Shannon Sharpe postponed his 2025 Nightcap tour with Chad Johnson as he confronts a $50 million sexual assault lawsuit filed in Nevada.

Shannon Sharpe has postponed his 2025 Nightcap NSFW Tour with Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson as he faces a $50 million sexual assault lawsuit filed in Nevada.

The choice was introduced throughout an episode of their podcast, the place Sharpe addressed the scenario instantly.

“We’ve determined to postpone the Nightcap tour,” he stated. “It’s going to be even greater, even higher. However Ocho and I’ve come to the conclusion that that is the most effective factor as of proper now, was to postpone the tour. We stay up for seeing each one in all you in 2026.”

The eight-city stay present was initially set to kick off June 13 in Baltimore, with scheduled stops in Philadelphia, Charlotte, Detroit and Los Angeles.

However with severe allegations now surrounding Sharpe, the tour has been pushed again a full 12 months.

The lawsuit, filed April 20 in Nevada, accuses Sharpe of rape, emotional misery and sexual battery throughout what the plaintiff described as a “rocky consensual relationship” that lasted two years.

The lady, recognized as Jane Doe, alleges that Sharpe recorded non-public encounters with out her information and threatened her life.

She claims he raped her twice, together with as soon as in January, with out utilizing safety.

Sharpe has denied the allegations. His lawyer, Lanny J. Davis, dismissed the case as “full of lies” and known as it a “cynical try and shake down Mr. Sharpe.”

Along with suspending the tour, Sharpe has stepped away from his function on ESPN’s First Take.

Ticket holders are being suggested to retain their passes, which shall be honored when the tour resumes in 2026.

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