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Brett Favre sues auditor, sportscasters in defamation case

FILE - Former Indianapolis Colts player Pat McAfee announces the Colts' third round pick at the NFL football draft, April 26, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Retired NFL player Brett Favre filed a lawsuit against McAfee on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. The lawsuit accuses McAfee of defaming Favre in public discussions over misspending of welfare money in Mississippi.(AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

FILE - Former NFL football player and current sports analyst Shannon Sharpe poses at a special screening of the Netflix documentary film "The Redeem Team," Sept. 22, 2022, at Netflix Tudum Theater in Los Angeles. Retired NFL player Brett Favre filed a lawsuit against Sharpe on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. The lawsuit accuses Sharpe of defaming Favre in public discussions over misspending of welfare money in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

FILE - Republican Mississippi State Auditor Shad White speaks at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., July 29, 2021. On Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed lawsuits against White and two sportscasters, accusing them of defaming him in discussions about misspending of welfare money in Mississippi. A spokesman for White said the auditor has told the truth about the case. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

FILE - Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks to the media in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 17, 2018. On Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, Favre filed lawsuits accusing the Mississippi state auditor and two sportscasters of defaming him in discussions about misspending of welfare money in the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Brett Favre sues auditor, sportscasters in defamation case