Shannon Sharpe has been hit with one other lawsuit.
The U.S. Solar reviews that Sharpe is dealing with a $20 million lawsuit after being accused of defamation by Jimalita Tillman, a Chicago native who went viral after sharing an intimate second with Usher at one in every of his live shows in April.
Tillman is suing Sharpe, Chad Johnson, his Nightcap podcast co-host, and its manufacturing firm, Shay Shay Media, accusing all events of spreading “a false narrative about her marital standing.”
“’On April 2, 2025, I participated in a fan engagement second at a Usher Raymond live performance the place I interacted with the artist as a specific viewers member,” the swimsuit learn.
“Following this occasion, the defendants made and disseminated false and defamatory statements suggesting that I used to be married and that my husband was submitting for divorce because of my participation on this viewers expertise, I’m not married, nor am I at the moment going via a divorce,” the submitting continued.
Tillman acknowledged that the false statements made on Sharpe’s podcast have prompted “vital hurt” to her “character and status.”
She is reportedly looking for $20 million in damages.
On Thursday (July 31), Sharpe broke his silence on his launch from ESPN after settling a $50 million lawsuit that accused him of rape and sexual assault.
“I am certain everyone’s heard the information by now that I cannot be returning to ESPN,” Sharpe mentioned on his Nightcap podcast.
“I came upon this info slightly earlier within the week, and actually the one factor that I actually requested is, ‘Guys, might we wait till Monday? My brother’s going into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame, I actually need it to be about him and I would like it to be about my household,” he continued. “I mentioned, ‘This popping out will overshadow the whole lot he’s labored his whole life for.’ And, sadly, it didn’t occur that means.”
The previous First Take co-host additionally mentioned that he “profusely” apologized to his older brother, Sterling Sharpe, who can be a former NFL star who shall be inducted into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame this coming weekend. He hoped that the information wouldn’t be made public till after the ceremony.
“I actually need it to be about him and I would like it to be about my household… This popping out will overshadow the whole lot he is labored his whole life for,” Shannon Sharpe mentioned. “I simply want this factor might have waited till Monday.”
In April, Sharpe was named in a civil lawsuit filed in Nevada alleging that he dedicated assault, sexual assault, sexual battery, and battery. When the swimsuit turned public, Sharpe introduced that he was taking time away from his duties at ESPN.