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The news comes after the former NFL star settled a lawsuit earlier this month, in which he was accused of sexual assault, the plaintiff’s attorney Tony Buzbee announced on social media.
“Both sides acknowledge a long-term consensual and tumultuous relationship,” the attorney wrote on X July 19. “After protracted and respectful negotiations, I’m pleased to announce that we have reached a mutually agreed upon resolution. All matters have now been addressed satisfactorily, and the matter is closed.”
The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, which means the plaintiff cannot refile the same claim against the same defendant.
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Shannon Sharpe is facing serious legal troubles.
The former Denver Broncos tight end has been accused of sexual assault and battery following a two-year relationship, according to documents obtained by NBC Sports.
The April 20 civil complaint, in which the accuser is being identified as Jane Doe, alleged that Sharpe had raped her, recorded and shared videos of their sexual activities without her knowledge and engaged in unprotected sex despite her efforts to get him to stop or wear a condom.
E! News has reached out to reps for Sharpe for comment and has not heard back.
Jane Doe alleged that she and Sharpe began a “rocky consensual relationship” in 2023, which she described as controlling and abusive, per the documents.
“He demanded complete control over her time and body,” the complaint, which was filed in Nevada, alleges, per TMZ Sports and NBC Sports, “expecting her to be at his house on his schedule, at his command, whenever he called.”
“Defendant Shannon Sharpe, a man who is accustomed to getting what he wants, completely fails to understand this basic concept,” the filing continued. “After many months of manipulating and controlling Plaintiff—a woman more than thirty years younger than he—and repeatedly threatening to brutally choke and violently slap her, Sharpe refused to accept the answer no and raped Plaintiff, despite her sobbing and repeated screams of ‘no.'”
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Jane Doe, who was 20 at the time, alleged that Sharpe, 56, forced himself on her “while she was crying” after she attempted to break things off following news that the Club Shay Shay podcast host was heard accidentally having sex with another woman on Instagram Live in September.
The civil complaint, which does not have any criminal consequences attached, is seeking $50 million. “If/when there’s a trial, the recovery, if any, will be determined by a jury, based on the evidence and the law,” the document continued. “The number can, in theory, be anything.”
Buzbee confirmed his law firm was representing Jane Doe on Instagram April 21, adding that his client alleged that she “was brutally sexually assaulted by former NFL player Shannon Sharpe on multiple occasions, the last incident occurring in January 2025.”
“The lawsuit filed under the pseudonym ‘Jane Doe’ lays out a pattern of intimidation, manipulation and abuse, including allegations that Sharpe repeatedly threatened to choke and slap Jane Doe,” he wrote. “I’m extremely proud to represent Jane Doe. It takes a great deal of courage to stand up against those with power, fame and money.”
He concluded, “I look forward to pressing this case in court.”
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