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Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Brett Favre's lawsuit against podcaster/former punter Pat McAfee appears to be over.
Favre had sued McAfee, along with fellow former NFL player Shannon Sharpe and a Mississippi state official, for defamation. Favre contended in court papers that McAfee had used "malicious lies" to tarnish Favre's "good name" by connecting Favre to an ongoing Mississippi welfare scandal.
“Every time [Favre’s] name gets brought up,” McAfee said in November 2022, according to Favre’s complaint, “we have to mention that he tied the hands of the poor people and took money right out of their pockets.”
“There is no basis for these outrageous falsehoods,” Favre’s attorneys said, “which McAfee made knowing that they were false or, at a minimum, with reckless disregard for the fact that they were false.” However, defamation suits against public figures must clear a high bar to prove damage, and it's apparent that Favre's attorneys did not feel their case cleared that bar.
“As I confirmed in my court papers and I repeat here, my statements expressed in comedic style were based solely on public statements and allegations," McAfee said on Thursday morning in opening his show. “As I have previously stated, I respect the hell out of Brett Favre the football player and his Hall of Fame career on the field, and I have no personal knowledge about any case involving Brett in Mississippi ... I am pleased to report that based solely on me again clarifying these points now, with no settlement paid, Brett is withdrawing his suit against me.”
A tweet from what appears to be Favre's Twitter account confirmed that the suit is over:
"I'm happy that Pat McAfee and I have settled this litigation," the tweet read. "Like Pat said, he was attempting to be funny and not commenting based on any personal knowledge. We'd both much rather talk about football."
The District Court for Southern District of Mississippi did not immediately indicate that Favre's attorneys had filed either a settlement or a withdrawal of the suit.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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