Shannon Sharpe ‘temporarily’ stepping away from ESPN as he battles $50M rape lawsuit
“I will be devoting this time to my family, and responding and dealing with these false and disruptive allegations set against me,” the former NFL star announced.
“I will be devoting this time to my family, and responding and dealing with these false and disruptive allegations set against me,” the former NFL star announced.
The sports broadcaster admits he isn’t sure what the future of their show entails amid his pal’s legal drama.
During a recorded phone conversation obtained by TMZ, the former NFL star allegedly told the woman he would “choke” her “in public.”
Attorneys for both sides agree that Sharpe and the woman, who filed her suit as Jane Doe, entered into mediation to try to resolve the issue.
“This is all being orchestrated by Tony Buzbee, who has targeted Jay-Z. Tony Buzbee targets black men,” he alleged in a video shared Tuesday via Instagram.
Sharpe’s legal team released numerous text exchanges the two allegedly had between March 2023 and January 2025.
The plaintiff claimed Sharpe sexually assaulted her multiple times at the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 after a years-long abusive relationship.
The accuser claims the Backstreet Boys singer “forcefully” assaulted her in 2005 when she was 19, allegations which he has denied.
Accuser Joseph Manzaro claimed in his original filing that Jay-Z and Beyoncé were present at a party in which he was allegedly forced by Combs to wear a penis mask.
The Bad Boy Records founder is currently behind bars awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and more.
Baldoni and Lively have been entangled in a legal battle since December 2024 when the actress claimed the director made inappropriate sexual remarks to her on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
“I don’t have anything to say about that,” the actress said in a new interview, when asked about the scandal-ridden film.
“We will not stop until he is held accountable for his actions,” Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman said in a statement.
Baldoni alleged that Reynolds called him a “sexual predator” in his bombshell $400 lawsuit filed in January.
Jay-Z is fighting back in a major legal battle. The hip-hop mogul is suing both his former accuser and her attorney, Tony Buzbee, after claiming that their sexual assault allegations are false. Watch the full video to learn more about the timeline of t…
The NFL star and the comedian denied the allegations via X after being name-dropped in an amended lawsuit on March 7.