Charlamagne Tha God has ripped into Shannon Sharpe for dating a woman almost 30 years younger than him amid the former NFL star’s shock $50m rape lawsuit.
Sharpe, 56, is being sued by one of his ex-girlfriends over claims he repeatedly raped her during their time together, which he vehemently denies after countering that she is trying to score a major financial settlement from a consensual relationship.
According to the filing, the pair met in 2023 when she was 20 years old and the Super Bowl winner was 53. He is accused of sexually abusing her on multiple occasions as the romance progressed in 2024 and 2025.
While he is protesting his innocence, despite a bombshell text released by his own attorney showing the accuser telling him ‘no means no’ after he allegedly raped her in January of this year, Sharpe has been called out by Charlamagne for lacking ‘discipline and security’.
The radio host blasted his decision to date a woman in her early 20s, telling him he should be settled with a wife and kids and ‘taking cholesterol medicine’ at his age.
‘This is a very, very messy situation,’ he said about Sharpe’s lawsuit on Tuesday’s edition of The Breakfast Club. ‘I don’t know what’s true and what’s not true, but I have no idea why a [53-year-old] man is dating a 19/20 year old.
Charlamagne Tha God (left) has ripped into Shannon Sharpe (right) amid his $50m rape lawsuit
Sharpe, 56, is being sued by one of his ex-girlfriends over claims he repeatedly raped her
He then added: ‘You [53] years old, you should be laying with your wife and kids, taking your cholesterol medicine, minding your damn business.
‘We need discipline and stability. I ain’t talking about just Shannon, I’m just talking about all of us in general. Men need discipline and security.
‘Find you one woman and settle your a** down.’
Sharpe broke his silence on the matter on Tuesday afternoon, hitting out at the accuser’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, whom he claims has a history of targeting black men for his own financial gain.
A well-known Houston lawyer, Buzbee previously represented the women who settled sexual misconduct lawsuits against NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson, now a member of the Cleveland Browns. Buzbee is also currently representing Andrew Tate’s ex-girlfriend, who accused the controversial influencer of physical abuse, and the woman who dropped her sexual assault accusations against Jay-Z.
The rapper has since filed his own lawsuit accusing Buzbee of extortion.
Sharpe, who has denied the rape allegations, is now accusing Buzbee of a ‘shakedown.’
‘Tony Buzbee targets black men and I believe he’s going to release a 30-second clip of a sex tape that tries to make me look guilty and play into every stereotype you can possibly imagine,’ the Denver Broncos great and popular podcaster said in a recorded statement posted on Instagram.
She was said to be 20 years old when she started dating the Super Bowl winner, who was 53
Sharpe with another of his former ex-girlfriends, fitness trainer Katy Kellner, in February 2012. Kellner isn’t the woman suing Sharpe in Nevada and has made no public claims about him
Buzbee did allege that Sharpe offered his client a ‘hefty sum’ to settle the case in February, only for the plaintiff to decline the payoff.
‘A little history,’ Buzbee wrote in his statement. ‘Back in early February, our office contacted Mr. Sharpe on behalf of Jane Doe and broached the subject of a meeting.
‘Multiple conversations took place,’ the statement continued. ‘Ultimately a mediation occurred. Mr. Sharpe was represented by different lawyers in that mediation. That mediation process went on for more than six weeks, ultimately leading to Mr. Sharpe making an incredibly significant offer to settle. Ultimately Jane Doe refused the hefty sum offered by Sharpe and instead filed this case last night.’
Davis has confirmed Sharpe’s settlement offer, which he says was at least $10million.
Earlier on Tuesday, Sharpe could be heard threatening to choke the girlfriend who is now suing him in newly-released audio provided to DailyMail.com by Buzbee.
‘… I’m gonna f***ing choke the s*** out of you when I see you,’ he is heard telling the woman, identified only as ‘Jane Doe’ in her lawsuit.
Davis, Sharpe’s attorney, has since claimed his client was speaking ‘in the heat of the moment’ and the violent threat was ‘not intended.’ DailyMail.com also reached out to ESPN, where Sharpe frequently makes guest appearances, but a network spokesperson declined to comment.
And in an alleged text exchange between the two parties back in January – which was provided to DailyMail.com on Tuesday by Shannon’s attorney Lanny J. Davis, who claims they show ‘a pattern of sexual role-playing’ initiated by the accuser – the woman in question accuses him of forcing himself upon her without consent.
Sharpe and his attorney released the name of the ex-girlfriend accusing him of rape in Nevada, as well sexually explicit texts she allegedly sent to him – which include the messages above
According to files released by the defense team, her bombshell message on January 2, 2025, said: ‘I cried when u left because I begged you to put a condom on and not put it in my a** and u didn’t listen. I don’t care what our history is, no means no shannon.’
‘Idk [I don’t know] how to process this,’ she added.
The evening prior, the accuser – who is believed to be in her 20s – allegedly text Sharpe demanding he made a payment to her, which she appeared to suggest had previously been promised.
‘You’ve got 5 mins to ft [FaceTime] me back with the money or there’s no deal and ur never touching this young white p**** again. i’m not playing with u shannon.’
The files claim she then sent a graphic photo before saying: ‘or this a**hole. i would get to calling if i were you…3 mins left’.
After threatening that his time was running out, she is then quoted as saying: ‘times up, no deal. goodbye.’
But Sharpe is said to have text back: ‘I’m punishing that a**hole 2morrow. Haven’t f**ed you up the a** in months’.
‘Respond or no deal,’ he added. Before his ex-girlfriend allegedly replied: ‘no.’
Over three hours later she then text him: ‘just admit it… ur addicted to me,’ before telling Sharpe she was left in tears after he allegedly raped her.
The tight end won two Super Bowls with the Broncos before adding another with the Ravens
A phone call appeared to take place between the pair that evening. Five days later, Sharpe then messaged her saying: ‘You’re p***ing me off’.
‘Really what? we’re done shannon,’ she replied.
‘After you got the money we’re done? WOW,’ the ESPN First Take co-host fumed.
The accuser then allegedly told him: ‘no. u know why we’re done… and it has nothing to do with the money shannon.’
DailyMail.com reached out to the plaintiff’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, for comment.
‘I’m not sure why Sharpe’s attorney released those,’ Buzbee responded. ‘Makes me wonder whose side is he on? I think those two texts provide a good understanding of what occurred.’
