April 24, 2025
Shannon Sharpe provided his accuser ‘a minimum of $10 million’ in a pre-lawsuit settlement try, his lawyer revealed
Shannon Sharpe provided his sexual assault accuser “a minimum of $10 million” in a settlement earlier than she filed her bombshell $50 million lawsuit, the ESPN analyst’s legal professional stated.
The previous NFL star’s legal professional, Lanny Davis, held an April 22 convention name the place he revealed the “tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars}” Sharpe provided to the plaintiff, since recognized as Gabriella Zuniga, to settle the case earlier than the lawsuit was filed, in accordance with NBC Sports activities.
When requested to make clear, Davis confirmed that Sharpe provided “a minimum of $10 million” to his accuser in a proper mediation session, earlier than Davis received concerned within the case.
The revelation has sparked hypothesis in regards to the credibility of the plaintiff, who initially filed the swimsuit beneath the title Jane Doe earlier than being recognized in a press release from Sharpe’s authorized group.
Sharpe was fast to answer the lawsuit, calling it a “shakedown.” Nonetheless, the courtroom of public opinion is now questioning Sharpe’s claims of blackmail after studying about his personal multi-million greenback provide.
“Why a lot cash if Mr. Sharpe is simply being attacked by an legal professional that solely targets “black excellence”…?” one X person requested. “Maybe she noticed/skilled one thing extra damning than what the media is main on.”
“Wouldn’t provide to pay cash for those who wasn’t responsible,” added another person.
Now Sharpe’s future on ESPN’s First Take could possibly be in danger.
“I can inform you I additionally spoke to co-chairman of Disney, the boss, Jimmy Pitaro, who made it very, very clear [that ESPN] is taking this matter very critically and we’re wanting into this very, very carefully and as soon as we collect as many information as we probably can, we are going to go from there,” ESPN star Stephen A. Smith, co-host of First Take, stated on his podcast, The Stephen A. Smith Present.
“And that’s all he stated,” Smith added. “And I can point out his title as a result of I obtained his permission to say that.”
Smith famous his lack of know-how on “what meaning” for Sharpe—however hopes his “good friend” is cleared within the matter.
“In my excellent world…the case is in the end dropped and Shannon is allowed to proceed on First Take and proceed to thrive and shine and have an illustrious profession within the podcast stratosphere,” Smith stated. “In my excellent world, he strikes on, and in some way, a way, we discover this all to be false.”
Nonetheless, he famous that “it doesn’t look like that’s the way in which issues are about to go down.”
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