Favre additionally filed comparable fits towards Pat McAfee and Shannon Sharpe.

Mississippi State Auditor Shad White is one in every of three individuals being sued by NFL Corridor of Fame quarterback Brett Favre for defamation associated to the continuing investigation and civil fits over misspending of Short-term Help for Needy Households (TANF) funds. 

The opposite individuals Favre is suing are former NFL gamers turned commentators Pat McAfee and Shannon Sharpe. 

The State Auditor’s spokesman, Fletcher Freeman, mentioned the whole lot White has mentioned in regards to the TANF case is true and is backed by years of audit work by the professionals at their workplace. 

“It’s mind-boggling that Mr. Favre desires to have a trial about that query,” Freeman mentioned. “Mr. Favre has referred to as Auditor White and his workforce liars regardless of repaying a number of the cash our workplace demanded from him. He’s additionally claimed the auditors are liars regardless of clear documentary proof displaying he benefitted from misspent funds.”

As a substitute of paying New York litigators to do that case, Freeman mentioned Favre could be higher off totally repaying the quantity of welfare funds he owes the state.

Favre has repaid over 1,000,000 {dollars} associated to speeches he was contracted for by the Mississippi Division of Human Companies however by no means gave. The Auditor’s workplace maintains that Favre nonetheless owes the curiosity associated to the funds. 

Favre’s legal professional, Michael Shemper, who signed the submitting and whose workplace handle is listed in Hattiesburg, claims within the lawsuit that White has made egregiously false and defamatory statements accusing Favre of “steal[ing] taxpayer funds” and knowingly misusing funds “designed to serve poor people.” 

“There is no such thing as a foundation for these offensive falsehoods, which White made understanding that they have been false or, at a minimal, with reckless disregard for the truth that they have been false,” the lawsuit units forth. 

The lawsuit says White appeared for interviews on numerous media shops, together with CNN, ESPN, WORLD, and others to speak about Favre.

Shemper writes that earlier than submitting this grievance, Favre despatched White a letter demanding that White retract and apologize for his defamatory statements and stop and desist from making additional defamatory falsehoods towards Favre. 

White has failed and refused to take action, Shemper states.