Shannon Sharpe was hit with a $20 million lawsuit after a lady claimed he and Chad Johnson unfold lies about her relationship standing.

Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson are getting dragged into courtroom by a youth chief and exec on the Harold Washington Cultural Center, who says they blasted her with lies on their Nightcap podcast.

Jimalita Tillman is suing the pair for $20 million, claiming they trashed her identify, made up a complete faux marriage and ruined her rep after a clip of her interacting with Usher at his Vegas present made the rounds on-line.

Back on April 2, Tillman says she acquired pulled up for a lighthearted fan moment during Usher’s residency concert.

In courtroom docs, she stated, “I participated in a fan engagement moment at a Usher Raymond concert where I interacted with the artist as a selected audience member.”

The video blew up on-line due to how flirty it appeared, however what occurred subsequent is what’s acquired her lawyering up. According to Tillman, Sharpe and Johnson went on their present Nightcap and instructed their viewers she was a married lady and that her “husband” was so heated he was submitting divorce papers.

She shut that down in her authorized submitting: “Following this event, the defendants made and disseminated false and defamatory statements suggesting that I was married and that my husband was filing for divorce… I am not married, nor am I currently going through a divorce.”

Tillman stated their lies unfold quick. The fallout, she says, has been tough. She claims it’s messed together with her job, her picture, and her private life.

Even worse, Tillman says she tried reaching out to get the report mounted, however nobody from the present responded.

“These requests were disregarded,” she stated. “The ongoing misinformation has resulted in emotional distress and adversely affected her personal and professional relationships,” in accordance with The U.S. Sun.

This lawsuit’s another drawback Shannon Sharpe doesn’t want proper now. He already needed to lower a fats settlement test over a sexual assault lawsuit earlier this yr.

That case was dismissed after a confidential settlement — rumored to be between $23 million and $50 million. No costs had been filed, however Sharpe at all times stated it was bogus and referred to as it “extortion.”

To make matters worse, earlier this week, ESPN gave him the boot.

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