{"id":8188,"date":"2025-07-20T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/8188\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T10:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:28:16","slug":"georgia-native-nfl-hall-of-famer-shannon-sharpe-resolves-rape-lawsuit-lawyer-says-wsb-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/8188\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia native, NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe resolves rape lawsuit, lawyer says \u2013 WSB-TV Channel 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS, Nev. \u2014 NFL Hall of Fame member Shannon Sharpe has resolved a lawsuit that accused him of\u00a0sexually assaulting a woman\u00a0during their relationship<\/a>, her attorney said Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll matters have now been addressed satisfactorily, and the matter is closed. The lawsuit will thus be dismissed with prejudice,\u201d Tony Buzbee said on X, meaning the lawsuit can\u2019t be refiled.<\/p>\n

No details were released. The lawsuit had sought $50 million.<\/p>\n

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Sharpe called the allegations \u201cfalse and disruptive\u201d when the lawsuit was filed in April in Clark County, Nevada. He\u00a0stepped away from work at ESPN\u00a0at the time but had pledged to return by the start of the NFL preseason.<\/p>\n

A phone message seeking comment from Sharpe\u2019s attorney, David Chesnoff, wasn\u2019t immediately returned Friday.<\/p>\n

The woman first met Sharpe at a gym in Los Angeles in 2023 when she was 20, and a nearly two-year relationship followed, according to the lawsuit. Sharpe, 57, was accused of raping the woman in October 2024 and in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth sides acknowledge a long-term consensual and tumultuous relationship,\u201d Buzbee said. \u201cAfter protracted and respectful negotiations, I\u2019m pleased to announce that we have reached a mutually agreed upon resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sharpe was a four-time All-Pro tight end who played on two Super Bowl-winning teams with Denver and one with Baltimore over 14 seasons from 1990 to 2003. He was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.<\/p>\n

Sharpe retired as the NFL\u2019s all-time leader among tight ends in receptions (815), yards receiving (10,060) and touchdowns (62). Those records have been broken.<\/p>\n

Sharpe has been a staple on TV and social media since retiring. He left FS1\u2019s sports debate show \u201cUndisputed\u201d in 2023 and joined ESPN soon afterward.<\/p>\n

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