Speaking about the nightmare that has unfolded over the last five weeks, 18-year-old Mary Kate Cornett told The Athletic she wants “people to be held accountable for what they’ve done” in giving life to an unfounded rumor that she slept with her boyfriend’s father.

Mary Kate Cornett, an 18-year-old University of Mississippi student, is facing severe anxiety after a false rumor about her spread online and was mentioned on Pat McAfee's show. Despite denying the claim,

I would like people to be held accountable for what they’ve done,’ Mary Kate Cornett said about the salacious story Pat McAfee peddled on-air. ‘You’re ruining my life by talking about it on your show