Sharpe, 56, is reportedly no longer welcome at ESPN, according to unnamed network sources, and may already be banned following a lawsuit filed in Clark County, Nevada, on Easter Sunday. The former NFL tight end has already denied all allegations, calling the lawsuit a "shakedown."

Shannon Sharpe’s future on ESPN’s “First Take” may be in jeopardy after he was accused of rape and battery. Sharpe’s co-host, Stephen A. Smith, addressed the legal battle on his eponymous podcast Tuesday,

The future for Shannon Sharpe with ESPN is up in the air, according to Stephen A. Smith. On his eponymous show, Smith shared that deliberations between ESPN and their parent company, Disney, are ongoing about Sharpe amid his rape allegations.