Cornett told NBC News in April that she and her family faced harassment. Her family’s home was “swatted,” which is when a false report is made to police to get a law enforcement response to a home.

Pat McAfee says he's apologized to Mary Kate Cornett for the role his popular ESPN show, "The Pat McAfee Show," played in amplifying a damaging rumor about her. McAfee said near the end of his ...

It took Pat McAfee three months to address Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett after amplifying, during a live broadcast in ...

At the end of his two-hour show on Wednesday, McAfee issued a statement about the situation, saying he has since learned that “the story was not true and that my show played a role in the anguish ...

Pat McAfee said he apologized to Mary Kate Cornett and her family after he discussed a rumor about her on his show in February.

Pat McAfee Breaks Silence and Apologizes for Spreading False 'Sex Scandal' Rumor About Ole Miss Student The student at the center of the rumors, Mary Kate Cornett, said in April that the incident ...

Pat McAfee has broken his silence on the false “sex scandal” rumor that a young woman said “practically ruined” her life after the ESPN host talked about it on his show. In February, McAfee brought up ...

Nearly five months after first talking about a viral internet rumor on his show, Pat McAfee made a public apology to then Ole Miss college freshman Mary Kate Cornett, found at the center of a ...

Mary Kate Cornett later told NBC that she intended to take legal action against McAfee and ESPN for helping spread the rumor.