Shannon Sharpe reached a non-public settlement after being sued for $50 million by a girl who accused him of rape.
Shannon Sharpe has reached a non-public settlement in a $50 million civil lawsuit filed by Jane Doe, who accused the NFL Corridor of Famer of rape, battery and deliberate infliction of emotional misery throughout a two-year relationship that led to early 2025.
“Each side acknowledge a long-term consensual and tumultuous relationship. After protracted and respectful negotiations, I’m happy to announce that we’ve reached a mutually agreed-upon decision. All issues have now been addressed satisfactorily, and the matter is closed. The lawsuit will thus be dismissed with prejudice,” Tony Buzbee revealed.
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The case, filed in Nevada in April, was led by lawyer Buzbee, broadly identified for dealing with tons of of lawsuits involving Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Filed beneath a pseudonym, the plaintiff claimed that Sharpe raped her in October 2024 and once more in January 2025, even after she mentioned “no” a number of occasions and cried by the encounters.
“A girl can say ‘sure’ to consensual sexual relations with a person ninety-nine occasions, however when she says ‘no’ even as soon as, that ‘no’ means no,” the civil grievance learn.
Sharpe labeled the swimsuit a “shakedown” and denied all of the accusations, pointing as an alternative to what he mentioned have been consensual interactions that concerned sexual role-play.
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Buzbee launched a number of audio recordsdata alleged to function Sharpe making threatening remarks, together with one the place he’s heard saying he would “choke the s###” out of the plaintiff.
The fallout for Sharpe was swift. Sharpe stepped away from his position as commentator on ESPN First Take and canceled his eight-city Nightcap NSFW Tour with Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson.
