Shannon Sharpe Fights Back Against Explosive $50M Lawsuit

Shannon Sharpe has responded to the sexual assault lawsuit filed in opposition to 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 lady, referred to within the go well with as Jane Doe, additionally claimed that Sharpe deliberately filmed them having intercourse with out her information, including that he prompted her emotional misery.

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

In the assertion, Davis revealed the girl’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 want you to put a dog collar around my neck and choke me with it while you’re f-cking me.”

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

Davis fired again at Zuniga and her legal professional, Tony Buzbee. He mentioned, “This lawsuit, filed by Gabriella Zuniga and orchestrated by her attorney Tony Buzbee, is a blatant and cynical attempt to shake down Mr. Sharpe for millions of dollars.”

He continued, “It is filled with lies, distortions, and misrepresentations — and it will not succeed.”

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

Sharpe’s authorized counsel claimed Zuniga’s video was “heavily edited and taken entirely out of context,” including that it was “crafted to portray a consensual act as non-consensual.”

According to Davis, Sharpe’s accuser “has refused to provide a copy of the full, unedited version of the recording” to the ex-footballer’s authorized staff.

He continued, “To set the record straight, we are releasing several of Ms. Zuniga’s own explicit text messages to Mr. Sharpe that clearly indicate the nature of their relationship was consensual and sexual in nature — and, in many cases, initiated by her with specific and graphic requests.”

Sharpe’s staff claimed he and Zuniga continued having consensual intercourse till January 2, 2025, “the day after she asked 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. In the messages, she allegedly made sexual advances at him and expressed her need for him to get her pregnant.

Sharpe’s authorized counsel continued, “These messages are just a sampling of a broader pattern of graphic, sexual communications initiated by Ms. Zuniga. The evidence paints a clear picture: this was a consensual, adult relationship that included role-playing, sexual language, and fantasy scenarios explicitly requested by Ms. Zuniga.”

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

Sharpe’s legal professional concluded by denying any wrongdoing by his shopper. He mentioned, “Mr. Sharpe categorically denies all allegations of coercion or misconduct — especially the gross lie of “rape” — and will not submit to what he sees as an egregious attempt of blackmail.”

The assertion ended, “He stands firmly by the truth and is prepared to fight these false claims vigorously in court. He looks forward to vindication through due process and a judgment based on the facts and the law.”

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

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

According to the lawsuit, Sharpe supplied to purchase her breast implants if she gained a weight-loss problem. What started as flirtation allegedly become a controlling and verbally abusive relationship.

The accuser, by Buzbee, claimed Sharpe demanded complete management over her schedule, stating per TMZ, “He demanded complete control over her time and body, expecting her to be at his house on his schedule, at his command, whenever he called.”