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As we previously reported, Shannon Sharpe has been accused of raping and abusing a former girlfriend.
The unidentified woman is requesting $50 million from the former NFL star.
Now, in court documents obtained by Page Six, a second accuser claims that she too was sexually assaulted by Sharpe.
The news comes shortly after Sharpe announced plans to step away from his job at ESPN amid growing controversy.
Past allegations resurface amid new lawsuit
Michele Bundy Evans claims that she dated Sharpe for nearly a decade.
In 2023, she filed a lawsuit against him for defamation, libel, and slander. In the suit, she alleged that Sharpe sexually assaulted her after she accused him of infidelity.
In the filing obtained by Page Six, Evans claimed that Sharpe “proceeded to forcefully subdue [her], compelling [her] to [her] knees and subsequently engaging in non-consensual oral penetration.”
“Consumed by fear and the perplexing nature of his actions, I harbored a deep-seated apprehension that resistance would precipitate further detrimental outcomes,” the accuser wrote.
She added that Sharpe “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].’”
Evans then claimed that Sharpe threatened to “ruin” her if she ever went public with her account of what happened.
“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,’” she wrote.
In an interview with The Sun that was published on Thursday, Evans claims that she filed for a restraining order against Sharpe, but withdrew her request for fear of retaliation.
Sharpe denies Evans’ allegations
Reps for Sharpe have issued a statement in which they denied any wrongdoing on the part of their client.
“Michele Evans’ claims are ridiculous and completely without merit,” the statement reads.
“Shannon has had no contact with her for many years.”
Evans’ allegations resurfaced just hours after Sharpe announced his decision to step away from ESPN until the start of the NFL preseason in August.
“At this juncture I am electing to step aside temporarily from my ESPN duties,” he wrote in a statement.
“I will be devoting this time to my family, and responding and dealing with these false and disruptive allegations set against me,” Sharpe continued. “I plan to return to ESPN at the start of the NFL preseason.”
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
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