NFL Corridor of Famer Shannon Sharpe has vehemently and categorically denied the accusations contained in a $50 million lawsuit by a lady who claimed he raped her on a number of events.
The lady, who has been recognized as Jane Doe, filed the sexual assault and rape accusations in a Clark County court docket in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 20, in accordance with the paperwork obtained by TMZ.
The legal professional representing Jane Doe is the famed Tony Buzbee, who has additionally filed sexual assault lawsuits in opposition to Diddy and Jay-Z, although the case in opposition to the latter has since been dismissed.
Buzbee informed the media that Sharpe is responsible of at the least two situations of gross sexual imposition and abuse of Jane Doe on the finish of 2024 and the start of 2025.
Tony Buzbee lists the accusations in opposition to Shannon Sharpe
“Late final night time, The Buzbee Legislation Agency filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of a courageous younger lady who alleges she was brutally sexually assaulted by former NFL participant Shannon Sharpe on a number of events, the final incident occurring in January 2025,” the legal professional wrote to his 100K Instagram followers on Monday, April 21. “The lawsuit filed beneath the pseudonym ‘Jane Doe’ lays out a sample of intimidation, manipulation and abuse, together with allegations that Sharpe repeatedly threatened to choke and slap Jane Doe. The case seeks $50 million in damages.”
‘Jane Doe’ explains how she met Shannon Sharpe
The plaintiff stated she met Sharpe at a Los Angeles fitness center in 2023. Not lengthy thereafter, the 2 engaged in a number of situations of “consensual intercourse” till the autumn of 2024. She stated the connection modified in September of final yr when Sharpe inadvertently livestreamed himself having intercourse with one other lady, which humiliated her. She stated she started to tug away, and that’s when Sharpe started getting aggressive to maintain her.
Jane Doe describes one occasion in October 2024 when Sharpe allegedly compelled her into his automobile and took her to her house. Whereas there, she claims he made her give him oral intercourse after which raped her anally. In one other occasion in January 2025, he stated he wished to go to her place to provide her a Christmas and birthday reward, however she stated he additionally compelled himself on her.
These two situations represent rape, Buzbee claimed within the paperwork additionally acquired by Folks journal.
“A girl can say ‘sure’ to consensual sexual relations with a person ninety-nine instances, however when she says ‘no’ even as soon as, that ‘no’ means no,” Buzbee wrote within the criticism. “Defendant Shannon Sharpe, a person who’s accustomed to getting what he needs, fully fails to know this fundamental idea.”
Within the paperwork filed in court docket, Buzbee elaborated on the lawsuit.
“He demanded full management over her time and physique,” the plaintiff’s legal professional Tony Buzbee claimed within the swimsuit. “[He expected] her to be at his home on his schedule, at his command, at any time when he known as.”
Shannon Sharpe resolutely maintains his innocence
Sharpe, who’s a visitor host on ESPN’s “First Take” and the creator of his wildly widespread podcast “Membership Shay Shay,” adamantly denies the allegations by way of his legal professional, Lanny J. Davis. His lawyer contends the alleged sufferer’s swimsuit “is a blatant and cynical try to shake down Mr. Sharpe for thousands and thousands of {dollars}.”
Davis provides, “It’s stuffed with lies, distortions and misrepresentations – and it’ll not succeed.”
To counter the lady’s claims, Sharpe approved his legal professional to launch a number of textual content messages containing graphic sexual requests allegedly made by the lady.
Davis accused the complainant of supplying the court docket “secretly recorded video of a consensual encounter” that the sufferer and Buzbee “closely edited and brought solely out of context.” Sharpe added that the alleged sufferer “has refused to offer a duplicate of the total, unedited model of the recording.”