Football great Shannon Sharpe said Thursday that he will "step aside temporarily" in the wake of a $50 million lawsuit accusing him of rape.
The 56-year-old former Denver Broncos tight end said he needs time away from the studios to fight allegations that he called "false and disruptive."
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“I will be devoting this time to my family, and responding and dealing with these false allegations set against me,” the Hall of Fame football great said.
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SIGN UP An ESPN representative said that Sharpe, a frequent panelist on the show "First Take," is right to take a break from work at the cable sports outfit.
“This is a serious situation, and we agree with Shannon’s decision to step away," the ESPN spokesperson said.
A woman filed a lawsuit in Nevada on Sunday, accusing Sharpe of twice raping her in Las Vegas in October and one more time in January, according to the suit.
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The woman said she was 19 years old in 2023 when she first met Sharpe in a Los Angeles gym, leading to a “rocky consensual relationship” of nearly two years in which he was frequently “aggressive” and raped her, according to the Clark County civil complaint.
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A representative for the plaintiff could not be immediately reached for comment Thursday.
Since the end of his playing days, Sharpe has had a long career in the studio as a football analyst for CBS, Fox Sports and ESPN.
And in more recent years, he's launched a popular podcast,
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, call the at 1-800-656-4673. The hotline, run by the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN), can put you in contact with your local rape crisis center. You can also access RAINN’s online chat service at .
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