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Favre v. McAfee
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May 12, 2023
Favre-McAfee Defamation Fight Peters Out With Clarification
NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre formally withdrew his defamation suit against commentator Pat McAfee in Mississippi federal court Friday, with each side agreeing to contextualize McAfee's comments about Favre's involvement in a state welfare fraud scandal.
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May 11, 2023
Pat McAfee Says Brett Favre Is Dropping Defamation Suit
Sports commentator Pat McAfee announced Thursday that NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre has agreed to drop his defamation suit after McAfee clarified that his statements about Favre's connection to a Mississippi welfare fraud scandal were "comedic" and "based solely on public information and allegations."
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April 28, 2023
McAfee Says Favre's Defamation Allegations Don't Hold Up
Sports commentator Pat McAfee on Friday urged a Mississippi federal court to throw out retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre's defamation claims against him, arguing that Favre still hasn't shown that McAfee acted with any malice when he commented on the Hall of Famer's alleged ties to a welfare fraud scandal.
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April 17, 2023
Favre Sharpens Knives Against McAfee Over Fraud Comments
NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre has intensified his defamation case against commentator Pat McAfee by more squarely alleging McAfee acted with malicious intent when discussing Favre's purported connection with a Mississippi welfare fraud scandal.
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March 31, 2023
McAfee Says Favre Using Defamation Suit To Stifle Critics
Comedic sports analyst and broadcaster Pat McAfee asked a federal Mississippi court on Friday to toss Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre's defamation suit, saying his meritless case is a tool to silence critics and deflect attention away from accusations of Favre's alleged involvement in siphoning millions from the Mississippi Department of Human Services for his own interests.