After years of criticism over an ongoing welfare scandal, Brett Favre filed defamation lawsuits Thursday against Mississippi state auditor Shad White, Fox Sports commentator Shannon Sharpe and popular radio host Pat McAfee, according to documents acquired by Mississippi Today.
Favre's legal team alleges the trio's claims that Favre stole money from poor people to be "malicious lies" and to have tainted the Green Bay Packers great's "good name."
White, who accused Favre in 2020 of taking $1.1 million in federal welfare funds for appearances he never made, has criticized the quarterback in a variety of media appearances and feuded with him on Twitter.