Shannon Sharpe goes away from ESPN in the middle of allegations of rape

Shannon Sharpe goes away from ESPN ‘temporarily’ in the middle of Rape and accusations of sexual abuse done to him in A trial Earlier this week he said on Thursday 24 April.

“My statement is here and this is the truth,“ Sharpe, 56, wrote In an Instagram post that announced his temporary deviation from the network, where he claimed: “The relationship in question was 100% consensus.”

“At this point, I choose to go aside temporarily from my ESPN tasks,” wrote the NFL Hall of Famer and TV sports personality. “I will spend this time to my family and reply and manage these false and disturbing accusations against me. I plan to return to ESPN at the beginning of the NFL -for the season.”

He added: “I sincerely appreciate the overwhelming and ongoing support I have received from my family, fans, friends and colleagues.”

ESPN said in a statement to Amount On Thursday, it agreed with Sharne’s decision to go aside.

“This is a serious situation, and we agree with Shannon’s decision to go away,” the network said according to Amount.

Sharpe was appointed in a Nevada state mood in which a woman claims that the retired NFL star raped her on several occasions during an almost two-year-old, “Rocky Consensual Relationship,” People reported On Monday 21 April.

The Nevada woman says she met Sharpe at a gym in Los Angeles when she was 22 years old. According to the archiving, obtained by people, the woman accuses Sharpe of also recording her sexual meetings without her consent and sharing the recordings with others.

“A woman can say” yes “to consensual sexual relationships with a man ninety times, but when she says” no “until once, it means” no “no,” says the complaint. “The respondent Shannon Sharpe, a man who is used to getting what he wants, fails to understand this basic concept.”

The mood also claims that Sharpe once became violent with the woman and threatened to kill her after she showed up late to his home.

The woman, who is identified as Jane Doe in the filing, says she began to temperate their relationship after an incident in September 2024 where Sharpe wrongly began to live itself On Instagram while he had sex with another woman.

The atmosphere then says that during an incident in October 2024, Sharpe forced DOE into a car and took her to her apartment. She claims that Sharpe then forced her to perform oral sex before raping her.

“Sharpe grabbed her head and forced her to look at him as she cried,” claims the mood. “He said at that time: ‘Look at this. Look at my arm. I have chills. That’s how good this is.’

The woman’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, too dropped a sound clip Of a recording they claim contains Sharpe that threatens the plaintiff.

In the recording, obtained by people, a woman who buzbee identified as the plaintiff says Sharpe not to “manipulate” her.

“If you say that word again, I will F —— stifle S — out of you when I see you,” says a voice similar to Sharpe’s in the recording. His lawyer, Lenny Davis, claimed that this was a “regular” conversation between Sharpe and Doe, and just a “little excerpt.”

Sharpe denied the allegations in A video Published on social media and claimed he was a victim of a “Shakedown” attempt and alleged Buzbee “targeted” black men. He also urged Buzbee to release the alleged sex band.

“This is a Shakedown,” Sharpe said in the video. “I will be open, transparent and defend myself because it’s not right. This is orchestrated by Tony Buzbee.”

Sharpe spent his NFL career with Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens and won three Super Bowls. After his retirement, he became a listed personality for sports media.

Last week, Front Office Sport Reported that Sharpe, which hosts the popular podcast club Shay Shay, was expected to sign a nine-digit podcast deal.

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