Stephen a Smith spoke during his first co-host, Shannon Sharpe, accused of rape, refusing to condemn or defend his colleague sports broadcasting in the midst of odious allegations.
A trial of $ 50 million against Bombell against Sharpe was launched on Monday, the former tight element of the NFL vehemently refusing complaints. Sharpe also promised to prosecute the defamation accuser.
“I don’t know where it will go, I can’t talk about anything else,” said Smith on Tuesday. “I don’t know who is Shannon Sharpe’s legal team and what they suggest.”
“I imagine that everything that happened was at the request of his lawyers, not only himself. I can tell you again that when I told him, he is categorical by saying his innocence, that it is a shakedown, to use his words.
“To what extent is it wise used by this kind of word when a civil affair of this nature is there, when you have a podcast and you have advertisers and sponsors and you work for ESPN and they have advertisers and sponsors, I don’t know.”
Smith and Sharpe have worked together for a few years, since the old tight end of the NFL jumped at Espn de Fox. The eyes on Smith have increased tenfold since his aspirations to be the Democratic candidate for the presidency in 2028 gained momentum.
Stephen A Smith spoke of his co-host Shannon Sharpe in the face of rape allegations
A bomb trial against Sharpe was launched on Monday, with him denying the allegations
“What can we say if one of us was in this position and we feel or proclaim that we were innocent?” I don’t know, ”said Smith. “And I’m not about to pretend. I just wanted to make sure that I echoed you all that the only reason I talked about on this question is that he works with me two days a week.
“He is on national television. He was on national television with me today. He was on national television with me yesterday when the story was released on Sunday evening. I didn’t know anything until we got the air. But he was on the air.
“And if you know him in part because of all the work he does with me and what he does in this industry, I know that everyone is waiting for” Stephen A, what you have to say about it? “I must say what I just told you.
“I don’t know what happened. I know I have love for the brother. I know that I want him to be innocent and that all of this disappears and that he can continue to prosper with me on ESPN and prosper in his own platforms that he has worked so diligently over the years to build.
“But everything else would be completely irresponsible for me to speak and I can’t do that. Yes, I have this, it’s my platform. But I also have day work and I also understand what lawyers, which HR and all these other things involve.
“What I said was all I can say and in all honesty, right now, that’s all I know. I have no idea of the ESPN and Walt Disney management will come in with regard to this question. All I know is that it will not be me who will make the decision, it will be the others upstairs.
