Overview

Mary Kate Cornett and Boyfriend's Dad Erik Solis Alleged Cheating Scandal refers to a viral story about an Ole Miss college girl named Mary Kate Cornett who allegedly slept with her boyfriend's dad named Erik Solis. Her boyfriend, Evan Solis, purportedly did not break up with her afterward, and the two remained together. The story went viral on Twitter / X in late February 2025. A group of Twitter users called the "SEC Burnerverse" initially spread the story, comprised of college-age men at Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools using "burner" accounts, meaning alternative Twitter accounts in which their identities are anonymous. Snapchat messages were leaked by the group, which detailed Cornett's and Solis' purported encounter. Mary Kate Cornett memes were shared en masse thereafter, leading to the creation of a viral Mary Kate Cornett meme coin and cryptocurrency minted on Pump.fun. Mary Kate Cornett was also compared to fellow female SEC student Lily Lang, who was at the center of a similar controversy in 2024.

Background

On February 24th, 2025, X^[1] user @thekendallroy tweeted, "Anyone else hearing rumblings of this Ole Miss girl banging her boyfriend's Dad? That being said, don't blame the dad #would," receiving over 313,000 views and 3,400 likes in two days. The post was one of the first to outright reference the rumor.

On February 25th, a slew of posts about an Ole Miss student named Mary Kate Cornett surfaced online, believed to be the "Ole Miss girl" referenced in the abovementioned tweet.

For instance, that day, X^[2] user @Kyle_Johnson05 tweeted a Snapchat message sent by an SEC student. The sender claimed that Cornett met her boyfriend's dad at his little sister's sporting event. They allegedly got dinner afterward and had drinks, leading to their eventual hook-up. The sender also stated that the two purportedly slept in the son's bed because the father said, "I wanna fuck you where my son fucks you" (shown below). @Kyle_Johnson05's tweet received over 500,000 views and 4,700 likes in a day.

Later on February 25th, 2025, X^[3] user @jaxtondort85 tweeted photos of Mary Kate Cornett (seen in a red dress) and Erik Solis, allegedly the father involved in the scandal (shown below). The tweet also attached a video of former NBA player Kevin Garnett saying, "Anything is possible!" The post received over 64,000 likes in a day.

X^[4] user @Hunterlsmith_ replied to the abovementioned post later on February 25th, attaching a photo of a Snapchat message outlining more alleged details of Mary Kate Cornett's and Erik Solis' encounter (shown below). It received over 2.3 million views and 3,000 likes in a day.

The unknown Snapchat user claimed that Evan Solis (the boyfriend and son) and his mom had found out about the situation. They also alleged that the affair took place in Houston, Texas where Solis and Cornett are from.

Soon after on February 25th, 2025, X^[5] user @Baginpocket reposted the abovementioned screenshot along with the photo of Cornett in the red dress, and a screenshot of her Instagram page, captioning it, "Mary Kate Context," gaining over 3.1 million views and 22,000 likes in a day (shown below).

Also on February 25th, X^[6] user @th3drunkbastard tweeted a photo of a different Snapchat message, which alleged that Mary Kate Cornett paid Evan Solis $150 on Venmo to not tell anyone about her cheating on him with two other men (shown below). The tweet received over 2.3 million views and 22,000 likes in a day and added to the speculation that Solis stayed with Cornett after she allegedly slept with his father.

Online Reactions

On February 25th, 2025, as the story was spreading on X, multiple users reacted to the Snapchat messages and allegations.

For instance, on that day, X^[7] user @Hawg007 tweeted a photo of Mary Kate Cornett with a caption about Evan Solis allegedly staying with her and the question, "How insane is Mary Kate's box?" gaining over 45,000 likes in a day (shown below).

Also on February 25th, X^[8] user @HughJanus1960 tweeted a photo of politicians at a roundtable captioned, "Every single burner group chat talking about the Mary Kate situation," gaining over 7,800 likes in a day (shown below).

Later on February 25th, 2025, X^[9] user @JayReddthagoat tweeted a screenshot allegedly showing Evan Solis' Venmo's then-recent transactions, showing men giving him money with memos related to the rumor. The tweet received over 21,000 likes in a day (shown below).

That same day, X^[10] user @hansgibbler tweeted the photo of Cornett in a red dress, adding a caption from the perspective of her ignorant grandpa who's congratulating her, gaining over 5,100 likes in a day (shown below).

Also on February 25th, 2025, TikToker^[11] @bryansbakery posted a video about the situation, gaining over 43,400 likes in a day (shown below).

Lily Lang Comparisons

On February 25th, 2025, many X users compared Mary Kate Cornett to Lily Lang, a female SEC student who also became the subject of SEC Burnerverse trolling and viral discourse in June 2024.

For instance, that day, X^[12] user @WhiteNoise35470 tweeted a photoshopped image of Lang and Cornett on the Mount Rushmore of "SEC women," gaining over 2,900 likes in a day (shown below).

Mary Kate Cornett Meme Coin $MKC

On February 25th, 2025, Pump.fun^[13] user BURNERVERS minted a Mary Kate Cornett meme coin on the Solana blockchain (shown below). It reached a peak market cap of roughly $352,600 in the first 24 hours.

It was tweeted about and amplified by multiple X accounts that same day, including Barstool Sports writer Jack Mac, who shared a That's My Quant meme to his X^[14] account on February 25th, writing, "I'm up 200% on the Mary Kate Coin. Not Financial Advice," gaining over 3,600 likes in a day (shown below).

Various Reactions

Developments

Evan Solis' Response

On February 27th, 2025, Evan Solis broke his silence and responded to the alleged scandal with a post on his Instagram^[15] account @solis.evan.

In the post, Solis said, "The accusations are unequivocally false. Also, my faith in my father and our relationship is unwavering. He is wholly innocent and being unfairly slandered with no opportunity to speak on his own behalf prior to these horrendously false statements…" The post gained over 5,500 likes in four days (shown below).

A screenshot of the Instagram post was reposted by X^[16] user @OleMissMuse1 on February 27th, receiving over 6.5 million views and 1,500 likes in four days.

Internet users on X reacted to Solis' statement via the viral repost. For instance, on February 27th, 2025, X^[17] user @rebellover1975 wrote, "Denying the situation in its entirety so they can sue ESPN and Barstool into hell. What a genius idea, Bravo," gaining over 28,000 likes in four days (shown below).

Mary Kate Cornett's Response

On February 27th, 2025, Mary Kate Cornett posted her official statement on the alleged scandal to her Instagram^[18] account @marykate.cornett, receiving over 10,900 likes in four days (shown below).

She said, "First of all, this rumor is 100% completely false and it is quite frankly, inexcusable that such disturbing accusations went viral… It is important to note that harassment and bullying of this manner is NEVER okay." She then addressed the victims of "cyber attacks," saying, "My hope is that I am able to use the heartbreak and pain I have felt to help others that go through things like this in the future."

My name is Mary Kate Cornett, and I would like to discuss the events that have happened over the past few days. First of all, this rumor is 100% completely false and it is quite frankly, inexcusable that such disturbing accusations went viral.

During this difficult time, my family and I have been overwhelmed with support from people all over the country. Thank you, it mattered! I especially appreciate the support from those who know me well enough to know how ridiculous this is.

It is important to note that harassment and bullying of this manner is NEVER okay. Cyber attacks based on nothing but lies and misinformation happen all too often. This experience has awakened me to the dangers of how we all can be manipulated to believe things we read on social media that are not true. My hope is that I am able to use the heartbreak and pain I have felt to help others that go through things like this in the future.

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