ESPN from Shannon Sharpe Less than two weeks after the NFL Hall of Fame was founded, a rape lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend.
Sharpe, 57, will not return to the Internet. sports Published on Wednesday, July 30.
US Weekly Contact ESPN, who declined to comment and spoke to Sharpe’s representative.
This news comes after Sharp $50 million rape and sexual assault lawsuit resolved Appeared in court on July 18.
Sharpe’s plaintiff’s lawyer, announced that we had reached a common solution, “After protracted and respectful negotiations, I am happy to announce that we have reached a consensus.” Tony Buzbeewritten by X. “All matters are now satisfactorily resolved and the issue is closed. Therefore, the lawsuit will be dismissed due to prejudice.”
There are no criminal charges against Sharp and no financial details of the settlement are released publicly.
Sharp denied the allegations throughout the process and vowed to return to the network after Announce your leave In April. He hasn’t shown since then.
Sharp posted his Instagram story on April 24 through his Instagram story. “At this moment, I chose to temporarily withdraw from my ESPN duties. I will be working on my family this time and respond to and deal with these false and destructive allegations against me. I plan to return to ESPN at the start of the NFL preseason.”
The NFL preseason will be held Thursday, July 31, when the Detroit Lions face the Los Angeles charger at the annual Hall of Fame game in Cleveland, Ohio.
“I sincerely thank you for the overwhelming and ongoing support I have received from my family, friends, fans and colleagues,” Sharp added.
In 2023, Sharp joined ESPN Morning Show first As a recurring group member. Sharp later signed a multi-year agreement to expand his role on his June 2024 show.
During the TV leave, Sharp continued to host podcasts, “Club Shay Shay” and “Nightcap,” which co-hosted with former NFL players Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson.
In May, Sharp announced that they decided to postpone the “Nightcap” podcast trip to eight cities.
“We look forward to seeing you in the summer of 2026,” Sharp said in the May 23 episode. “It will get bigger, even better. But Ocho and I came to the conclusion that this is the best thing now, is to postpone this tour. We look forward to seeing each of you in 2026.”
In a now-filed lawsuit filed in Nevada on April 20, Sharp was accused of assaulting, sexual assault, assault and sexual assault on an unidentified woman, known only as Jane Doe.
Doe claims she met Sharpe at a gym in Los Angeles when she was 20, when he was 50.
According to the woman, she and Sharp had a “rock consensus relationship” for two years, during which she claimed Sharp had caused intentional emotional distress. In the allegations, DOE accused Sharpe of sometimes recording her sexual activity without her consent and then showing footage to others.
The woman accused Sharpe of raped her twice again in October and January 2024.
Lanny J. DavisSharp’s lawyer told US Weekly On April 21, the DOE lawsuit was “full of lies, twists and false statements, and that would not succeed.” He accused the woman of trying to “blatantly and cynical attempts to beat Mr. Sharp for millions of dollars.”
Sharp denied all the allegations in the lawsuit, including the vulgar lies of “rape”.”
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