Brett Favre’s efforts to revive lawsuit against Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe intensify
Lawyers for Brett Favre are seeking to revive a defamation lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe, who criticized Favre’s connection to a Mississippi welfare scandal. Favre’s lawyer argues that Sharpe’s comments accusing Favre of theft were defamatory, while Sharpe’s attorney claims they were opinions expressed in response to a news report. The scandal involved $77 million misspent from the TANF program, with Favre improperly receiving $1.1 million. Favre has paid back the money but still owes more due to interest. The court previously ruled that Sharpe’s remarks were constitutionally protected opinions, not literal accusations of theft by Favre.
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