McAfee is 💩. Glad she is fighting back

Apr 1, 2025
10:28:15am

Tare All-American

ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager's life was 'destroyed'

An Ole Miss freshman has engaged legal representation and says she intends to take action against McAfee, ESPN, and potentially others

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6245376/2025/04/01/pat-mcafee-espn-ole-miss-student/[https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6245376/2025/04/01/pat-mcafee-espn-ole-miss-student/?source=user_shared_article]

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McAfee is 💩. Glad she is fighting back

Tare

Apr 1, 10:28am

And here I thought this was about anti-virus software. Why do all the McAfee

oxcoug

Apr 1, 10:34am

When you are paid to make edgy jokes every day in real-time eventually you are going to cross the line.

Sea Chicken

Apr 1, 10:38am

This is right. When you take swings, you eventually strike out

macdizzle

Apr 1, 10:39am

I don’t know. I think all of us are ‘people who did something wrong’ at

Crowd Factor

Apr 1, 10:55am

ESPN/McAfee will be paying a lot

1984coug

Apr 1, 10:39am

Under what legal theory?

SoCalCoug

Apr 1, 10:44am

probably under the theory that it's hurting their business, so it's better/cheaper to pay them off to keep it quiet

byujag

Apr 1, 11:25am

Is there not a defamation here?

Bob Vance

Apr 1, 11:37am

Not that I saw.

SoCalCoug

Apr 1, 11:43am

That's sad. People are terrible.

Mr. Belding

Apr 1, 10:45am

From a purely legal standpoint, if he presented it as "there is a story

LifeLongLakerFan

Apr 1, 10:51am

It's amazing how many people find "joy" in trash

md7Coug

Apr 1, 11:05am

Yea he is pathetic, talked about that for one thing and one thing only, ratings.

ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager's life was 'destroyed'

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