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Shannon Sharpe won’t be on ESPN anytime soon.

On Wednesday, ESPN decided his issues in court were too much and fired him. Sharpe has not been on the network since late April after a lawsuit accused him of some disturbing actions with a woman with whom he was in a s3xual relationship.

Since the lawsuit came to light, Sharpe has stepped away from his duties on ESPN’s First Take.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe had just reached an agreement on terms of a settlement with a woman who accused him of s3xually assaulting her during their relationship.

The plaintiff was seeking $50 million for “pain and suffering, psychological and emotional distress, mental anguish, embarrassment, and humiliation.”

Sharpe joined ESPN in 2023, following a seven-year run at FOX Sports as co-host of Undisputed alongside Skip Bayless.

What Was Shannon Sharpe Accused of Doing?

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Shannon Sharpe took a break from ESPN, and now he will never return.

Sharpe was accused of committing assault, s3xual assault, battery, and s3xual battery against an unidentified woman in a $50 million lawsuit filed on April 20. He was fired this week.

In the lawsuit, Sharpe was accused of r@ping the woman in October 2024 and again in January 2025. Additionally, Sharpe allegedly recorded their s3xual encounters without her consent and was physically abusive, choked, and struck Doe, and “threatened her life multiple times.”

The 22-year-old woman, who filed as “Jane Doe,” has since been identified as OnlyFans model Gabriella “Gabbi” Zuniga.

Zuniga also accused him of being “manipulating and controlling” and even “repeatedly threatening to brutally choke and violently slap” her.

The woman allegedly confronted him in a text exchange in 2025. The woman texted Shannon Sharpe that “no means no” and that she didn’t know “how to process” the situation that allegedly went on between them.

Brittney Griner Finally Breaks Her Silence Over Alleged Caitlin Clark Comments That The WNBA Refused To Investigate

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WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

 

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

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Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got aw@y with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.