Corridor of Fame tight finish Shannon Sharpe has been accused of rape by a girl underneath the pseudonym “Jane Doe” in a 13-page, $50 million civil lawsuit filed Sunday and obtained by The Publish.
The grievance, filed in a Nevada state court docket, alleges the ESPN character dedicated assault, sexual assault, battery, sexual battery and engaged within the intentional infliction of emotional misery throughout a “rocky consensual relationship” that lasted practically two years with a girl greater than thirty years youthful than him.
The plaintiff alleges Sharpe brutally sexually assaulted her a number of instances on the finish of 2024 and the start of 2025.
The grievance accuses Sharpe of threatening to kill her a number of instances, being “manipulating and controlling” and “repeatedly threatening to brutally choke and violently slap her.”
“One time particularly, he was yelling at her whereas there a was a firearm seen in his room,” the grievance states. “Terrified for her security, Plaintiff tried sharing her location with pals from her iPhone — simply in case. However Sharpe noticed her doing this. The second he realized what she was doing, he grabbed her by the neck and instructed her ‘When you ever do this once more, I’ll f–king kill you.’”
The grievance claims that Sharpe recorded the 2 concerned in sexual acts collectively with out her information after which shared these movies along with his pals and associates with out her information or permission.
The plaintiff shouldn’t be the lady that Sharpe unintentionally shared audio of on an Instagram livestream “on accident” whereas having intercourse in September 2024, the grievance states.
Nevertheless, the plaintiff claims she started to finish the connection after that incident — as a result of he “cheated” when she thought they have been in an unique relationship — and Sharpe relentlessly pursued her afterwards.
“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,” the primary web page of the grievance reads.
“Defendant Shannon Sharpe, a person who’s accustomed to getting what he desires, utterly fails to grasp this fundamental idea. After many months of manipulating and controlling Plaintiff — a girl greater than thirty years youthful than he — and repeatedly threatening to brutally choke and violently slap her, Sharpe refused to simply accept the reply no and raped Plaintiff, regardless of her sobbing and repeated screams of ‘no.’”
The plaintiff and Sharpe first met at a Los Angeles fitness center in early 2023, and their first dialog passed off on the fitness center when she was 20, based on the grievance, which states that Sharpe provided to purchase her “pretend tits” if she received a health problem that he proposed.
The civil lawsuit states that the lady visited Sharpe at his Beverly Glen mansion on a number of occassions and that he would bodily, emotionally and psychologically management her.
“This cycle of management, worry, and submission turned routine,” the grievance states. “Yelling at her, controlling her, forcibly grabbing her by the neck when he obtained upset, saying he was going to ‘kill her,’ and asserting dominance turned the norm.
Sharpe was sued a day earlier than Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported that he’s anticipated to signal a deal for his “Membership Shay Shay” podcast that may exceed $100 million after his contract with Colin Cowherd’s The Quantity podcast community expired just lately.
Sharpe, who appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” on Monday, has but to publicly handle the lawsuit.
The girl is represented by Micah Nash and Tony Buzbee.
Buzbee represented greater than 20 ladies who sued Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, starting in early 2021, alleging sexual assault and misconduct.
Watson served an 11-game suspension from the NFL in 2022 and was required to pay a advantageous and bear therapy.
The three-time Professional Bowler settled 23 of the 24 lawsuits filed towards him.
