"I didn’t want to add any more negativity as it was taking place. … We will try to figure that out and make some sort of silver lining in a very terrible situation," McAfee said Wednesday.

Cornett is a college student who was the subject of an unsubstantiated internet rumor previously amplified by McAfee and others.

McAfee shared a false rumor about an 18-year-old Ole Miss student on his show. She has said she plans to sue both him and ESPN.