Ole Miss student says ‘nobody’ has apologized for spreading viral rumors

Mary Kate Cornett He said “no one” has apologized for spreading Si Salacious for his on -lein.

Cornett, who is a new man in Miss, claimed that the rumor Spread by an ESPN host Pat McAfee On his self-titled talk show in February 2025. On the show, McAfee, 37, discussed a glock circulating on social media about a University student who is alleged to sleep with her boyfriend’s father. The host did not say her name, but other sports personalities raised the story and used it in their attention.

As a result, Cornett received unhappy messages -An -Dafydd on social media and in his Ole Miss Dorm. Since then she has moved to emergency housing and switched to courses on -lein.

“Having the whole internet – half the country – hates you, and calls you disgusting things, tells you to kill yourself, tell you that you are a horrible person, you deserve to die. That’s a very difficult thing for a girl to go through,” said Cornett Interview with NBC News On Wednesday, April 2.

He told the outlet that she has no “clue” how the rumor started on X initially, formerly known as Twitter. But when someone posted their picture, name and phone number, it soon became a tendency and a target of harassment. Someone even sent the police to her mother’s house in a Phony 911 call, NBC reported on Wednesday.

“I was getting thousands of calls coming through,” said Cornett. “Thousands of texts come through. Calling me a prostitute, calling me slut, telling me that I deserve to die.

McAfee has not publicly addressed his role in spreading the rumor. Weekly US reached out to ESPN for comments.

“I’m not a public figure you can go talk about on your show for more scenes,” said Cornett, who was torn when discussing the impact of the rumor and how she has smelled her reputation.

“I don’t think these boys realize what they are doing to people,” he added. “It’s terrible. It’s terrible. And having your life ruined by people they don’t have the idea of ​​who you are the worst feeling in the world. It makes you feel so lonely.”

According to NBC News’ Tom Llamas“Cornett says no one has apologized.”

Earlier this week, she have said The athletic that she and her legal team intend to act against McAfee and ESPN.

“I would like people to be held accountable for what they have done,” said the outlet Cornett. “You ruin my life by talking about it on your free show but comment, but I waited up to 5 in the morning, every night, throwing up, not eating because I’m so anxious about what is going to happen for the rest of my life.”