Shannon Sharpe Is Not Apologizing To Brett Favre After Judge's Ruling

Judge Dismisses Brett Favre's Defamation Lawsuit Against Shannon Sharpe

In case you were wondering, calling someone a “sleazeball” is, in fact, protected by the First Amendment. That’s what we learned Monday when a judge dismissed Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe. The suit stemmed from comments Sharpe made on FS1’s Undisputed regarding Favre’s involvement in an ongoing fraud welfare scandal in Mississippi. Last year, the Green Bay Packers legend was accused of accepting $1.1 million for speak…

Shannon Sharpe Is Not Apologizing To Brett Favre After Judge's Ruling

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 09: Shannon Sharpe attends SiriusXM At Super Bowl LVII on February 09, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)Cindy Ord/Getty Images It doesn't sound like Brett Favre should be expecting an apology from Shannon Sharpe any time soon.After a judge dismissed Favre's defamation case against his fellow Hall of Famer for comments Sharpe made while on-air on FS1 calling him a "sorry mofo" an…

Judge Dismisses Brett Favre Defamation Suit, Saying Shannon Sharpe Used Hyperbole over Welfare Money

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against fellow retired NFL player Shannon Sharpe, ruling that Sharpe used constitutionally protected speech on a sports broadcast when he criticized Favre's connection to a welfare misspending case in Mississippi.