Shannon Sharpe has reportedly been accused of rape and sexual assault with a $50 million lawsuit.
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More Details On The $50M Rape & Sexual Assault Lawsuit Reportedly Filed Against Shannon Sharpe
According to NBC Sports, the $50 million lawsuit was reportedly filed in opposition to Sharpe on Sunday, April 20. The plaintiff reportedly filed the swimsuit, which allegedly is 13 pages lengthy, as “Jane Doe,” a girl reportedly in her 20s. Additionally, the swimsuit accuses Sharpe of “assault, sexual assault, battery, and sexual battery, and… intentional infliction of emotional distress.”
Per Doe, she and Sharpe allegedly have been engaged in a “rocky consensual relationship” for nearly two years. During this time, she says, Sharpe recorded their sexual escapades with out her consent. Additionally, she accuses him of sharing the movies with others. Furthermore, the swimsuit reportedly mentions Sharpe’s viral mishap, which occurred in September 2024, the place he later admitted to by accident livestreaming whereas having intercourse with an unknown girl.
The swimsuit reportedly notes that Doe was not the lady concerned within the incident. However, it sparked her “pull[ing] away from Sharpe.” In flip, Sharpe allegedly “relentlessly pursued” Doe.
More Details On The Lawsuit & Tony Buzbee
This allegedly led to an incident in October 2024, per the lawsuit, the place Doe alleges Sharpe forcibly raped her. In January 2025, the lawsuit provides that Sharpe allegedly had unprotected, forcible intercourse with the plaintiff. Furthermore, the swimsuit notes that when Doe rejected Sharpe’s alleged advances, he “repeatedly threaten[ed] to brutally choke and violently slap her.”
Ultimately, the plaintiff is reportedly searching for $50 million from Sharpe, with expectations that the case could go to trial.
To observe, the lawsuit reportedly was filed by attorneys Micah Nash and Tony Buzbee.
“He demanded complete control over her time and body, expecting her to be at his house on his schedule, at his command, whenever he called,” Buzbee reportedly wrote within the swimsuit, per TMZ.
NBC Sports notes that Buzbee “rose to prominence” by representing 20 alleged victims in a case in opposition to Deshaun Watson in 2021. However, most just lately, Buzbee made headlines for withdrawing from a number of sexual assault instances filed in opposition to Diddy for reportedly not with the ability to apply legislation in New York, per Houston Public Media.
Additionally, one of many fits filed by Buzbee raised eyebrows after audio surfaced of the plaintiff concerned denying their very own claims.
Per TMZ, Shannon Sharpe has but to reply to the outlet’s request for touch upon the $50 million lawsuit.
Before The $50M Lawsuit, Shannon Sharpe Made Headlines For His Sitdown With Bobby Brown
As The Shade Room beforehand reported, Shannon Sharpe just lately made headlines for his current sitdown with Bobby Brown. Furthermore, Brown went viral for his look on ‘Club Shay Shay’ after revealing his true ideas on Britney Spears’ pattern of ‘My Prerogative.’
According to Front Office Sports, final week, it was reported that Sharpe was anticipated to signal a $100 million take care of Colin Cowherd’s The Volume podcast community. Some customers on X, previously often known as Twitter, have shared their ideas on the validity of the current swimsuit. Additionally, they shared ideas on Buzbee’s current dealing with of comparable sexual assault instances.
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