\u201cBoth sides acknowledge a long-term consensual and tumultuous relationship,\u201d\u00a0Jane Doe’s attorney said in a statement<\/p>\n
\n\tFormer NFL player and media personality Shannon Sharpe<\/a> has settled a lawsuit<\/a> with a former partner who had accused him of rape<\/a>. On Thursday, the woman\u2019s lawyer shared on social media that they had reached an agreement and the lawsuit would be dismissed.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cBoth sides acknowledge a long-term consensual and tumultuous relationship,\u201d the plaintiff\u2019s attorney Tony Buzbee said in a statement to Rolling Stone. \u201cAfter protracted and respectful negotiations, I\u2019m pleased to announce that we have reached a mutually agreed upon resolution. All matters have now been addressed satisfactorily, and the matter is closed.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAt the time of the lawsuit, in November, Sharpe announced he would take a temporary leave from his role at ESPN, writing in a statement online that the relationship in question was \u201c100% consensual,\u201d calling the allegations \u201cfalse and disruptive.\u201d<\/p>\n JANE DOE V. SHANNON SHARPE<\/p>\n On April 20, 2025, The Buzbee Law Firm filed a complaint in Nevada making several allegations against Shannon Sharpe on behalf of our client. Both sides acknowledge a long-term consensual and tumultuous relationship. After protracted and respectful\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Tony Buzbee (@TonyBuzbee2) July 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI plan to return to ESPN at the start of the NFL preseason,\u201d he wrote at the time. \u201cI sincerely appreciate the overwhelming and ongoing support I have received from my family, friends and colleagues.\u201d \u00a0Sharpe has not appeared on ESPN since April.<\/p>\n \n\tThe\u00a0civil complaint filed in Nevada by a Jane Doe plaintiff<\/a>\u00a0claimed that Sharpe allegedly assaulted her during a \u201crocky consensual relationship that lasted nearly two years\u201d that began in 2023 when she was 19 years old. The $50 million lawsuit claimed that Sharpe \u201cviolently sexually assaulted and anally raped Plaintiff two different times\u201d in October 2024. The complaint also alleged that Sharpe would record and share videos of his sexual encounters with Doe without her consent or knowledge.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\tIn the days following the lawsuit\u2019s filing, lawyers for both sides have leaked text messages and audio recordings between Sharpe and Doe\u00a0via outlets like TMZ<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tA rep for Sharpe did not immediately return Rolling Stone\u2018s request for comment. <\/p>\n \t