It appears that Shannon Sharpe was into some kinky sex.
The NFL Hall of Famer and media darling is fighting for his name, brand, and career.
Sharpe’s rape accuser is suing him for $50 million, accusing him of assault, sexual assault, battery, and sexual battery, in addition to the intentional infliction of emotional distress.
According to his attorney, the case is a “blatant and cynical attempt to shake down.”
Unfortunately, more and more information continues to come out about what he was allegedly doing behind the scenes.
Sources close to Sharpe have spoken with TMZ Sports, sharing new alleged details of his relationship with his accuser. The sources claim that the two of them never reached “boyfriend-girlfriend” status and that their dynamic was “purely” sexual.
Aside from that, they also had BDSM sex “about 100 times” from late 2022 to January 2025 in Los Angeles and Nevada.
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Sources close to Shannon Sharpe say his relationship with his rape accuser was "purely" a consensual BDSM arrangement, allegedly meeting for rough sex about 100 times from late 2022 to Jan. 2025.
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They claim she requested acts like choking, collars, and role-play in alleged… pic.twitter.com/DccdUWbtHX
The sources claimed she requested acts like choking, collars, and role-play in alleged texts—including one that said, “i want u to tie me up like this and abuse me daddy.”
Shannon Sharpe spent his NFL career with the Denver Broncos and the Baltimore Ravens, winning three Super Bowls. Following his retirement, he became a noted sports media personality.
Everything he has worked for is in jeopardy.
Shannon Sharpe Was Told, “No Means No”
Shannon Sharpe is stepping away from ESPN “temporarily” amid rape and sexual assault allegations made against him in a lawsuit.
Sharpe was named in a Nevada state lawsuit in which a woman alleges the retired NFL star raped her on multiple occasions over the course of a nearly two-year, “rocky consensual relationship.”
According to the filing, the woman accuses Sharpe of also recording their sexual encounters without her consent.
What makes things bad for Sharpe is the woman, who is identified as Jane Doe in the filing, stated, “A woman can say ‘yes’ to consensual sexual relations with a man ninety-nine times, but when she says ‘no’ even once, that ‘no’ means no.”
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