Cornett is a college student who was the subject of an unsubstantiated internet rumor previously amplified by McAfee and others.

McAfee shared a false rumor about an 18-year-old Ole Miss student on his show. She has said she plans to sue both him and ESPN.

Speaking about the nightmare that has unfolded over the last five weeks, 18-year-old Mary Kate Cornett told The Athletic she wants “people to be held accountable for what they’ve done” in giving life to an unfounded rumor that she slept with her boyfriend’s father.