Sharpe started dealing with profession setbacks after a lady filed a $50million lawsuit underneath the title Jane Doe in Nevada state courtroom on April 20. She was later recognized as OnlyFans mannequin Gabriella Zuniga.
Within the criticism obtained by RadarOnline.com, Zuniga accused Sharpe of raping her on a number of events all through their “rocky consensual relationship” that turned “controlling” and “abusive.” The accuser added she suffered a number of cases of assault, sexual assault, battery, and sexual battery within the fingers of Sharpe.
She additionally blasted Sharpe for recording their sexual actions and sharing them with others with out her consent and data.
“A lady can say ‘sure’ to consensual sexual relations with a person ninety-nine instances, however when she says ‘no’ even as soon as, that ‘no’ means no,” a part of the criticism learn, as reported by RadarOnline.com. “Defendant Shannon Sharpe, a person who’s accustomed to getting what he needs, utterly fails to know this primary idea.”
The lawsuit continued: “After many months of manipulating and controlling Plaintiff, a lady greater than thirty years youthful than he, and repeatedly threatening to brutally choke and violently slap her, Sharpe refused to just accept the reply no and raped Plaintiff, regardless of her sobbing and repeated screams of ‘no.'”
Sharpe’s legal professional, Lanny Davis, responded to the allegations by way of a press release to Folks, saying: “The proof paints a transparent image: this was a consensual, grownup relationship that included role-playing, sexual language, and fantasy situations.”
The previous soccer tight finish additionally known as the lawsuit a “shakedown,” alleging the girl’s high-profile legal professional, Tony Buzbee, orchestrated the submitting whereas making an attempt to govern the media. He introduced he would file a counterclaim afterward.