Fifteen years later, the harm nonetheless resonates.
“Brett Favre in the end destroyed my life,” Jenn Sterger says within the upcoming Netflix documentary “Untold: The Fall of Favre” whereas detailing the sexting scandal that Favre embroiled her in throughout his Jets tenure.
“The Fall of Favre” seemingly will cowl all of the angles of Favre’s off-the-field controversies along with his alleged misappropriation of Mississippi welfare funds, and his Jets sexting scandal seemingly shall be distinguished.
Favre joined the Jets for one lone season in 2008 and tried to courtroom Steger, then a sideline reporter with the staff.
Favre allegedly despatched lewd images of his genitals, voicemails and MySpace messages to Sterger, which she revealed two years later.
The NFL in the end fined Favre $50,000 for failing to cooperate with the investigation however didn’t levy a suspension. Favre denied sending the images however admitted to leaving the voicemails.
The Netflix documentary reveals The Publish’s entrance web page from when the story broke on Oct. 8, 2010, whereas a broadcaster says, “Allegations that he despatched lewd texts and images to a New York Jet worker.”
Sterger then particulars Favre’s developments towards her.
“I used to be at a recreation, and somebody mentioned Brett Favre needed my telephone quantity,” Sterger says in one other clip. “And I simply saved saying, ‘No.’”
The documentary then reveals two alleged texts spaced 16 minutes aside on Aug. 23, 2008, with the primary touchdown at 10:46 p.m.
The primary mentioned, “Come over 2nite?” and the latter mentioned, “I’ll ship u a automobile…”
“I began getting textual content messages,” Sterger says. “After which I began getting voicemails. I used to be like, ‘Oh, I’m in deep trouble right here.’”
Sterger is later seen listening to an alleged voice mail from Favre stating: “Would like to have you ever come over tonight.”
The promo ended with Sterger issuing a warning.
“When somebody reveals you who they’re,” Sterger says as she raises her eyebrows, “consider them.”
Sterger has not been shy about hiding her opinion of Favre for the reason that scandal broke.
She tweeted, “Oh.. NOWWWWW he will get in hassle for inappropriate texts, in 2022 when the Mississippi Welfare scandal got here to gentle.
Sterger later talked about “karma” after Favre revealed he has Parkinson’s Illness.
“PSA: Please don’t ship me hyperlinks to it. I’ve seen it. I can learn,” Sterger wrote in an Instagram Story final September. “I don’t want unhealthy issues on anybody, however I do know Karma by no means forgets an tackle.
“Think about being recognized with such a horrible illness and never having the assets to battle it bc some Corridor-of-Fame quarterback stole it?