman Mary Kate Cornett, 19, said that McAfee 'ruined' her life by talking about a rumor that she had slept with her football player boyfriend's father. McAfee never mentioned Cornett by name, but after his show on Feb. 26, hundreds of posts circulated online claiming that Cornett was the subject of the rumor, which she said is 'is 100% completely false.' She has threatened legal action against McAfee and ESPN, NBC News reported.
During his live 'Big Night Aht' show Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, McAfee seemed to address the possible lawsuit, saying 'I'll tell you what, I'll never forget my first,' referring to defamation lawsuit filed against him by Brett Favre, NBC News reported Thursday.
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'I'm cool with Brett. Just like the current situation that is happening where I have a lot of people saying that I should be sued. I want to say this: I never ever want to be a part of anything negative in anybody's life,' McAfee said.
'I didn't want to add any more negativity as it was taking place. … We will try to figure that out and make some sort of silver lining in a very terrible situation,' he continued. 'So you can have that promise from me. It won't be as impossible to be a fan of mine going forward.'
He shared a clip of the show on his X page.
McAfee and Cornett's attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News in response to McAfee's comments Wednesday, and Cornett's family declined to comment Thursday.
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