Shannon Sharpe has issued an apology to his family and fans after having an explosive back and forth with Mike Epps on social media.
As we previously reported, over the weekend footage of Mike Epps performing at his comedy show began to surface. In the viral footage Mike Epps can be heard making statements attempting to insinuate that Shannon Sharpe is gay and he declined an opportunity to be on his hit show, Club Shay Shay. “That ni**a Shannon Sharpe called me trying to do an interview,” the 53-year-old said to the crowd. “I said ‘no Madea, I ain’t doing no interview with you’ – so you can sit across from me and look at my balls.”
He continued, adding “The ni**a sh*t is called Shay Shay the ni**a is telling you. Put a wig on that motherf**ker and tell me if that ain’t motherf**king Madea sister.”
Well, it didn’t take long for Shannon Sharpe to hear his comments and while speaking his co-host Chad Ochocino Johnson on their podcast, Night Cap, Sharpe had some strong words for the comedian after mentioning his name.
“Mention my name again, and I’m gonna put the DMs [out],” Sharpe said during the broadcast. “And I don’t like doing this. But you’re lying.”
The 55-year-old chose not to acknowledge or respond to Epps’ insinuations that he is homosexual, but again warned that he would expose the content of their communication if Epps further disparaged his name. “I don’t care about all that other stuff. You can say I’m gay … I don’t care about that,” Sharpe said.
“‘Cause I won’t chase a lie. But I won’t let you lie on my name.” He continued, adding “Say my name again, and I’m gonna release the DM. Because you’re lying.” Accusing Epps of lying about being asked to appear on Club Shay Shay, Sharpe ended his tirade with what could be taken as a veiled threat against the Indiana native if the two were to cross paths in the future.
After all of the madness on the internet, Shannon Sharpe shared a message to his X account and issued an apology.
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“UNC and @TheRealMikeEpps have decided 2 have a man 2 man conversation in Indy at NBA all star weekend 2 discuss our differences. We both realize this situation could’ve been, should’ve been handled differently. I apologize 2 fam, friends, love 1s and my fans. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 #ClubShayShay”