Shannon Sharpe is dealing with recent allegations of choking a lady, whereas a $50 million rape lawsuit filed by an ex-girlfriend in opposition to him continues to accentuate.
The 56-year-old is being sued by one among his ex-girlfriends over claims he repeatedly raped her in the course of the relationship. Sharpe was additionally heard threatening to choke the accuser in two alleged audio recordings.
Sharpe has vehemently denied the allegations, countering that she is merely attempting to attain a serious monetary settlement.
Whereas the previous NFL tight finish continues to deal with the bombshell claims, new allegations from his previous have emerged.
Sharpe has been accused of allegedly choking a feminine manufacturing assistant within the Fox Sports activities office throughout his time as a co-host of ‘Undisputed’ alongside Skip Bayless, in line with Entrance Workplace Sports activities. Sharpe has additionally denied that accusation.
Sharpe and the community reportedly settled with the accuser for ‘a number of hundred thousand {dollars},’ the report added.
Shannon Sharpe is dealing with recent allegations of choking a feminine Fox Sports activities worker
Sharpe co-hosted ‘Undisputed’ on FS1 with Skip Bayless (left) from 2016 to 2023
Sharpe and Fox reportedly settled with the accuser for ‘a number of hundred thousand {dollars}’
‘There was no incident of choking involving Shannon on the FS1 set,’ a spokesperson for Sharpe informed DailyMail.com.
‘On one event, he and some colleagues have been concerned in some gentle bodily interplay in a playful context. Fox Sports activities later selected to resolve the matter privately. For additional particulars, we advocate contacting Fox straight.’
In 2010, he briefly stepped away from his function on CBS’s NFL In the present day studio present after he was accused of sexual assault. Sharpe later returned to the community after a restraining order was dismissed.
Sharpe labored alongside Bayless, who’s at present dealing with a sexual harassment lawsuit of his personal, on the Fox Sports activities present, ‘Undisputed,’ from 2016 to 2023. It’s unclear when the alleged incident occurred.
After his break up from the community, Sharpe joined ESPN’s ‘First Take’ as a recurring panelist in September 2023.
Nonetheless, his future on the community was forged into doubt earlier this week after his 20-something ex-girlfriend filed the rape lawsuit in opposition to him in Nevada on Sunday.
Sharpe introduced earlier on Thursday that he can be stepping apart from his ESPN duties, even whereas persevering with to disclaim the allegations of rape and abuse.
Sharpe mentioned: ‘My assertion is discovered right here and that is the reality. The connection in query was 100% consensual.
There are reportedly doubts over Shannon Sharpe’s ESPN future amid the $50m rape lawsuit
‘At this juncture I’m electing to step apart quickly from my ESPN duties.
‘I will probably be devoting this time to my household, and responding and coping with these false and disruptive allegations set in opposition to me. I plan to return to ESPN in the beginning of the NFL preseason.
‘I sincerely recognize the overwhelming and ongoing assist I’ve acquired from my household, followers, buddies and colleagues.’
The accuser, who’s listed as Jane Doe in her go well with, claims she was abused by Sharpe over the course of their close to one-year relationship, which started when she was 20 and he was 53 again in 2023.
The primary alleged rape is alleged to have taken place in October of final yr, with the lawsuit claiming he pressured himself on her as she ‘was crying and sobbing.’ Sharpe is accused of raping her once more in January after arriving at her dwelling with guarantees of Christmas and birthday items.
Since information of the lawsuit first broke on Monday, each the Tremendous Bowl winner and the accuser’s respective attorneys have introduced stunning new proof to gentle over the previous 48 hours, together with a textual content which exhibits her telling him ‘no means no’ after an alleged rape in January.
Audio footage supplied to the Every day Mail Tuesday additionally captures him threatening to choke the girl who’s now suing him, which his lawyer has claimed was ‘within the warmth of the second’ whereas insisting the violent menace was ‘not meant.’
ESPN lastly broke their silence on the scandalized Sharpe and mentioned in an announcement quoted by The Athletic: ‘This can be a severe scenario, and we agree with Shannon’s choice to step away.’
Sharpe says that he’ll use his time away to coping with ‘false and disruptive allegations’
Shannon Sharpe and Large Boi attend ESPN First Take at Clark Atlanta College on November 8
Whereas Sharpe appears insistent that he’ll finally make it again on the airwaves, there at the moment are large questions on if he’ll ever return for ESPN.
Till at present, it had been enterprise as ordinary for Sharpe, a three-time Tremendous Bowl winner, who has remained defiant within the face of the accusations that would smash his profession.
He continued along with his First Take appearances, with Wednesday and Thursday’s absences a part of his common schedule, the group mentioned.
On Wednesday evening, Sharpe mentioned on social media that he’ll be on the NFL Draft in Inexperienced Bay, interviewing legends of the sport and a number of the first spherical picks. Quickly after posting his assertion about his ESPN work, Sharpe’s ‘Evening Cap’ account kicked into life confirming he’ll nonetheless be on the Draft.
However his place on First Take has fallen below intensifying scrutiny, along with his co-host Stephen A. Smith subtly distancing himself from the person he recruited to affix him on the present in 2023.
Talking concerning the scandal on his personal YouTube present, Smith questioned a number of the strategies Sharpe and his lawyer have taken.
‘On one hand, occurring the offensive to defend himself, I utterly perceive the place Shannon Sharpe is coming from,’ Smith mentioned.
‘Then again, when his authorized group issued out the press launch on X, they talked about her title and revealed a few of these specific textual content messages, that was uncomfortable, and I do not know if that is a technique that might work.
‘I do know, and I can let you know all I spoke to Shannon, not in particulars, however I spoke to him, and he emphatically proclaims his innocence.’
Stephen A. Smith appeared to subtly distance himself from Sharpe’s case earlier this week
On Thursday morning, an outdated clip resurfaced on social media of Sharpe bragging about seemingly sleeping with an OnlyFans mannequin.
‘ who Sky Bri is Ocho?’ Sharpe is seen asking former Cincinnati Bengals star Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson on their ‘Nightcap’ YouTube podcast.
The title Sharpe talked about belongs to an OnlyFans mannequin. Nonetheless, she will not be the Jane Doe accusing Sharpe of rape within the aforementioned Nevada lawsuit.
DailyMail.com’s makes an attempt to achieve Bri have been unsuccessful. Sharpe’s authorized group didn’t instantly reply to DailyMail.com’s request for touch upon Thursday.
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