ESPN Taking Heat For How It Responded To Shannon Sharpe
- Former ESPN anchor Sage Steele criticized ESPN for its handling of sexual assault accusations against Shannon Sharpe, citing a double standard regarding conservative viewpoints.
- Shannon Sharpe is accused of rape, which he and his lawyer deny, claiming the language used in a released phone call was misinterpreted.
- The accuser rejected Sharpe's $10 million settlement offer and filed a lawsuit, with claims of multiple sexual assaults.
- Sharpe's attorney reiterated that he categorically denies all accusations, describing them as a 'shakedown' and pledging to fight vigorously in court.
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Sage Steele Calls Out ESPN Hypocrisy With Shannon Sharpe, Conservative Women
Former ESPN anchor Sage Steele called out the once-respected television network on Tuesday for its hypocrisy with its handling of the Shannon Sharpe accusations and conservative women. And former SportsCenter anchor Ashley Brewer Kaminsky chimed in with an example of her own.Sharpe has been accused of rape, accusations that he and his lawyer have strongly denied. A phone call between Sharpe and the accuser, was released on Tuesday, with Sharpe u…
ESPN Taking Heat For How It Responded To Shannon Sharpe
Classic ESPN Show Is Getting Canceled (1:15) ESPN's efforts to simply let Shannon Sharpe's ongoing legal issues play out seem to have blown up in their face.When the allegations of Sharpe's sexual assault were first made public earlier this week, ESPN made the call to simply let Sharpe conduct his scheduled appearance on their programming as normal. They bore the brunt of a shot from Paul Heyman on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday then had Sharpe o…

Shannon Sharpe’s Accuser Released Alleged Audio Of Him Saying He’ll “F-cking Choke The Sh-t Out” Of Her
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Shannon Sharpe was named in a $50 million lawsuit Monday morning, accusing him of sexual assault and battery, and now more alleged evidence has come to light after Sharpe’s legal representatives responded. Now, Jane Doe, who Sharpe says is Gabrielle Zuniga, has gone a step further by releasing an alleged phone conversation with the Hall of Famer where he sounds pretty upset while threatening her. View this post on …
Shannon Sharpe Tells Rape Accuser He Wants to 'Choke' Her in New Audio
Shannon Sharpe's accuser's lawyer has released new audio in which you can hear the ESPN commentator threatening to choke the woman in public -- but the Pro Football Hall of Famer's team is adamant it's not what it sounds like.
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