Shannon Sharpe Is Accused of Rape by Ex-Girlfriend

Shannon Sharpe, the host of the popular podcast of the sports and pop culture “Club Shay” and a former NFL player, was sued by an ex -girlfriend who accused him of rape and sexual assault giving a relationship of almost two years.

The woman, which is described about 20 years, filed the complaint anonymously on Sunday at Clark Count, Nevada, and is looking for damage for $ 50 million. She says in the demand that Mr. Sharpe, 56, raped her in her department in October and January.

The demand says that, turning the meetings, Mr. Sharpe forced the woman while she sobbed and begged her to stop.

Lanny J. Davis, a lawyer representation, Mr. Sharpe, denied all accusations in a statement in social networks, qualifying the demand “a shameless and cynical attempt to shake Mr. Sharpe for millions of dollars.” The lawyer also published graphic messages that said they were texts between Mr. Sharpe and the woman who showed a “consensual and adult relationship that included roles, sexual language and fantasy scenarios explicitly requested” by the woman, whom he named.

The lawsuit was filed by Tony Buzbee, a Texas lawyer who has drawn attention for presenting more than three demands against Sean combs who accuse the magnate of inappropriate sexual behavior music. One of the demands also accused rapper Jay-Z of rape, but that case was withdrawn after some of the details in the accuser’s account were unraveled, starting a contentious legal battle betting on some. Buzbee and Jay-Z.

In a video posted on social networks on Tuesday, Sharpe said: “This is a Shakedown. I will be open, transparent and defend myself, this is correct. All this is being orchestrated by Tony Buzbee.”

In recent months, Mr. Buzbee has also submitted demands of sexual aggression against the influential online Andrew Tate and the Alexander Brothers, two or who were one of the best corridors of goods of goods. In 2021, he was the lawyer of about two boxes of women who accused the NFL of the NFL Deshaun Watson to harass or assault their massage quotes. Most demands against Mr. Watson settled.

In a statement about the accusations against Mr. Sharpe, Buzbee said: “I hope to present the evidence in this case through the judicial process, where the truth matters more than the desperate public turn of a sports icon.”

Mr. Sharpe is three times Super Bowl champion and a closed wing of the Hall of Fame of Professional Soccer that has become a personality of the media since his retirement after the 2003 season Mr. Sharpe also appears in the ESPN morning debate program “First Take”.

Julia Jacobs Contributed reports.