Pat McAfee is making his amends. The ESPN host offered up an apology to Mary Kate Cornett during Wednesday’s episode of his titular show, five months after he brought up a rumored scandal involving the 18-year-old Ole Miss student. “As a lot of you know, on February 26 of this year, we were down at … Read more
Dave Portnoy is apologizing on behalf of Barstool Sports. During an interview with Tom Llamas of NBC News on Thursday, Portnoy apologized to Mary Kate Cornett for Barstool Sports employees posting about the untrue viral rumor that the Ole Miss student had been sleeping with her boyfriend’s father. “I would apologize,” Portnoy told Llamas after … Read more
Pat McAfee appeared to make his first public comments about the controversy he’s found himself in after an Ole Miss freshman pointed the finger at him for helping to spread an untrue internet rumor about her. Mary Kate Cornett, the 19-year-old college student, has taken aim at McAfee and other sports talk personalities that she … Read more
University of Mississippi student Mary Kate Cornett said she has “no idea” how a false internet rumor alleging she slept with her boyfriend’s father that went viral in February originated. During a sitdown with NBC News that aired on Wednesday, Cornett recalled hearing from friends that a rumor had spread on YikYak, an anonymous messaging-based app, … Read more
Mary Kate Cornett continued to fight back against the people she feels helped amplify the vile internet rumor that she said “ruined” her life. The Ole Miss freshman became internet fodder after a wild social media claim — that she had been sleeping with her boyfriend’s father — spread like wildfire. It was briefly discussed … Read more
The Ole Miss college freshman at the center of a vile internet rumor that gained traction in late February is looking to take legal action against ESPN and Pat McAfee, who touched upon the wild accusations made against the teen on his ESPN program, as the ensuing fallout of the gossip spread has been “ruining” … Read more