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Shannon Sharpe absent from Espn’s Take the first For the second day in a row after the NFL of Famer Gallery was sued for sexual assault.
Sharpe, 56, is a part-time contributor to the Sports morning show and it is unclear whether it was due to appear either on the episodes Wednesday, April 23, or Thursday, April 24. However, given the fact that the NFL draft starts on Thursday night, some fans were quick to connect the dots.
“Welp… No Shannon Sharpe on Taking First,” one viewer wrote By x. “On the NFL’s draft comment day. Not good.”
Another writing“Slowly but certainly ESPN pushes Shannon Sharpe away.”
NFL Fame Hall, Shannon Sharpe, has been charged with rape and sexual battery in a $ 50 million bomb legal case. In court documents filed in Nevada on April 20, according to NBC Sports, he accused a woman identified as Sharpe’s “Jane Doe” of sexually assaulting her on several occasions as well as making oral threats. Sharpe (…)
Appeared before the Tight end of the NFL on Monday, April 21, and Tuesday, April 22, chapters of Take the first After the legal proceedings were filed, but did not address the allegations on the air.
Sharpe was Charged with rape and sexual battery in legal case $ 50 million Filed by “Jane Doe” in Nevada on Sunday, April 20. In the 13-page complaint, obtained by NBC News, it is said that the woman-which says she and Sharpe “a rocky consensual relationship” for two years-also claims that Sharpe participated in a deliberate intervention of emotional distress.
Lanny J. DavisSharpe attorney, claimed to him Weekly US On Monday, April 21, the legal proceedings were “filled with lies, distortions and misrepresentations – and will not succeed.” He accused the woman of trying to “a prominent and cynical attempt to shake Mr Sharpe down for millions of dollars.”
Sharpe joined Take the first As a circular panelist in August 2023. In June 2024, Sharpe signed a multi -Deal Deal to expand his role on the show.
Weekly US Extended to ESPN for comments about the future of Sharpe on the network.
Stephen A. Smithone of Sharpe Take the first Cohosts, addressed the allegations against Sharpe on Tuesday’s episode.
While Smith, 57, said he was “sincere hopeful and prayerful that he was innocent,” Smith acknowledged that he had discussed the legal proceedings with an ESPN chairman, James Pitaro.
“(Pitaro) made it very, very clear that we take this issue seriously,” said Smith. “And we’re looking into this very, very, right. Once we collect as many facts as we can, we’ll go away. That’s all he said. I can talk about his name because I got his permission to say that.”
Smith continued, “I don’t know what that means. In my perfect world, this equates to Jay-Z, where the case is ultimately dropped and Shannon is allowed to continue Take the first and continue to thrive and shine. “
