Shannon Sharpe is being accused of raping another woman in a second lawsuit.
Source: Julia Beverly
Shortly following a $50 million lawsuit filed against the media personality, another woman has come forward to assert similar claims of rape and intimidation. Michele Bundy Evans, who says she dated Sharpe for nearly a decade, filed a lawsuit against him in late 2023 for defamation, libel, and slander after previously accusing him of sexual assault.
In court documents obtained by Page Six, Evans claimed the podcast host assaulted her in 2010 after they got into an argument about his alleged infidelity. She alleges that Sharpe “proceeded to forcefully subdue [her], compelling [her] to [her] knees and subsequently engaging in non-consensual oral penetration.”
The complaint goes on to say that Shannon “maneuvered” her “onto the bed and achieved non-consensual vaginal penetration, all the while proclaiming his intent to ‘make it so no other man would want [her].’” He then “threatened” to “ruin” her reputation if she decided to share the details of the incident, she claims.
“He levied threats of ruin, declaring that any attempt on my part to disclose his transgressions would be met with a comprehensive campaign to ‘use everyone I know to destroy you,’” the lawsuit alleged. Evans also said Sharpe made public remarks about their legal feud on his various platforms, which negatively affected her reputation.
Following the 2010 incident, Evans placed a restraining order against Sharpe, but she later dropped it out of fear for herself and her child. She spoke to the US Sun about dropping the restraining order in an interview published on Thursday.
“After I filed the restraining order, I was sitting in my apartment with my daughter,” Evans explained. “I had a basement floor apartment with a door leading out to the sidewalk, so I was right there, vulnerable, and somebody came up to my door and said, ‘Shut up f***ing b**ch,’ and I ran and dropped it right then, because I had a child at home with me at the time, and having someone coming to my door with her there you know that? No, no, no, no.”
A spokesperson for Sharpe has denied Evans’ allegations, according to Page Six, insisting: “Michele Evans’ claims are ridiculous and completely without merit…Shannon has had no contact with her for many years.”
This comes as the former NFL player is facing a separate $50 million lawsuit for rape and battery from a woman identified as Jane Doe. In her complaint, she claims Sharpe sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions throughout their two-year relationship. Shannon has also denied those allegations, calling the lawsuit a “shakedown.”
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