Shannon Sharpe is temporarily stepping away from ESPN after being accused of sexual assault and battery in a $50 million lawsuit filed on Sunday.
Sharpe, who has denied all allegations against him, released a statement on Thursday.
"My statement is found here and this is the truth. The relationship in question was 100% consensual. At this juncture I am electing to step aside temporarily from my ESPN duties," Sharpe wrote in a statement.
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