Shannon Sharpe's ex-girlfriend reveals horrifying threats he made after alleged 2010 rape
A former girlfriend of embattled NFL legend Shannon Sharpe claimed their decade-long relationship ended with a restraining order after the Hall of Famer allegedly raped and threatened to ruin her if she ever spoke out, according to a previously undisclosed 2023 lawsuit.
Michele Bundy Evans filed a $4 million defamation lawsuit against Sharpe for divulging their ongoing legal dispute on television after news broke that she filed a restraining order accusing him of sexual assault and stalking for the September 2010 incident, according to court documents obtained by The US Sun.
The resurfaced accusations come just days after another woman, identified in court docs as Jane Doe, accused Sharpe of rape in a $50 million civil lawsuit — allegations the 56-year-old has repeatedly denied.
3 Shannon Sharpe's relationship with an ex-girlfriend ended with a restraining order, according to a previously undisclosed 2023 lawsuit.
The defamation lawsuit filed by the scorned ex alleged that Evans and Sharpe were arguing when the football star forced his sweetheart of nearly 10 years to her knees and sexually assaulted her before raping her.
Evans claimed she sought legal protection after the former Denver Bronco hurled threats of 'ruin' if she ever publicly disclosed the disturbing incident, according to the suit.
The restraining order was dropped shortly after it was filed, CBS reported, with Evans claiming she was harassed at home with her daughter over her decision to go after her former beau.
Sharpe's legal team refuted Evans' lawsuit, which is pending, as 'nonsense.'
'Michelle Evans' claims are ridiculous and completely without merit,' Vincent Morris, Sharpe's attorney, told The Post Thursday night.
'She could not find a lawyer to take her case and if you read her complaint, you'll see it is filled with nonsense. Shannon has had no contact with her for many years and we understand that she is still on probation after serving three years in prison.'
Evans, who was jailed for a 2017 domestic incident with her alleged abusive husband, now fears for Sharpe's latest accuser, who filed her lawsuit on Sunday in a Nevada state court.
3 Sharpe took a temporary leave from ESPN's 'First Take' after sexual assault allegations surfaced.
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'I want people to understand what Shannon did to this woman, by doxing her, by putting out her name, by putting out her OnlyFans account,' she told the Sun.
'That was horrifying, because things are going to happen to her because of that. I still get it to this day, and I went through a lot of things, as you can see in the complaint, that actually even stemmed from it.'
The latest lawsuit alleged Sharpe committed assault, sexual assault, battery, sexual battery and engaged in the intentional infliction of emotional distress during a 'rocky consensual relationship' that lasted nearly two years with a woman more than 30 years younger than him.
The woman's legal team has released a pair of audio clips that are said to be of Sharpe telling the Jane Doe that he would 'choke' her.
3 Sharpe's legal team called Michele Bundy Evans' lawsuit 'nonsense.'
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Sharpe's lawyers have pushed back on the claims, alleging that the pair had been in a consensual relationship that involved 'role-playing' and 'fantasy.'
The ESPN 'First Take' star, who is also accused of threatening to kill the woman multiple times and sexually assaulting her in 2024 and 2025, announced his temporary leave from the sports network Thursday.
'My statement is found here and this is the truth. The relationship in question was 100% consensual,' Sharpe, who was also a Baltimore Raven, wrote in a statement posted to social media.
'At this juncture I am electing to step aside temporarily from my ESPN duties. I will be devoting this time to my family, and responding and dealing with these false and disruptive allegations set against me. I plan to return to ESPN at the start of the NFL preseason.'
ESPN, in a statement to The Post, said the network agreed with Sharpe's decision to step away.
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