Shannon Sharpe, the NFL Hall of Famer wey everybody sabi, don face serious wahala as ESPN don cut am off less than two weeks after im settle one big lawsuit. Dis lawsuit wey involve serious allegations no be small matter o. Wetin happen? Make we gist am well.
As e dey be, the lawsuit wey the woman wey dem dey call ‘Jane Doe‘ file claim say Sharpe rape am. She dey seek $50 million for the emotional pain, psychological wahala, plus all the embarrassment wey the matter don cause am. Na serious case o! Sharpe, however, immediately deny the allegations, talk say na shakedown dem wan pull on top am. E talk say their relationship na consensual, and nothing dey wrong.
Sharpe don dey off ESPN since April when the matter first land. E no show for their screen since den, and people dey wonder wetin dey happen. E don even talk say e go come back during NFL training camp, but we no go see am again (the guy don dey turn on top the matter like cooking pot wey no fit boil).
But wetin we sabi so far be say, after long negotiation, the woman’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, announce say dem don close the case on July 18. Him talk say everything don settle, and dem go dismiss the case wey get ‘prejudice’ meaning say Jane no fit refire the claim again. Na serious protection o! No criminal charges don dey filed against Sharpe, so na just civil matter dis one dey.
The woman claim say the relationship wey she get with Sharpe dey rocky, and e don last for about two years. According to court document, she claim say Sharpe go record their sexual moments without her consent (that one no be small matter at all). But wey Sharpe dey? E dey continue to host im popular podcasts like ‘Club Shay Shay‘ and ‘Nightcap’, collaborating with former player Chad Ochocinco. Both don dey here dey use their mouth give us correct gist.
Before the lawsuit enter the picture, Sharpe dey close to clinching one podcast deal wey go worth like $100 million. E be like say dem don already open market for am before wahala come land, and as e be now, the money may just dey slip through im hand (e be like say na water wey no get pot). The action wey ESPN take fit mean say dem no wan carry wahala for their image or their brand too o, so dem just ‘cut am off like olowogbogboro.’
As the story dey unfold, Sharpe still dey maintain say e no do wetin dem accuse am of, and e go continue im media career no matter wetin happen. Na wah o! The matter dey teach us sey even stars fit get gbagunke and wahala for ground.
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