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Updated July 21, 2025, 11:00 a.m.
Shannon Sharpe Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit, Case Dismissed
Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe has settled a lawsuit that accused him of sexually assaulting a woman during their relationship, her attorney confirmed Friday.
“All matters have now been addressed satisfactorily, and the matter is closed,” attorney Tony Buzbee said in a statement posted to X. “The lawsuit will thus be dismissed with prejudice,” meaning it cannot be refiled.
No terms of the settlement were disclosed. The suit, filed under the name Jane Doe, had sought $50 million in damages.
When the case was filed in April in Clark County, Nevada, Sharpe denied the claims, calling them “false and disruptive.” He temporarily stepped away from his role at ESPN on April 24 but said he planned to return before the NFL preseason.
A message seeking comment from Sharpe’s attorney, David Chesnoff, was not immediately returned Friday.
According to the lawsuit, the woman met Sharpe at a Los Angeles gym in 2023, when she was 20, and the two began what she described as a nearly two-year relationship. She accused Sharpe, now 57, of raping her in October 2024 and again in January 2025.
Buzbee, who also represented women in lawsuits against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, described the relationship as both consensual and tumultuous.
“Both sides acknowledge a long-term consensual and tumultuous relationship,” Buzbee said. “After protracted and respectful negotiations, I’m pleased to announce that we have reached a mutually agreed-upon resolution.”
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