Brett Favre is dragging Pat McAfee & Shannon Sharpe to court. Suing the ultra-popular sports analysts after he says they made comments about him that were false & defamatory.
Favre filed the lawsuits earlier this week in Mississippi -- naming state auditor Shad White as a defendant in 1 of the suits as well.
The Green Bay Packers legend claims in the suits all 3 defamed him when talking about his alleged role in a welfare funds scandal in Mississippi.
Favre said McAfee made some of the remarks on his podcast, alleging the former NFL punter said the ex-QB was "stealing from poor people in Mississippi."
The Hall of Famer claimed Sharpe muttered defamatory comments on his FS1 show -- when he said Sharpe called Favre a "sorry mofo to steal from the lowest of the low."
As for White, Favre says the Mississippi official has "shamelessly & falsely" attacked him for months "in a brazen attempt to leverage the media attention generated by Favre's celebrity to further his own political career."
White & his office were the ones who initially discovered the alleged misuse of welfare funds, claiming over $70 million intended to go toward the needy in Miss. actually went elsewhere -- including to Favre as well as projects closely associated with him.
Favre, though, has denied any wrongdoing in the case.
Favre is suing the trio for unspecified damages.
A spokesman for the State Auditor's office said Thursday in response to the suits that "everything Auditor White has said about this case is true & is backed by years of audit work by the professionals at the Office of the State Auditor."
#brettfavre #brettfavrewelfarefunds #brettfavrewelfarescandal #brettfavresuesshannonsharpe #brettfavresuepatmcafee #defamation #defamationlawsuit #shannonsharpe #patmcafee #welfare #welfarefraud #olemiss #mississippi #fraud #greenbaypackers #halloffame #halloffamer #nfl #almamater #football #footballplayer #denverbroncos #collegefootball #volleyball #scam #scamartist #audit #universityofsouthermisssissippi #newyorkjets #minnesotavikings
Source: TMZ
Follow Me
}