Shannon Sharpe flexingShannon Sharpe flexing (Photo via @shannonsharpe84/IG)
Shannon Sharpe has some explaining to do, as his private life has leaked on the internet for all to see (or hear).

Earlier today, an explicit video of the former NFL tight end leaked online. Sharpe has since issued a statement claiming that his Instagram account had been hacked. “Beware my @shannonsharpe84 Instagram was hacked this morning, my team and I are working vigorously to figure this out,” the message on his IG story read.

The statement was in response to a video that had surfaced online of what sounds like Sharpe engaging in interc0urs3 with a female. The video is over a minute long, and while it doesn’t include any nudity, it does feature a lot of moaning and other inappropriate noises.

As such, we’re not going to post it on this page, but you can watch it here if it’s something you’d like to check out.

Shannon Sharpe Could Find Himself In Hot Water With ESPN After This

After a stint at FoxSports working alongside Skip Bayless on “Undisputed,” Sharpe moved ship and can now be seen on ESPN’s “First Take” with his buddy Stephen A. Smith. Whether or not this leak causes ESPN to take action against Sharpe remains to be seen, but it wouldn’t be the first time they’ve taken that sort of route with their on-air talent.

Back in 2021, Pierce was fired from the Worldwide Leader in Sports after a video surfaced of him partying with a bunch of female dancers on his Instagram Live. The former Boston Celtics superstar was very outspoken about his firing afterward, as the incident took place on his own time.

It’ll be interesting to see how ESPN chooses to deal with Shannon Sharpe, and what Pierce has to say about that decision — whatever it may be.

Paul Pierce Still Has One Main Question For ESPN After They Fired Him For Partying With Strippers On IG Live (VIDEO)

Paul Pierce with strippers
Back in April 2021, Paul Pierce was infamously fired by ESPN after he went live on Instagram while playing cards with friends, smoking marijuana, and surrounded by exotic dancers.

Fast forward nearly two years later, and the Hall of Famer still sounds in disbelief over the sports media giant’s decision to let him go.

Pierce spoke about it during a recent appearance on the I Am Athlete podcast. During the conversation, the Boston Celtics legendary player downplayed the circumstances regarding the content in the video.

“I got fired for what? I got fired for having some entertainment,” Pierce said, who was released from his contract two days after the videos went viral. “I’m playing cards, it’s my boy’s birthday, it’s girls dancing and we blowing some tree, what did I do wrong?”

Pierce told the crew he had no clue why he went live that night, noting that he “never” goes live before chalking it up to him simply having too much fun. The 45-year-old would then reveal his conversation with an ESPN higher-up who told him they were opening an investigation, while also admitting why his behavior ultimately rubbed the Disney-owned corporation the wrong way.

“She’s like, yeah, ‘We’re doing an investigation, could you tell us what happened?’” he said. “And I’m like, ‘You didn’t see it?’ I was hanging out, playing cards, it wasn’t my house, I mean, it was self-explanatory. … I didn’t do nothing illegal, but at the end of the day, it’s Disney, and so, they were like, they have a morals clause, and they just said it was immoral.”

Pierce has still managed to find success in the sports media industry since his ESPN departure. His most notable venture has been hosting the Ticket and the Truth podcast on Showtime with fellow Hall of Famer and former Celtics teammate Kevin Garnett.

The 10-time All-Star and former NBA champion served as an analyst for ESPN’s The Jump and NBA Countdown after retiring in 2017 with 19 seasons in the league under his belt.