Shannon Sharpe Fights Back Against Explosive $50M Lawsuit

Shannon Sharpe has responded to the sexual assault lawsuit filed towards him on Monday.

A lady claiming to be the previous tight finish’s girlfriend sued him for $50 million for alleged assault, sexual assault, battery, and sexual battery.

The girl, referred to within the go well with as Jane Doe, additionally claimed that Sharpe deliberately filmed them having intercourse with out her data, including that he brought about her emotional misery.

Quickly after information of the lawsuit towards him made headlines, Sharpe shared a statement from his authorized counsel, Lanny J. Davis, on social media.

Within the assertion, Davis revealed the lady’s id as Gabriella Zuniga and shared textual content messages she despatched to Sharpe.

One textual content message Zuniga allegedly despatched on October 7, 2023, learn, “I would like you to place a canine collar round my neck and choke me with it whilst you’re f-cking me.”

One other textual content she allegedly despatched on January 1, 2025, learn, “I do know u miss this juicy a–…$25k for every cheek.”

Davis fired again at Zuniga and her lawyer, Tony Buzbee. He mentioned, “This lawsuit, filed by Gabriella Zuniga and orchestrated by her lawyer Tony Buzbee, is a blatant and cynical try to shake down Mr. Sharpe for hundreds of thousands of {dollars}.”

He continued, “It’s stuffed with lies, distortions, and misrepresentations — and it’ll not succeed.”

Davis additionally mentioned, “In her effort to extract a big monetary settlement, Ms. Zuniga offered Mr. Sharpe with a secretly recorded video of a consensual sexual encounter.”

Sharpe’s authorized counsel claimed Zuniga’s video was “closely edited and brought solely out of context,” including that it was “crafted to painting a consensual act as non-consensual.”

In line with Davis, Sharpe’s accuser “has refused to supply a replica of the total, unedited model of the recording” to the ex-footballer’s authorized group.

He continued, “To set the file straight, we’re releasing a number of of Ms. Zuniga’s personal express textual content messages to Mr. Sharpe that clearly point out the character of their relationship was consensual and sexual in nature — and, in lots of instances, initiated by her with particular and graphic requests.”

Sharpe’s group claimed he and Zuniga continued having consensual intercourse till January 2, 2025, “the day after she requested for ‘$25,000 per cheek'” within the textual content message she despatched to him.

Davis shared a number of alleged textual content messages from Zuniga to Sharpe. Within the messages, she allegedly made sexual advances at him and expressed her want for him to get her pregnant.

Sharpe’s authorized counsel continued, “These messages are only a sampling of a broader sample of graphic, sexual communications initiated by Ms. Zuniga. The proof paints a transparent image: this was a consensual, grownup relationship that included role-playing, sexual language, and fantasy situations explicitly requested by Ms. Zuniga.”

Davis pressured that Zuniga’s allegedly recorded and edited tape tried to indicate that her sexual encounters along with his shopper weren’t consensual. He added, “However Mr. Sharpe now believes her secret taping was all a part of her deliberate set-up as a part of her blackmail scheme, as distorted by her edited tape, a replica of which she refused to make accessible to Mr. Sharpe or his counsel.”

Sharpe’s lawyer concluded by denying any wrongdoing by his shopper. He mentioned, “Mr. Sharpe categorically denies all allegations of coercion or misconduct — particularly the gross lie of “rape” — and won’t undergo what he sees as an egregious try of blackmail.”

The assertion ended, “He stands firmly by the reality and is ready to battle these false claims vigorously in court docket. He seems ahead to vindication via due course of and a judgment primarily based on the information and the legislation.”

Earlier on Monday, Shannon Sharpe got here underneath fireplace following critical allegations from an nameless girl, recognized as Jane Doe, who filed a lawsuit in Nevada.

Represented by high-profile lawyer Tony Buzbee, the accuser claimed she met Sharpe at a Los Angeles health club in 2023 when she was 20 and he was in his mid-50s.

In line with the lawsuit, Sharpe provided to purchase her breast implants if she received a weight-loss problem. What started as flirtation allegedly changed into a controlling and verbally abusive relationship.

The accuser, via Buzbee, claimed Sharpe demanded complete management over her schedule, stating per TMZ, “He demanded full management over her time and physique, anticipating her to be at his home on his schedule, at his command, each time he known as.”