I'm Rebecca LaVoy, and this is You Can't Make This Up.

You Can't Make This Up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.

On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary, Untold, the Fall of Farve.

In our world today, winners get to write the history. And Farv was a great football player

who showed some feet of clay.

Today we're talking to director Rebecca Gitlitz.

Brett Farv rose to become one of the NFL's elite quarterbacks, leading the Green Bay Packers

to the Super Bowl.

Praised for his athletic skills, many were willing to overlook his off-the-field behavior.

That was, until news broke about explicit sexual harassment of female employees with the Jets. Then, having weathered that storm,

Farrv was implicated in a plot to divert welfare funds to enrich himself and his pet projects.

Untold, the fall of Favre looks at the Hall of Famers

gridiron glories and the scandals that sullied his reputation.

We hear from Jen Sturger, the sideline reporter

who tried to rebuff Farv's explicit text messages.

And we learn more about his involvement in a scheme

to defraud the government of millions of dollars.

It also asks what it takes to hold someone accountable when they're a superstar.

In certain circles, he's still an icon.

That doesn't mean that he can't do wrong.

He did do wrong.

I don't know how he sleeps at night.

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