Shanin Sharp He announced on Thursday that he decided to temporarily stay away from his duties at ESPN, four days after a woman was filed from a civilian at a value of $ 50 million, accusing “the first” of the members of the rape team while she was in a two -year relationship.
The lawsuit, which was filed on Sunday in Clark County, in Nev, is seeking damage to the demands of assault, sexual assault, battery, sexual battery and deliberate necessity of emotional distress with the leadership of multiple unusual sexual meetings in her apartment in Las Vegas between October and January.
“The relationship with mutual consent was 100 %.” The American Football Association draft. “In this turn I choose to step down as part of my ESPN duties.
“I will devote this time to my family, respond and deal with these wrong and sabotage allegations that were put against me. I plan to return to ESPN at the beginning of the American Football Association season.”
“This is a serious situation, and we agree with Shannon’s decision to abandon,” ESPN spokesman said in an e -mail statement.
mustache , Celebrity Football HallFirst, he addressed the allegations on Tuesday in a video posted on Instagram, where he was called “A Shakedown”. Lawyers on both sides acknowledged that Sharp offered at least $ 10 million to settle the case in mediation before the lawsuit was filed, but the accused refused the offer.
Sharp, 56, first appeared on “First takeIn August 2023, two months after his seven -year career as a co -host of FS1 “Undisputed” with Payless skipping I finish. In June 2024, Sharpe signed a multi -year contract with ESPN who expanded his role in “First Take” and other offers on ESPN as well.
“Being part of this family was a blessing,” Sharp said at that time. “Everything about this relationship with ESPN, Stephen a. [Smith]And “first take”, was enormous. I look forward to expanding my role and showing more world what I should offer. “
In September, Sharp participated in an accident in which he claimed that he accidentally lived in the same voice on Live on Instagram. Sharp was not publicly disciplined by ESPN.
Sharpe is also a successful hosting such as “Club Shay Shay” and “NightCap”. Friday, Front office sport I mentioned that Sharpe is dealing with the podcast network in the storage unit that has expired and Sharpe “has received multiple offers and is expected to sign a deal exceeding $ 100 million.”
