Shannon Sharpe offered millions to his sexual assault accuser to settle the case.
TMZ reports that Sharpe’s lawyer, Lanny J. Davis revealed the bit of information to reporters on Tuesday, saying that Sharpe proposed paying Jane Doe “at least” $10 million during meditations that occurred “within the last month or so.”
While Doe appeared to be thinking about it, she "suddenly without warning, walked away from our offer,” Davis said. He said it was "a big surprise to us when suddenly this case was filed without any advanced warning."
Doe's attorney, Tony Buzbee confirmed that his client was offered the payout.
"On the one hand Mr. Sharpe and his lawyers claim that the case filed by Jane Doe is meritless, yet on the other hand they now have disclosed that Mr. Sharpe offered Jane Doe $10 million in writing not to file her lawsuit," Buzzbee wrote.
As previously reported on Monday, Doe claimed in her $50 million lawsuit that she met Sharpe at a gym in Los Angeles in 2023 when she was 20 years old. She said they had a “rocky consensual relationship.” According to her suit, when she attempted to end things with him in late 2024, he raped her. She said he sexually assaulted her again in January 2025.
On Tuesday, Buzbee released audio of an alleged conversation between Sharpe and Doe, where he appears to say he was “gonna fucking choke the shit out of” her. When speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Davis addressed the audio, saying Sharpe "spoke in the heat of the moment and did not literally mean the words."
Davis then denied all of Doe’s allegations, adding that Sharpe is gearing up to file a counterclaim soon. Davis said he thinks a video of Sharpe and his accuser will surface shortly, and urged people to “withhold judgment,” as the footage is “heavily edited," per TMZ.
Earlier today, Sharpe released a video of himself denying the allegations against him and calling the lawsuit a "shakedown."
"My career is all about real talk and honesty," Sharpe said. "I know my family and fans know exactly what this is about and I’m going to be out there telling you whatever I need to say just like I always do.”