Pat McAfee appeared to make his first public feedback concerning the controversy he’s discovered himself in after an Ole Miss freshman pointed the finger at him for serving to to unfold an unfaithful web rumor about her.
Mary Kate Cornett, the 19-year-old school pupil, has taken goal at McAfee and different sports activities discuss personalities that she mentioned have amplified the weird rumor that she had been sleeping along with her boyfriend’s father.
The salacious rumor captured the creativeness of the web and ultimately led to the ex-NFL punter bringing it up on “The Pat McAfee Show,” which airs on ESPN, although he didn’t title Cornett whereas discussing the unfounded gossip.
Throughout his reside “Big Night Aht” present going down at PPG Paints Area in Pittsburgh on Wednesday evening, McAfee addressed the controversy, telling the group that he would discover “some sort of silver lining in a very terrible situation” whereas by no means apologizing for discussing the rumor on his present.
Up till Wednesday evening, McAfee and ESPN had remained silent relating to the controversy.
“Identical to the present state of affairs that’s taking place, the place I’ve lots of people saying that I ought to be sued. I wish to say this: I by no means, ever wish to be part of something destructive in anyone’s life, ever. That isn’t what I wish to do. For all of those occasions, you f–king comprehend it that my legal professionals are Pittsburgh legal professionals they usually’re in right here tonight. I do consider that they’ve a collection right here that I’ve definitely contributed to. They’ve the identical mindset as me, empathy however understanding actuality.
“We will try to figure that out and make some sort of silver lining in a very terrible situation. You can have that promise from me.”
Cornett has gone on the offensive in pushing again in opposition to these she felt helped unfold the rumor about her and has threatened authorized motion in opposition to McAfee and ESPN for the function she feels they performed.
In slightly pointed feedback towards McAfee, Cornett informed NBC Information final week that McAfee “never once reached out to ask me if this was true or for me to give any sort of statement to him.”
She additionally known as it “ridiculous” {that a} character who has a present on ESPN can be discussing a 19-year-old school woman’s intercourse scandal.
Cornett’s lawyer, Monica Uddin, mentioned that simply because McAfee didn’t use her consumer’s title, it wasn’t a “’Get Out of Jail Free’ card.”
“Saying ‘allegedly’ is not a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card,” she mentioned. “These people are responsible for what they have done to her.”
Former NFL vast receiver Antonio Brown and Barstool Sports activities character KFC Barstool have additionally been criticized for posts they made concerning the rumor.
