Stephen A. Smith
Reacts To Shannon Leaving ESPN …
Amid Rape Lawsuit
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Stephen A. Smith has an opinion on nearly all the pieces … and that features a rape lawsuit involving his co-worker Shannon Sharpe, who’s now stepping away from ESPN amid the authorized course of.
Stephen A. reacted to Sharpe’s choice to “briefly” go away his duties on “First Take” in a Friday episode of his YouTube present. The media personalities are buddies and people are focused on how Stephen’s processing Shannon’s authorized points.
For Stephen, he says it is his private opinion Shannon is NOT responsible … although he admits he wasn’t there for the allegations and solely is aware of what’s been reported within the media.
Stephen says he finds it onerous to imagine Shannon would assault or rape anybody — as a girl is accusing him of doing — however he says, once more, it is simply his opinion.
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Sharpe says he can be again on ESPN when soccer season rolls round within the fall … and Stephen A. says he can be there for Sharpe “if he wants me” as a result of “that is what buddies do, even within the hardest of instances, generally particularly the hardest of instances, they ain’t telling you you are proper on a regular basis, and hell, generally they could not cease you from falling into that abyss, however they’re there to elevate you up when no one else will.”
For his half, Shannon maintains he did nothing improper … although he says he provided his accuser a $10 million settlement that she turned down.
