Stephen A. Smith
Reacts To Shannon Leaving ESPN …
Amid Rape Lawsuit
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Stephen A. Smith has an opinion on nearly every little thing … 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 “temporarily” go away his duties on “First Take” in a Friday episode of his YouTube present. The media personalities are pals and folk are concerned about 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 laborious to consider 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 needs me” as a result of “that’s what friends do, even in the toughest of times, sometimes especially the toughest of times, they ain’t telling you you’re right all the time, and hell, sometimes they may not stop you from falling into that abyss, but they’re there to lift you up when nobody else will.”
For his half, Shannon maintains he did nothing mistaken … though he says he supplied his accuser a $10 million settlement that she turned down.
