ESPN and The Pat McAfee Show may be sued for amplifying a false sex rumor...

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...about an 18-year-old Ole Miss freshman

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...-miss-student/

Earlier this year, Pat McAfee brought a false viral internet rumor that Mary Kate Cornett, an 18-year-old Ole Miss student, had slept with her boyfriend's father and amplified it on his ESPN show without mentioning her name. The Athletic reports Cornett has "engaged legal representation and said she intends to take action against McAfee and ESPN, which airs his show, and potentially others involved in spreading the rumor.” As Cornett explains: “I would like people to be held accountable for what they’ve done. You’re ruining my life by talking about it on your show for nothing but attention, but here I am staying up until 5 in the morning, every night, throwing up, not eating because I’m so anxious about what’s going to happen for the rest of my life.”