“I thought it was absolutely ridiculous that an ESPN sports broadcaster would be talking about a 19-year-old girl’s ‘sex scandal’ that was completely false,” Cornett said during an ...

Cornett 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. “I would like ...

Cornett, who is a freshman at Ole Miss, claimed that the rumor was spread by ESPN host Pat McAfee on his self-titled talk show in February 2025. On the show, McAfee, 37, discussed gossip ...

ESPN declined to comment. “When the more popular people started posting, that’s when it really, really changed,” Cornett told The Athletic, adding that they legitimized something that was ...

During an exclusive interview with Tom Llamas of NBC News, Cornett indirectly called out McAfee for bringing up this rumor at ESPN. "I’m not a public figure that you can go talk about on ...