Brett Favre endorses Elon Musk as X's CEO declares war and files massive lawsuit on advertisers
Brett Favre has remained in the headlines even after leaving the NFL in 2010. He is currently involved in a major corruption scandal in his home state of Mississippi, where there are allegations that welfare funds were allegedly diverted to projects he was associated with, including medical and sports facilities.
On Tuesday, he expressed his support for X's CEO, Elon Musk's message, in which the billionaire asked companies boycotted by advertisers to file lawsuits.
"I strongly encourage any company that has been systematically boycotted by advertisers to file a lawsuit. There may also be criminal liability via the RICO Act," Musk wrote on X.
In reply, Favre wrote:
"Hell yeah Elon!!"
On Tuesday, X filed a lawsuit in federal court in Texas against both the World Federation of Advertisers and the individual corporations, according to The Guardian.
This includes major companies like Unilever, Mars and CVS, who are accused of illegally conspiring to avoid the social network, leading to revenue loss, as per The Guardian.
Latest update on Brett Favre's Mississippi Welfare Scandal case
The corruption case involving Brett Favre is undergoing some major updates.
Last month, a Hinds County circuit judge removed Favre's New York-based attorney, Daniel Koevary, from representation for multiple violations of state court procedures.
In a July 11 filing, Judge Faye Peterson wrote:
"It appeared that information obtained in discovery seemed to be used as a tactic to embarrass and bring scrutiny upon third parties who were not involved in the action for reasons this court could not fathom."
Koevary did not respond. Favre, meanwhile, filed a countersuit to allow his attorney to represent him again.
Around a week later, Jacob VanLandingham, cofounder of drug company Prevacus, which the Hall of Famer had investments in, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, admitting to paying off his various debts using $1.9 million of research money. He was released on bond but may face up to 20 years in prison.
His attorney, Thomas Marshall Findley, declined to comment.
That makes Favre the only one among six in the initial Prevacus meeting in 2019 who has not faced direct criminal charges. Moreover, he filed defamation lawsuits against fellow Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe and former punter-turned-sportscaster Pat McAfee for criticizing Favre's connection to a welfare misspending case in Mississippi.
Meanwhile, the window to indict Favre is rapidly closing because of the statute of limitations, as criminal defense attorney Matt Tympanick told the Mississippi Free Press:
“The feds are really taking this one down to the wire.”
Other scandals Favre faces include a scheme to divert welfare funds towards the construction of what would eventually become the Wellness Center, the volleyball arena of his alma mater at Southern Mississippi.