Shannon Sharpe rape accuser confronted ex-NFL star with ‘no means no’ text

Shannon Sharpe rape accuser confronted ex-NFL star with ‘no means no’ text

The woman alleging that former NFL great and ESPN personality Shannon Sharpe raped her confronted him in a text exchange earlier this year. 

The woman texted Sharpe — according to a trove of messages released to the media by Sharpe’s attorney, Lanny J. Davis — on Jan. 2 that “no means no” and that she didn’t know “how to process” the situation.

“But I cried when u left because I begged you to put a condom on and not put it in my ᴀss and u didn’t listen,” the woman, who was named by Sharpe’s legal team but is not being identified by The Post, texted him.

“I don’t care what our history is, no means no shannon.”

Shannon Sharpe speaks onstage during the 28th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on May 13, 2024 in New York City. Getty Images for The Webby Awards

The text was followed up by the message about processing what happened, leading to Sharpe asking if he could “call you later?”

It wasn’t clear from the released text changes whether they discussed what had happened on the phone.

Sharpe is facing a $50 million lawsuit alleging that he raped the woman, believed to be in her 20s, on two occasions in October 2024 and January 2025. 

The suit claims Sharpe threatened to kill the woman multiple times, was “manipulating and controlling” and “repeatedly threatening to brutally choke and violently slap her.”

Former NFL player Shannon Sharpe attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena. Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

The lawsuit also described things between the two as a “rocky consensual relationship” and claimed that Sharpe had ᴀssaulted, Sєxually ᴀssaulted, committed battery, Sєxual battery and had intentionally inflicted emotional distress during the relationship. 

Davis described the hundreds of text messages released on Tuesday as showing “a pattern of Sєxual role-playing that specifically includes her being choked by [Sharpe].”

The alleged victim’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, also released a statement on Tuesday to the New York Times. 

Shannon Sharpe speaks onstage during a live taping of “Black Money Tree” podcast winning a NAACP Image Award during the Texas Black Expo Corporate Awards Luncheon featuring Shannon Sharpe at JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria on May 17, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Getty Images

“I look forward to presenting the evidence in this case through the judicial process, where the truth matters more than a sports icon’s desperate public spin,” he said. 

Sharpe has denied the allegations.

ESPN told The Post it had “no comment” on the situation on Monday. 

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