Shannon Sharpe is now battling extra than simply his sports activities sizzling takes, as he’s the main target of a brand new $50 million lawsuit.
In line with Selection, Sharpe has been accused in Nevada state courtroom of assault, sexual assault, battery, and sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional misery.
The lady, solely recognized as Jane Doe — who was 30 years youthful than him— says the connection lasted about two years and was “rocky” but “consensual.”
The criticism alleges that Sharpe recorded the 2 having intercourse and later confirmed it to different individuals with out getting her permission first.
Final September, Sharpe went viral for by chance going reside on Instagram whereas his followers might hear him having intercourse within the background. That girl wasn’t Doe, however when that scandal occurred, Doe tried to chop ties with him. Nonetheless, he reportedly continued to hound her even after she stopped answering his calls.
He endured, and in October 2024, he met along with her in particular person and allegedly pressured her to have intercourse with him as he “violently sexually assaulted and anally raped Plaintiff two totally different instances in Las Vegas, Nevada.” Then, in January 2025, one other incident occurred when he pressured her for unprotected intercourse whereas she pleaded with him to cease or put on a condom.
“After many months of manipulating and controlling Plaintiff—a lady greater than thirty years youthful than he—and repeatedly threatening to brutally choke and violently slap her, Sharpe refused to just accept the reply no and raped Plaintiff, regardless of her sobbing and repeated screams of ‘no,’” reads the criticism, in response to NBC Sports activities.
Jane Doe is represented by Micah Nash and Tony Buzbee, who’s behind dozens of Diddy accusers’ instances and extra NFL-specific in representing the girl allegedly abused by NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson.
If the case goes to trial and Doe wins, she’s going to obtain the $50 million, however Sharpe is not going to face legal fees.
The information comes on the heels of a pending main enterprise deal for Sharpe, who reportedly has a $100 million deal on the desk now that his contract with Colin Cowherd’s The Quantity podcast community is expiring.