SiriusXM has put Brett Favre’s satellite radio show 'on hold' following the retired quarterback’s alleged role in a welfare fraud scandal in Mississippi
The former Green Bay Packers QB — who featured prominently in recent SiriusXM ads alongside the likes of Kevin Hart and Dave Grohl — was hired by the satellite radio company in 2018 to co-host The SiriusXM Blitz.
This season, the show has aired weekly on Tuesday, with the most recent episode coming Sept. 13, roughly the same day text messages were revealed that implicated both Favre and former Mississippi governor Phil Bryant in the fraud case where $77 million in welfare spending were misappropriated and embezzled by non-profits and the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
The alleged text messages revealed that Favre had pushed for $5 million from the federal welfare fund to go toward construction of a volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi, where Favre’s daughter is on the volleyball team.
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