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Shannon Sharpe threatened to kill girlfriend after he livestreamed himself with ANOTHER woman, Jane Doe says

Shannon Sharpe threatened to kill girlfriend after he livestreamed himself with ANOTHER woman, Jane Doe says

Daily Mail​23-04-2025

Shannon Sharpe was a severely controlling romantic partner, who lied, cheated, abused and secretly filmed the woman now accusing him of two rapes, according to her $50 million lawsuit against the NFL great.
'Yelling at her, controlling her, forcibly grabbing her by the neck when he got upset, saying he was going to ''kill her,'' and asserting dominance became the norm,' read the filing, which identifies the accuser only as 'Jane Doe.'
Sharpe is accused of raping Doe twice in Las Vegas and threatening to kill her in the months after he shockingly livestreamed a sexual encounter with another woman on Instagram – something he claims he did 'on accident.'
And while his behavior troubled his now-former girlfriend throughout their year-long relationship, it was after the livestreaming scandal broke that he became increasingly violent, according to the Nevada lawsuit.
Now a popular podcaster, Sharpe has denied the lawsuit's allegations and accused the plaintiff of being financially motivated, although his attorney has confirmed the 56-year-old previously offered at least $10 million to settle the case.
Las Vegas Metro Police have told DailyMail.com Sharpe is not currently being investigated by the department.
As explained in the filing, the two met at a Los Angeles gym in 2023 while she was just turning 20-years-old.
'Sharpe would deliberately watch Doe in such a way to make sure she knew he was watching her,' her attorneys wrote in the filing.
According to the lawsuit, Sharpe made his romantic intentions clear and even suggested he would 'buy her fake t**s' if she could win a weight-loss competition against him. But while she found the offer 'disturbing,' Doe admittedly 'gave in' to Sharpe and agreed to date.
What followed, she claimed, was a series of unsettling sexual encounters with Sharpe and a number of strange demands, including his insistence that she sign a non-disclosure agreement – something she refused.
She even believes Sharpe recorded them in bed on their first date.
'… without warning, Sharpe placed his hands on Plaintiff's neck from behind, pressed his erect penis against her body, and said his first words of the night: 'I knew from the first time I saw you that I was going to f*** you,' she claimed of her first sexual encounter with Sharpe.
'Doe and Sharpe then engaged in oral sex,' the filing continued. 'As they did so, Doe at some point realized Sharpe was using his phone. He was apparently recording her.'
The accuser said she met Sharpe at his home around four times per week despite him treating her 'like an object.'
'He demanded complete control over her time and body, expecting her to be at his house on his schedule, at his command, whenever he called,' read the filing. 'The verbal abuse never stopped. He would berate and degrade Plaintiff, just as he had from the beginning.
'One time specifically, he was yelling at her while there a was a firearm visible in his room. Terrified for her safety, Plaintiff tried sharing her location with friends from her iPhone—just in case. But Sharpe saw her doing this. The moment he realized what she was doing, he grabbed her by the neck and told her 'If you ever do that again, I will f***ing kill you.'
And when she tried to pull away from Sharpe following the Instagram livestream scandal, Doe claims Sharpe became irate.
'On October 6, 2024, Plaintiff was working out at a Nevada gym, following her usual routine,' the filing read. 'As she worked out, she saw Sharpe aggressively approaching her. She could tell by his look and the way he moved quickly towards her that he was furious for having been ignored.
'As soon as he got close, he told her, ''Sit the f*** down or I'm going to kill you,''' the filing continued. 'Plaintiff refused. ''I don't want to talk to you. You cheated on me.''
'His response was dismissive and controlling as usual. ''You don't have a choice.'''
Insisting they speak in private, Sharpe allegedly threatened Doe to get into his car before driving to her apartment, where she claimed he demanded they go to the bedroom.
'She said no,' the filing explained. 'He didn't listen, nor did he care. Once inside the bedroom, Sharpe grabbed her from behind and forcibly positioned her to perform oral sex. He held her in place and then forced her to begin performing. He became even angrier and said, 'You've disrespected me so much. I'm going to punish this a**hole. I'm going to make it so no man will want you again.'
The filing goes on to describe a violent scene, in which Sharpe allegedly anally raped his then-girlfriend as she sobbed.
'Look at this,' Doe claimed Sharpe told her. 'Look at my arm. I've got chills. That's how good this is.'
Months later, Sharpe is accused of arriving at her apartment with the stated intention of delivering a combined Christmas-birthday gift, only to initiate another sexual encounter.
But when he allegedly refused to wear a condom, she claimed he grew violent once again.
'Plaintiff never stopped demanding and begging that he stop or put on a condom,' the filing read. 'Sharpe ignored her.
'As soon as he penetrated her, Plaintiff screamed and sobbed. Her cries for help did nothing to stop Sharpe.
'The assault lasted roughly 10 minutes, ending only when Sharpe ejaculated inside her. Plaintiff cried and begged repeatedly for him to stop. Plaintiff left Nevada after the assault.'
Sharpe may have threatened to choke his rape accuser on more than one occasion.
Plaintiff attorney Tony Buzbee released a second recorded phone call, purportedly between Sharpe and his now-ex. And just like the previous tape, which Sharpe's attorney described as both authentic and misleading, the 56-year-old is again heard sharing his plans to choke his partner.
Significantly, the date of the recording is unknown and much of the context around the conversation remains unclear.
'I'm not really interested in getting choked,' the woman is heard saying in the tape recording first published by TMZ.
'I may choke you in public,' a man's voice, believed to Sharpe's, is said heard saying. 'Big black guy chokes small white woman.'
The woman responded after a brief pause: 'It's not a good look, Shannon.'
'Not a good look that you did what the s*** you did to me,' the man's voice fired back, although it's difficult to say what he was referring to.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Sharpe's attorney, Lanny Davis, and Buzbee for further details.
The tape is eerily similar to another call previously released by Buzbee's office to DailyMail.com in which Sharpe is heard saying: 'I'm gonna f***ing choke the s*** out of you when I see you.'
Davis has confirmed the authenticity of that recording, but claimed his client was speaking 'in the heat of the moment' and the violent threat was 'not intended.'

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