U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett ruled that Sharpe was using “rhetorical hyperbole.'
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre answers a question during a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers face the New York Giants in the NFC Championship football game Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
Starrett also ruled that Sharpe’s comments about the former quarterback “stole money from people that really needed that money” and that someone would have to be a sorry person “to steal from the lowest of the low” was also “rhetorical hyperbole.
Prosecutors stated the department gave money to nonprofit organizations that spent it on projects favored by wealthy and well-connected people, such as a $5 million volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi, a project for which Favre agreed to raise money. Monday night on X, formerly known as Twitter, Sharpe noted the dismissal of the lawsuit and thanked his legal team for handling the case.Favre has repaid $1.1 million he received for speaking fees from a nonprofit group that spent TANF money with approval from the Mississippi Department of Human Services. White said Favre never showed up to give the speeches.
The Mississippi Supreme Court said in August it would not remove Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars ofIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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