Shannon Sharpe
Get away from the ESPN after the rape trial
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Shannon Sharpe said he moved away from his ESPN concert … Four days after a woman said in a trial, he raped her.
The temple of renown of professional football announced the decision on its page X Thursday afternoon … declaring that he had “temporarily” left his seat at the office “First Take” in order to manage “false and disruptive allegations against me”.
Sharpe added, from now on, he plans to return to his place next to Stephen A. Smith Later this summer – just at the start of the pre -season of the NFL.
In his statement, Sharpe thanked his fans for all the support he received this week – after a Jane Doe On Sunday in a trial, he assaulted it sexually in October 2024 and January 2025 … following a relationship of almost two years.
As part of his announcement, Sharpe argued that he had not committed any reprehensible act … saying: “The relationship in question was 100% consensual.”
Sharpe struck Espn Airwaves for the first time in 2023 … After Smith recruited him to be his partner on “First Take”. In February 2024, he accepted an extension to stay in the program. Despite the Sunday's file, he appeared in the episodes of the program on Monday and Tuesday without problem.
An ESPN spokesman said TMZ SPORTS After Sharpe's announcement, “this is a serious situation, and we agree with Shannon's decision to keep us away.”
