The Hall of Fame tight end who became a TV commentator is suddenly stuck in the middle of a public and legal firestorm, a $50 million sexual assault and abuse lawsuit that could upend his rise, reputation, and career. Instead of lying low, Sharpe hits back in a style that has won him the internet's attention.
In a blistering Instagram video shared, Sharpe said, "Let the world see it. " He argued that the 10-minute, unedited clip would clear his name and reveal the truth about the situation.
"I'm not afraid," Sharpe said. "They are showing y'all 30 seconds. Show the whole thing. Let's talk facts."
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The complaint, filed on behalf of a woman identified in the suit as Jane Doe, catalogs a pattern of sexual assault, battery, and emotional abuse alleged to have occurred during what the woman called a "rocky consensual relationship" between herself and Sharpe from 2023 to the beginning of 2025.
So far, the most damning piece of evidence to emerge in the allegations is a 30-second audio clip, published by Buzbee, that purports to be Sharpe saying, "I'm gonna choke the s### out of you," to which the woman crying out, "I don't want to be choked." "You do that," Sharpe says. "Yes, you do. I don't believe you have a choice in the matter."
The clip, as Buzbee sees it, is not even out of context but not sexual; it's not playful, and it's most definitely not consensual. He described the audio as "disturbing, aggressive and dangerous." And even though Sharpe's lawyers have classified the clip as being part of a consensual sexual dynamic, the lawyer they've called in isn't surrendering to it.
"While we'll save the video discussed by Sharpe's lawyers for the courtroom, I would note that perhaps Mr. Sharpe's new lawyer should listen to his client at another time on the audio and ask his client for the real story, the truth," Buzbee said.
Sharpe's lawyer, Lanny Davis, maintains it was an entirely consensual and sexually expressive relationship. To help the cause, they released text messages from the accuser that were extremely graphic, inviting the accuser to rough play messages that featured her same-ole request for Sharpe to "put a dog collar around my neck and choke me."
However, context is key in the court of public opinion, and half-truths can ignite full-blown devastation. From Sharpe's perspective, releasing the entire video may flip the script, but the risk is that it won't: the moment it's out there, it's out there, and how it's read may not be what he wishes.
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