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Shannon Sharpe is temporarily separated from ESPN after being charged with sexual assault and battery in a $50 million lawsuit filed Sunday.
Sharp, denied all allegations against him, issued a statement Thursday.
“My statement is here, and this is the truth. The relationship in question was 100% agreed. At this point, I have chosen to temporarily put it aside from ESPN obligations,” Sharp wrote in the statement.
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“I will be dedicated this time to my family and deal with and deal with these false and destructive allegations set against me. I will return to ESPN at the start of the NFL preseason.
“I am truly grateful for the overwhelming and continuous support I have received from my family, fans, friends and colleagues.”
This is a developing story. More coming.
