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

Pat McAfee recently revealed he had the chance to apologize to the family of Mary Kate Cornett for spreading false information.

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 said he recently met with Mary Kate Cornett and her family to apologize for helping to spread false sex rumor.

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 ...

Pat McAfee apologized on Wednesday for spreading a rumor about a woman named Mary Kate Cornett. In February, a rumor spread online about Cornett, who was an 18-year-old freshman at Ole Miss at the ...

Pat McAfee is making his amends. The ESPN host offered up an apology to Mary Kate Cornett during Wednesday’s episode of his titular show, five months after he brought up a rumored scandal ...

Back in April, Houston native and former Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett threatened legal action against ESPN and one of their top personalities, Pat McAfee, over allegations they spread a ...

Pat McAfee then thanked Mary Kate's father, Mr. Cornett, for the opportunity to apologize to him, since he, too, is a girl-dad, as he likely felt an attachment to the situation in hindsight.

McAfee addressed the situation with Mary Kate Cornett on his show Wednesday, months after he first mentioned a false rumor about an Ole Miss student allegedly sleeping with her boyfriend's father.

Pat McAfee has apologized to University of Mississippi student Mary Kate Cornett, nearly five months after he discussed an unsupported rumor about her on "The Pat McAfee Show." The false rumor ...

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.