Shannon Sharpe (statement reading)

To my family, friends, supporters, and colleagues, I want to speak to you directly and from the heart. This is a shakedown. I'm going to be open, transparent, and defend myself because this isn't right. This is all being orchestrated by Tony Busby, who has targeted Jay-Z.

To my family, friends, supporters, and colleagues, I want to speak to you directly and from the heart. This is a shakedown. I'm going to be open, transparent, and defend myself because this isn't right. This is all being orchestrated by Tony Busby, who has targeted Jay-Z.

To my family, friends, supporters, and colleagues, I want to speak to you directly and from the heart. This is a shakedown. I'm going to be open, transparent, and defend myself because this isn't right. This is all being orchestrated by Tony Busby, who has targeted Jay-Z.

Tony Busby targets black men, and I believe he's going to release a 30-second clip of a sex tape that tries to make me look guilty and play into every stereotype you could possibly imagine. That video should actually be 10 minutes or so.

Tony Busby targets black men, and I believe he's going to release a 30-second clip of a sex tape that tries to make me look guilty and play into every stereotype you could possibly imagine. That video should actually be 10 minutes or so.

Tony Busby targets black men, and I believe he's going to release a 30-second clip of a sex tape that tries to make me look guilty and play into every stereotype you could possibly imagine. That video should actually be 10 minutes or so.

Sometimes, and it's happened before, People in our community forget that they're black. And they try to appease a group of people that's probably never going to embrace them. And once they realize that, guess who's the first group to take them back? I don't know her. I ain't say nobody's name, Amanda. You don't even know who I'm talking about. I don't know. How you know who I'm talking about?

Sometimes, and it's happened before, People in our community forget that they're black. And they try to appease a group of people that's probably never going to embrace them. And once they realize that, guess who's the first group to take them back? I don't know her. I ain't say nobody's name, Amanda. You don't even know who I'm talking about. I don't know. How you know who I'm talking about?

Sometimes, and it's happened before, People in our community forget that they're black. And they try to appease a group of people that's probably never going to embrace them. And once they realize that, guess who's the first group to take them back? I don't know her. I ain't say nobody's name, Amanda. You don't even know who I'm talking about. I don't know. How you know who I'm talking about?

But listen, we've seen this happen before. Rest his soul, O.J. Simpson. You know, he had the famous quote, I'm O.J., I ain't black. Even Michael Jackson went through what he went through. Rest his soul. Right. Even Kanye had to be reminded. And now Ms. Owens, who, oh, I don't want no black pilots. I don't want this. I don't want that. And now we can't keep off our black media stations.

But listen, we've seen this happen before. Rest his soul, O.J. Simpson. You know, he had the famous quote, I'm O.J., I ain't black. Even Michael Jackson went through what he went through. Rest his soul. Right. Even Kanye had to be reminded. And now Ms. Owens, who, oh, I don't want no black pilots. I don't want this. I don't want that. And now we can't keep off our black media stations.

But listen, we've seen this happen before. Rest his soul, O.J. Simpson. You know, he had the famous quote, I'm O.J., I ain't black. Even Michael Jackson went through what he went through. Rest his soul. Right. Even Kanye had to be reminded. And now Ms. Owens, who, oh, I don't want no black pilots. I don't want this. I don't want that. And now we can't keep off our black media stations.

Where before she gave us her butt to kiss. Now, if I'm lying, if I'm speaking out of turn, people, y'all correct me. But y'all know I'm telling the truth. Now, you're talking about somebody that's always uplifted his community. And I was one of the first guys that had a viral moment with Cat Williams. And they couldn't wait. Excuse me. They couldn't wait to attack me.

Where before she gave us her butt to kiss. Now, if I'm lying, if I'm speaking out of turn, people, y'all correct me. But y'all know I'm telling the truth. Now, you're talking about somebody that's always uplifted his community. And I was one of the first guys that had a viral moment with Cat Williams. And they couldn't wait. Excuse me. They couldn't wait to attack me.

Where before she gave us her butt to kiss. Now, if I'm lying, if I'm speaking out of turn, people, y'all correct me. But y'all know I'm telling the truth. Now, you're talking about somebody that's always uplifted his community. And I was one of the first guys that had a viral moment with Cat Williams. And they couldn't wait. Excuse me. They couldn't wait to attack me.

But Candace has given y'all her butt to kiss for two decades. In the moment. What are they doing? They can't fire me. They can't fire me.

But Candace has given y'all her butt to kiss for two decades. In the moment. What are they doing? They can't fire me. They can't fire me.

But Candace has given y'all her butt to kiss for two decades. In the moment. What are they doing? They can't fire me. They can't fire me.

I'm not going to hang up on you. Here's what it is.

I'm not going to hang up on you. Here's what it is.