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Mary Kate Cornett Slams Pat McAfee In Tearful First Public Interview Since Fake Rumor About Her Ruined Her Life

A St. Louis sports radio station spread an unsubstantiated rumor about Ole Miss freshman Mary Kate Cornett, damaging her life, according to The New York Times.
The rumor, claiming Cornett had sex with her boyfriend's father, began on YikYak and led to numerous harassing messages.
Mary Kate Cornett stated, "This has affected me in such an awful way and has practically ruined my life," indicating the severe impact on her mental health.
Cornett plans to take legal action against Pat McAfee and ESPN for spreading false information, describing the case as cyberbullying.

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McAfee May Face Legal Action Over College Student Ru...

Mary Kate Cornett says she faced intense harassment due to the viral spread of a fake claim of her having a relationship with her boyfriend's dad.

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Mary Kate Cornett still has no idea how she got thrown into ‘insane’ viral affair scandal

Mary Kate Cornett, a 19-year-old University of Mississippi student, said she has "no idea" how a false internet rumor, which alleged she slept with her boyfriend's father and went viral in February, originated.

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Ole Miss student was subject of viral rumor. It ‘ruined’ her life

University of Mississippi freshman Mary Kate Cornett opens up about a false rumor that went viral on X involving her boyfriend's father.

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Pat McAfee Indirectly Reacts To Cornett Controversy

Pat McAfee is currently at the center of an ongoing controversy surrounding Mary Kate Cornett. The 18-year-old freshman at Ole Miss plans to take legal action against the 37-year-old sports analyst and ESPN for amplifying a wild rumor that completely overtook the internet at the end of February. He offered a very indirect response to the litigious threat during the first hour of his show on Thursday— based on my interpretation. His comments were…

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College student who became subject of viral rumor says incident has 'ruined' her life

A University of Mississippi student who was the subject of an internet rumor is navigating the fallout after she says the lie “ruined” her life.

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Mary Kate Cornett Wants to Sue Pat McAfee

Mary Kate Cornett, an Ole Miss student at the center of a viral rumor, may be taking legal action against the podcast host and others who spread a rumor about her in February.

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