Shannon Sharpe reacts to bombshell FS1 lawsuit: ‘Ain’t got nothing to do with me’

On Sunday, news broke regarding a bombshell lawsuit accusing multiple Fox Sports personalities and at least one high-ranking executive of misconduct, including sexual battery and fostering a hostile workplace environment on the basis of sex, race and disability. But while former FS1 star Shannon Sharpe’s name appears in the lawsuit, the Hall of Fame tight end is making it clear he hasn’t been accused of any wrongdoing.

“Ain’t got nothing to do with me,” Sharpe said of the lawsuit on Sunday night’s episode of Nightcap. “Guys, the news of the day, absolutely, it doesn’t. What y’all want me to say?”

“That ain’t got nothing to do with us,” co-host Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson added.

“That ain’t got nothing to do with me. So there’s nothing to address,” Sharpe continued. “If you notice, everybody that’s posted it, they [mention] me. In the 42 pages, it don’t mention nothing about Shannon Sharpe doing anything. But y’all wanna get clicks, so y’all mention me.”

While Sharpe isn’t accused of any wrongdoing in the lawsuit, which was first reported by Front Office Sports, his name is mentioned in connection to allegations against his former FS1 co-host, Skip Bayless. According to the lawsuit (which can be read here, via FOS), Bayless is accused of offering a former Fox Sports hairstylist named Noushin Faraji $1.5 million to have sex with him — which she declined — and giving her “lingering hugs and kisses on the cheek while putting his body against hers and pressing against her breasts.”

As for Sharpe’s connection to the stunning lawsuit, his name is only mentioned as a result of allegations that Bayless got upset with Faraji because he believed that she had been sleeping with Sharpe, which she denied. Bayless later told the hairstylist that he no longer believed that she had been sleeping with Sharpe and that he had only thought she was because he had been told so by FS1 EVP of content Charlie Dixon, who is also named as defendant in the lawsuit.

The lawsuit, in part, reads:

On April 16, 2022, Mr. Bayless called Ms. Faraji. Ms. Faraji did not answer the call because she was scared. She then called him back 10 minutes later. On the call, Mr. Bayless again angrily accused Ms. Faraji of “f***ing” Mr. Sharpe and said that he could tell from her body language that she was “f***ing” him. Ms. Faraji tried to explain that she was kind to all talent and that included laughing and engaging in conversation. Ms. Faraji then asked if he was yelling at her because she refused to go to his car. Mr. Bayless answered that she shouldn’t talk to him like that. Ms. Faraji replied that she could respond however she wanted. Mr. Bayless then angrily stated that he heard her talk to Mr. Sharpe about her “vagina.” Ms. Faraji knew this to be untrue and was embarrassed and angry. Ms.Faraji responded that even if she had been dating Mr. Sharpe, which she wasn’t, it shouldn’t matter at all because she only had a professional relationship with Mr. Bayless.

In addition to the allegations against Bayless, the lawsuit accuses Dixon of groping her at a party, firing a female talent for refusing to have sex with him and keeping his wife on the Fox payroll to ensure her silence regarding his infidelity. The lawsuit also accuses FS1 host Joy Taylor of mocking Faraji, who is Persian, based on her ethnicity and of sleeping with Dixon and co-host Emmanuel Acho to obtain roles at FS1, including as the co-host on Bayless and Sharpe’s former show, Undisputed.

You can read a thorough rundown of the most stunning allegations made in the lawsuit here.

Bayless, Taylor and Dixon have each yet to publicly comment on the allegations.

In a statement to Front Office Sports, Fox said: “We take these allegations seriously and have no further comment at this time given this pending litigation.”

[Nightcap]