Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Shannon Sharpe has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a $50 million lawsuit filed on Sunday, in accordance with a number of reviews. The previous NFL participant denied all accusations in an announcement via his lawyer on Monday, calling the civil go well with an try and “blackmail” him.
In response to the lawsuit obtained by ProFootballTalk, Sharpe was accused of assault, sexual assault, battery and sexual battery. The 13-page criticism, filed in a Nevada state court docket, accused the three-time Tremendous Bowl champion of partaking “within the intentional infliction of emotional misery.”
Shannon Sharpe (Cindy Ord/Getty Photographs for SiriusXM)
The plaintiff claimed that the 2 started a “rocky consensual relationship” someday in 2023, which lasted round two years. In response to USA Today, the plaintiff was 19 on the time that she met Sharpe. She claimed she was sexually assaulted on two events, as soon as in October 2024 and once more in January of this 12 months.
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The criticism accused Sharpe of “manipulating and controlling Plaintiff” and making threats of violence towards her.
“A girl can say ‘sure’ to consensual sexual relations with a person ninety-nine occasions, however when she says ‘no’ even as soon as, that ‘no’ means no,” the criticism learn, by way of ProFootballTalk’s reporting. “Defendant Shannon Sharpe, a person who’s accustomed to getting what he needs, utterly fails to grasp this fundamental idea. After many months of manipulating and controlling Plaintiff—a lady greater than thirty years youthful than he—and repeatedly threatening to brutally choke and violently slap her, Sharpe refused to just accept the reply no and raped Plaintiff, regardless of her sobbing and repeated screams of ‘no.’”
The lady is in search of $50 million and damages and is being represented by lawyer Tony Buzbee, who received settlements in favor of the ladies who accused NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson of assault.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (AP Photograph/Chris Szagola/File)
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Sharpe’s lawyer, Lanny J. Davis, responded to the lawsuit in a lengthy statement the previous tight finish shared to his social media accounts. Within the message, Davis shared sexually specific messages that he stated the plaintiff despatched to Sharpe.
Davis known as the lawsuit “a blatant and cynical try and shake down Mr. Sharpe for thousands and thousands of {dollars}.”
“It’s crammed with lies, distortions, and misrepresentations and it’ll not succeed. In her effort to extract a big monetary settlement, [plaintiff] offered Mr. Sharpe with a secretly recorded video of a consensual sexual encounter. We imagine the video has been closely edited and brought solely out of context, crafted to falsely painting a consensual act as non-consensual.”
Davis stated releasing the messages between the plaintiff and Sharpe “clearly point out the character of their relationship was consensual and sexual in nature in lots of circumstances, initiated by her with particular and graphic requests.”
Shannon Sharpe (Paras Griffin/Getty Photographs)
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“Mr. Sharpe categorically denies all allegations of coercion or misconduct – particularly the gross lie of ‘rape’ – and won’t undergo what he sees as an egregious try at blackmail,” Davis continued.
“He stands firmly by the reality and is ready to battle these false claims vigorously in court docket. He seems ahead to vindication via due course of and a judgment primarily based on the details and the legislation.”
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