NYT: ESPN cuts ties with Shannon Sharpe

Sgt Major · Post #1 » by **Sgt Major** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:05 pm

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6525499/2025/07/30/shannon-sharpe-lawsuit-settlement-espn-first-take/

ESPN has cut ties with NFL Hall of Famer and media analyst Shannon Sharpe less than two weeks after he settled a lawsuit in which his ex-girlfriend accused him of rape, sources briefed on the decision told The Athletic on Wednesday.

Sharpe has not been on ESPN since late April, when the suit was first filed. Sharpe denied the allegations and said at the time that he would return to ESPN at the beginning of NFL training camp. ESPN declined to comment.

Wow what a week for podcasters/TV personalities!

Post #2 » by **tsherkin** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:06 pm

Welp. That's awful. Didn't even know THAT lawsuit existed.

bonita_the_frog · Post #3 » by **bonita_the_frog** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:06 pm

Good, hope they bring back Skip Bayless.

DonaldSanders · Post #4 » by **DonaldSanders** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:07 pm

bonita_the_frog wrote:Good, hope they bring back Skip Bayless.

Airmiess · Post #5 » by **Airmiess** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:10 pm

That sexual relationship pretty much sinked his chances of being a mogul in media ..

bonita_the_frog · Post #6 » by **bonita_the_frog** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:10 pm

If not Skip Bayless then Michael Rapaport.

dhsilv2 · Post #7 » by **dhsilv2** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:17 pm

Sgt Major wrote:Wow what a week for podcasters/TV personalities!

Do I want to know what else happened?

Also, he works for ESPN? I thought he was on fox and had a podcast? Welp, shows what i know

dhsilv2 · Post #8 » by **dhsilv2** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:18 pm

bonita_the_frog wrote:If not Skip Bayless then Michael Rapaport.

Why not someone who you know...is good?

Yank3525 · Post #9 » by **Yank3525** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:18 pm

First Acho, Joy, Shady and now Shannon and Gil.

Sports media is healing. Get these people out of here.

bonita_the_frog · Post #10 » by **bonita_the_frog** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:19 pm

dhsilv2 wrote:
bonita_the_frog wrote:If not Skip Bayless then Michael Rapaport.

Why not someone who you know...is good?

As long as they're good for ratings, and i think Michael Rapaport would make First Take a lot more popular.

Airmiess · Post #11 » by **Airmiess** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:19 pm

Yank3525 wrote:First Acho, Joy, Shady and now Shannon and Gil.

Sports media is healing. Get these people out of here.

Intersting.. "Yank".

TGW · Post #12 » by **TGW** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:19 pm

He got extorted and now fired. He should have never capitulated to that chick and her lawyer. As a matter of fact, he should have never messed with her in the first place. These atheletes need to grow up.

dhsilv2 · Post #13 » by **dhsilv2** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:20 pm

bonita_the_frog wrote:
dhsilv2 wrote:
bonita_the_frog wrote:If not Skip Bayless then Michael Rapaport.

Why not someone who you know...is good?

As long as they're good for ratings, and i think Michael Rapaport would make First Take a lot more popular.

So you want more bad TV? I mean I get it...they'll for sure get someone terrible cause they want cheap ratings. But can't we hope for more?

Sgt Major · Post #14 » by **Sgt Major** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:33 pm

dhsilv2 wrote:
Sgt Major wrote:Wow what a week for podcasters/TV personalities!

Do I want to know what else happened?

Also, he works for ESPN? I thought he was on fox and had a podcast? Welp, shows what i know

Marcus Morris and Gilbert Arenas were arrested. The former on fraud allegations made by the casinos he took around 250k from and the latter on allegations of setting up an illegal gambling scheme with some Israeli guy.

Yank3525 · Post #15 » by **Yank3525** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:37 pm

Airmiess wrote:
Yank3525 wrote:First Acho, Joy, Shady and now Shannon and Gil.

Sports media is healing. Get these people out of here.
Intersting.. "Yank".

Nah, I am the same race as these cats. This isn't it. :lol:

junot111 · Post #16 » by **junot111** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:46 pm

I was surprised he settled because there was no way espn was going to bring him back. Might as well fight to prove your innocence instead of caving into the extortion demand

bonita_the_frog · Post #17 » by **bonita_the_frog** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:47 pm

dhsilv2 wrote:
bonita_the_frog wrote:
dhsilv2 wrote:
Why not someone who you know...is good?

As long as they're good for ratings, and i think Michael Rapaport would make First Take a lot more popular.

So you want more bad TV? I mean I get it...they'll for sure get someone terrible cause they want cheap ratings. But can't we hope for more?

I only like interesting personalities, and Skip Bayless is definitely interesting, and so is Michael Rapaport and Andrew Gaze.

wco81 · Post #18 » by **wco81** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:47 pm

ESPN gave SAS a big contract extension.

Maybe there was no more money for another personality or maybe his presence or absence didn't impact FT ratings too much either way.

itrsteve · Post #19 » by **itrsteve** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:47 pm

Great first step.

dhsilv2 · Post #20 » by **dhsilv2** » Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:56 pm

Sgt Major wrote:
dhsilv2 wrote:
Sgt Major wrote:Wow what a week for podcasters/TV personalities!

Do I want to know what else happened?

Also, he works for ESPN? I thought he was on fox and had a podcast? Welp, shows what i know

Marcus Morris and Gilbert Arenas were arrested. The former on fraud allegations made by the casinos he took around 250k from and the latter on allegations of setting up an illegal gambling scheme with some Israeli guy.

Interesting. Guess gambling is the new pot with pot becoming legal.