A second girl claiming to be Shannon Sharpe’s ex beforehand accused the previous NFL star of rape.
Michele Bundy Evans, who allegedly dated the sports activities commentator for almost a decade, filed a lawsuit in opposition to Sharpe in late 2023 for defamation, libel and slander after beforehand accusing him of sexual assault.
Evans claimed he assaulted her in 2010 after they obtained into an argument about his alleged infidelity, in response to court docket paperwork obtained by Web page Six.
She claimed Sharpe “proceeded to forcefully subdue [her], compelling [her] to [her] knees and subsequently partaking in non-consensual oral penetration.”
“Consumed by worry and the perplexing nature of his actions, I harbored a deep-seated apprehension that resistance would precipitate additional detrimental outcomes,” she alleged additional.
In accordance with the grievance, Sharpe, 56, “maneuvered” her “onto the mattress and achieved non-consensual vaginal penetration, all of the whereas proclaiming his intent to ‘make it so no different man would need [her].’”
He then “threatened” to “damage” her status if she selected to share the small print of the incident, she alleged.
“He levied threats of damage, declaring that any try on my half to reveal his transgressions could be met with a complete marketing campaign to ‘use everybody I do know to destroy you,’” the lawsuit claimed.
Evans went on in her lawsuit to accuse Sharpe of constructing public remarks on his varied platforms about their authorized feud which negatively affected her status.
Evans positioned a restraining order in opposition to Sharpe following the 2010 incident. Nonetheless, she later dropped it out of worry for herself and her youngster, she instructed the US Solar in an interview printed Thursday.
“After I filed the restraining order, I used to be sitting in my condo with my daughter,” Evans stated.
“I had a basement flooring condo with a door main out to the sidewalk, so I used to be proper there, susceptible, and someone got here as much as my door and stated, ‘Shut up f–king bitch,’ and I ran and dropped it proper then, as a result of I had a baby at residence with me on the time, and having somebody coming to my door along with her there that? No, no, no, no.”
In a press release obtained by Web page Six, a spokesperson for Sharpe denied Evans’ allegations, saying partially, “Michele Evans’ claims are ridiculous and fully with out advantage.”
The rep added, “Shannon has had no contact along with her for a few years.”
Sharpe is at the moment going through a separate $50 million lawsuit for rape and battery from a lady recognized as Jane Doe, who claims the NFL star-turned-sports persona sexually assaulted her on a number of events all through their two-year relationship.
Sharpe has vehemently denied the allegations in opposition to him, calling the go well with from Doe a “shakedown” and vowing to countersue for defamation.
Nonetheless, the “Membership Shay Shay” podcast host introduced that he will likely be “quickly” stepping away from his duties at ESPN as he fights the continued go well with.
He plans to return to the community for the NFL preseason in early August.
Earlier this week, Sharpe’s staff launched quite a few express textual content messages presupposed to be between Doe and Sharpe from March 2023 to January 2025.
The previous NFL star’s lawyer, Lanny J. Davis, claimed the graphic messages show that Sharpe and Doe had been engaged in a “consensual, grownup relationship that included role-playing, sexual language and fantasy eventualities explicitly requested by [Doe].”
Doe’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, then launched an audio recording of Sharpe allegedly threatening to “choke” her.
Sharpe allegedly supplied Doe $10 million to settle throughout mediation to resolve the problem previous to the lawsuit.
Sharpe’s lawyer claimed Doe “demanded tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} … in return for her not publishing” a intercourse tape. Each side have acknowledged the tape’s existence.
In case you or somebody is affected by any of the problems raised on this story, name the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
