"I didn’t want to add any more negativity as it was taking place. … We will try to figure that out and make some sort of silver lining in a very terrible situation," McAfee said Wednesday.

ESPN host and former West Virginia University football star Pat McAfee seemingly addressed lawsuit threats he has received since spreading a rumor about a student at Ole Miss on “The Pat McAfee Show” back in February.

Mary Kate Cornett, a 19-year-old freshman at Ole Miss, says her life was derailed by a false, viral rumor accusing her of having an affair with her boyfriend’s father. The unverified claim took off online and gained traction after Pat McAfee discussed it on his ESPN show,