Stephen A Smith reveals surprise verdict on Shannon Sharpe ESPN leave

Stephen A. Smith has admitted that his friend and colleague Shannon Sharpe's leave from ESPN was inevitable amid the bombshell allegations facing the NFL Hall of Famer.

Sharpe, 56, is facing a $50million rape lawsuit from an ex-girlfriend he first met when she was only 19, while another of sexual assault. He has

On Thursday, four days after the lawsuit was filed by his ex-girlfriend in , the former tight end announced that he as a regular panelist on 'First Take.'

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