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Shannon Sharpe To Be Benched By ESPN’s ‘First Take’ Amid Rape Lawsuit, $10M Settlement Offer
Explicit claims of multiple sexual assaults by ex-NFL star & broadcast Shannon Sharpe have taken on deep resonance after it was revealed the plaintiff was offered $10M for her silence
With rape allegations, a $50 million lawsuit, and a derailed multi-million dollar settlement surrounding the NFL Hall of Farmer the Jimmy Pitaro-run cable sports outlet has decided to bench Sharpe from his regular Monday and Tuesday slot on the Stephen A. Smith fronted show, I hear. Unsurprisingly, the April 22 revelation by Sharpe’s own lawyer Lanny Davis that the Nightcap podcast co-host offered to write his accuser a $10 million check earlier this year to keep this on the down-low has also “raised concerns” at ESPN. In a video missive put out earlier Tuesday, Sharpe attacked Buzbee’s credibility directly and promised to file a defamation lawsuit against the admittedly aggressive attorney and the OnlyFans posting Jane Doe.
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