"I'm tired of being the punchline": Shannon Sharpe dragged into new legal mess as defamation accuser breaks silence on how her life changed
Shannon Sharpe, the NFL legend, has now been fired from ESPN after reaching a settlement with the woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her. But now, Shannon Sharpe has been dragged into a new controversy as the NFL legend's company has been sued for defamation by businesswoman Jimalita Tillman and she has finally spoken about it.
Jimalita Tillman breaks her silence on how her life changed after Shannon Sharpe spoke about false stories related to her life
Businesswoman Jimalita Tillman appeared on the popular podcast, The Morning Hustle, and broke her silence on how her life changed because of Shannon Sharpe.
Jimalita Tillman Opens Up on $20M Lawsuit in Morning Hustle Exclusive
Jimalita Tillman said, 'It shows how much disregard they (Shannon Sharpe and Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson) have for being able to have journalistic integrity of researching the facts,'
Jimalita Tillman added, 'I'm a private citizen, and in the rules when it comes to that… you better fact check and double check what you're saying…I'm not a public figure.
Every time I enter a meeting for funding, for programming, and activations and things, it comes up. I'm tired of being the punchline when it comes to that aspect.'
For the unversed, in April 2025, Shannon Sharpe and his co-host on Nightcap podcast, Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson, spoke about how Jimalita Tillman attended a concert of Usher in London and tried to interact with the singer.
As per Shannon Sharpe, the interaction with Usher had cost Jimalita Tillman her marriage as her husband was reportedly angry about it and divorced her.
But shockingly, Jimalita Tillman is not married and did nt=ot have a husband when she attended the concert.
This led Jimalita Tillman to sue Shannon Sharpe's company, Shay Shay Media, for defamation as she filed a lawsuit worth $20 million.
Apparently, Jimalita Tillman had tried to contact Shannon Sharpe and Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson to take down the segment related to her in their popular podcast but neither of the NFL legends responded to her.
Shannon Sharpe is facing a huge career change after being fired by ESPN
Shannon Sharpe's career has been involved in a huge scandal since the beginning of this year after he was sued for $50 million after an OnlyFans model accused him of sexually assaulting her.
The $50 million lawsuit has now been settled but Shannon Sharpe has been fired from ESPN.
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