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College student who became subject of viral rumor says incident has 'ruined' her life
Mary Kate Cornett, a college freshman at the University of Mississippi, says a false claim accusing her of inappropriate ...
What Is The Mary Kate Cornett Rumour? What You Need To Know As Student Breaks Her Silence
Ole Miss student Mary Kate Cornett breaks her silence after a false rumour about her went viral, prompting legal threats ...
Pat McAfee Under Fire for Amplifying Harmful Rumor During NFL Combine Broadcast
O n February 26, during a live taping of The Pat McAfee Show at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Pat McAfee discussed an unverified and damaging rumor involving Universit ...
Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy apologizes to Mary Kate Cornett after gross, untrue scandal goes viral: ‘Get why the family is pissed’
During an interview with Tom Llamas of NBC News on Thursday, Portnoy apologized to Mary Kate Cornett for Barstool Sports ...
Mary Kate Cornett speaks out after salacious rumor upended her life
In February, a vile rumor that Ole Miss freshman Mary Kate Cornett slept with her boyfriend’s dad spread online. Cornett says ...
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Mary Kate Cornett still has no idea how she got thrown into ‘insane’ viral affair scandal
University of Mississippi student Mary Kate Cornett said she has “no idea” how a false internet rumor alleging she slept with her boyfriend’s father that went viral in February originated.
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19-Year-Old College Student Targeted by Viral False 'Sex Scandal' Rumor Calls Out ESPN and Pat McAfee
"The people that did this to her and her boyfriend and his dad deserve what they have coming to them," said Mary Kate Cornett's dad Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE.