Shannon Sharpe won’t face disciplinary action from ESPN after he admitted leaking a sex audio on Instagram Live.
In the audio, Shannon, 56, is heard grunting and moaning while talking dirty to a woman named “Michelle.”
After the audio went viral on the morning of Sept. 11, Sharpe claimed he was “hacked”.
“Beware my [account] Instagram was hacked this morning, my team and I are working vigorously to figure this out.
-UNC.”
The Pro Football Hall of Famer claimed his Instagram app went live accidentally during the freak off session with a young woman.
Shannon said he threw his phone on the bed and it went live while he was busy getting intimate. He insisted he doesn’t have Instagram Live and he’s never been on Instagram Live.
However, social media users say there are 6 steps to launch Instagram Live.
Facebook/META, which owns Instagram, intentionally made it complicated to ensure Instagram Live can’t be launched accidentally.
A YouTuber noticed a male enhancement product on Shannon’s bed that also appeared in an ad on Shannon’s Club Shay Shay podcast. Shannon also promoted the male enhancement product during his podcast while joking about his sexual prowess.
By Wednesday night, Shannon confessed that he leaked the audio himself. His confession came as a disappointment to his fans.
Shannon apologized to his fans in a livestream video.
“There was an event that happened today. Obviously, I’m embarrassed,” he said.
“There are a lot of people who count on Shannon to be professional at all times, and I always try to be professional at all times. Even when I am behind closed doors, I still try to remain a level of professional… and I’m very disappointed in myself. Not for the act — I think there are millions and billions of people of consenting age that engage in activities — but to have your most intimate detail on the audio to be heard. I’m disappointed in myself. I let a lot of people down.”
Shannon said his steamy session with an unknown woman was not staged. He insists the livestream was accidental.
“My heart sank. It dropped,” he said. “I called my agent, I called the agency, I called ESPN, and I thought, ‘Just tell them the truth…’ My phone wasn’t hacked. It wasn’t a prank. It was me being a healthy, active male… In all sincerity, I am extremely embarrassed that [in] a very, very private, intimate situation, that the audio [could] be heard, and I’m extremely disappointed in myself.”
ESPN will not discipline the former NFL tight end, but whatever respect his fans had for Shannon is gone. Shannon’s brand has taken a serious hit and it may not recover.
Insiders speculate that Shannon went viral due to declining YouTube views on his Club Shay Shay podcasts.
Shannon Sharpe accidentally went live while having sex with a girl ?
Unc was going crazy ???
— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) September 11, 2024
so I put on my black woman detective first 48 hat and found the “Michelle” that Shannon Sharpe was on live wit ????. It only took me All of 5 mins ! Introducing Chelly straight from Shannon Sharpe 431 follows ?????? TIGHTEN UP UNC @this her?! ? pic.twitter.com/5TwLSAMc0q
— ?????.. (@meroo993_) September 13, 2024
I’m sorry but @ShannonSharpe was corny ASF for that. You too grown! And nobody believes it was accidental. That nigga an emotional man fr
— Mister HYDE (@mister_hyde_4l) September 13, 2024
I wish you didn’t feel compelled to make that video. You’re better than that, Shannon.
— Reggyreg (@Reggyreg51) September 13, 2024
