Months after information of the lawsuit hit the web, Shannon Sharpe has reportedly settled the $50 million sexual assault lawsuit with the girl who accused him.
As we reported, Sharpe was being sued by an accuser who claimed the previous NFL star bodily abused her and even threatened to kill her. Now, the accuser has reportedly settled the lawsuit for undisclosed phrases, in line with the New York Occasions.
“Each side acknowledge a long-term consensual and tumultuous relationship,” Tony Buzbee, the lawyer representing the accuser, stated in a press release shared to his social media on Friday afternoon. “After protracted and respectful negotiations, I’m happy to announce that now we have reached a mutually agreed upon decision. All issues have now been addressed satisfactorily, and the matter is closed.”
Tony Buzbee didn’t reply to a request from The Root for remark.
Because the lawsuit was filed earlier this 12 months, Sharpe denied any wrongdoing, as we reported. He alleged then that the 2 have been engaged in a consensual relationship, citing extremely specific textual content messages as proof. A consultant for Shannon Sharpe additionally didn’t reply to a request for remark from The Root.
Sharpe skilled a big skilled fallout within the wake of the lawsuit information, suspending his eight-city “Nightcap NSFW” Tour he was set to embark on with Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson to 2026.
He additionally stepped away from his function at ESPN as an analyst in April. On the time, he shared in a press release, “at this juncture, I’m electing to step apart briefly from my ESPN duties.” He did, nevertheless, add that he deliberate on returning on the “begin of the NFL preseason.” ESPN has not confirmed whether or not or not this would be the case.
Sharpe has, nevertheless, continued to host his fashionable YouTube present, “Membership Shay Shay” and his “Nightcap” podcast.
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