Ink is not yet dry on the rape trial filed against Shannon Sharpe, but the 56 -year -old podcaster and ESPN personality already catches bursts of shells on the world leader.
“ (Wrestler) cm punk does as much good to my reputation as Shannon Sharpe does it in ESPN ”, said the temple of WWE renown, Paul Heyman, on the Pat McAfee espn show.
Sharpe has been accused of having repeatedly raped his ex-girlfriend, who has now filed a trial of $ 50 million against the Super Bowl winner in Nevada. The temple of professional football fame has not yet responded to the claims and attempts by Dailymail.com to contact its lawyers have failed.
The Monday episode of the McAfee show was shot in Las Vegas, where Wrestlemania 41 took place this weekend. And because a small army of fans was on site for live broadcast, Heyman’s comment was met by noisy tunes of the crowd.
“Don’t” ooooo “Me, I am not I who made me continue,” Heyman told the public while a nervous McAfee tried to move passed the controversial comment.
Sharpe is not a full -time employee of ESPN, but the popular podcaster makes regular appearances in Stephen A. Smith’s day. It is not clear if the current allegations will have an impact on its role with the network or the agreement with the nine -digit media for which it could comply.
Shannon Sharpe, 56, was accused of having repeatedly violated his ex-girlfriend, who has now filed a trial of $ 50 million against the Winner of the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada
Seth Rollins celebrates his victory with Paul Heyman during Wrestlemania 41 on Saturday
The accuser of Sharpe, identified as Jane Doe, says that the legendary NFL tight raped her in 2024 and 2025, according to a jurisdiction file obtained by Dailymail.com. TMZ was the first to report the trial.
The accuser claims to have been mistreated by Sharpe during their one -year relationship. She also claims that it was another woman, and not her, who was surprised having sex with Sharpe when the temple of renown of professional football accidentally broadcast audio live from the meeting on social networks in September.
Sharpe is accused for the first time of having violated Jane Doe the following month, would force herself as she “cried and sob”.
He would have raped her again in January after her arrival at home with promises of Christmas and birthday gifts.
“The trial brought under the pseudonym” Jane Doe “presents a model of intimidation, manipulation and abuse, including allegations that Sharpe has repeatedly threatened to suffocate and slap Jane Doe,” read a declaration by the lawyer’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee.
The couple met in 2023 at the age of 20 and they were in the mid -1950s, according to the file. The woman claims that Sharpe told him that he “would buy his false T ** s” if she won a weight loss competition with him. From there, she says, Sharpe continued her vigorously, calling, sends sms and “demanding that she come to her Beverly Glen manor”.
Curiously, Sharpe asked her to sign a non-disclosure agreement when their relationship began, to drop this request when she refused several times.
‘… Sharpe made another request – she had to sign a non -disclosure agreement, an “NDA”, reads the file obtained by Dailymail.com. “He refused to explain why and would not let him see a copy of the proposed agreement. He simply insisted that she signed one. The applicant refused. After several attempts, when he realized that she would not cooperate, he finally abandoned the problem.
Bayless (left) and Sharpe, illustrated in 2016, had very public repercussions on their undeniable program
Jane Doe describes their relationship as consensual, but says that he “demanded total control over his time and his body”. Often, he “expected her to be at home on his schedule, his command, whenever he called”, according to the file.
She is particularly afraid of Sharpe during an argument during which there was a visible handgun in the room.
“The plaintiff has tried to share its location with friends of its iPhone – just in case” indicates the documents. “But Sharpe saw him do this. As he realized what she was doing, he caught her by the neck and said to him: ” If you ever start again, I will kill you. ” ”
Popular podcast host and ESPN personality, Sharpe would be online for a new massive agreement.
Front Office Sports reports that Sharpe has received several offers because its current media agreement with the Colin Cowherd platform, The Volume, is expected to expire. In addition, the sources indicate that the next FSO Sharpe agreement is expected to exceed $ 100 million, which is the amount declared that Smith has obtained in his recent contract negotiations with ESPN.
It might surprise, but Sharpe has a massive audience. A recent interview with actor Katt Williamson has reached nearly 90 million views and the Shay Shay club currently has around 4 million subscribers, which is one of the most popular podcasts in sport and entertainment.
It doesn’t matter if Sharpe’s next Sharpe transaction exceeds $ 100 million in total value, it will certainly exceed $ 22 million he has gained in 14 NFL seasons with Denver broncos and Baltimore ravens.
Dailymail.com contacted lawyers who previously represented Sharpe in an unrelated trial. Buzbee is best known for representing 20 women who have accused the quarter of the NFL, Deshaun Watson, sexual misconduct and sexual harassment.
The brother of the former receiver of the Packers of Green Bay Sterling Sharpe, Shannon played in little known by Savannah State before being taken by the broncos of Denver as a reflection after the fact in the seventh round of the draft of the 1990.
But instead of being a safeguard or role player, Sharpe quickly established himself as one of the most productive tight ends in the history of football despite his modest size only 6 feet 2 inches and 228 pounds.
He would win two super bowls with broncos and another with the Baltimore ravens before turning to Denver to end his career in 2003.
