Brett Favre's lawsuit against podcaster/former punter Pat McAfee appears to be over.
Favre had sued McAfee, along with fellow former player Shannon Sharpe and a Mississippi state official, for defamation. Favre contended in court papers that McAfee had used"malicious lies" to tarnish Favre's"good name" by connecting Favre to an ongoing Mississippi welfare scandal.
“Every time [Favre’s] name gets brought up,” McAfee said in November 2022, according to Favre’s complaint, “we have to mention that he tied the hands of the poor people and took money right out of their pockets.” “There is no basis for these outrageous falsehoods,” Favre’s attorneys said, “which McAfee made knowing that they were false or, at a minimum, with reckless disregard for the fact that they were false.” However, defamation suits against public figures must clear a high bar to prove damage, and it's apparent that Favre's attorneys did not feel their case cleared that bar.
"As I confirmed in my court papers and I repeat here, my statements expressed in comedic style were based solely on public statements and allegations,". "As I have previously stated, I respect the hell out of Brett Favre the football player and his Hall of Fame career on the field, and I have no personal knowledge about any case involving Brett in Mississippi ...
Favre indicated that there was a settlement and McAfee said there was none. The District Court for Southern District of Mississippi did not immediately indicate that Favre's attorneys had filed either a settlement or a withdrawal of the suit.
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