Dr. Umar Johnson has been giving his thoughts on Shannon Sharpe’s recent legal troubles and has been fighting in his corner.
However, in a recent interview with The Art of Dialogue, Dr. Umar claims that Sharpe had not been financially providing for his much younger ex-girlfriend, who Dr. Umar refers to as his “jump off,” and that’s the reason why she’s suing.
According to the controversial doctor, as one of the most respected figures in the sports world, Sharpe was rich, and his accuser should not have had to reach out to him to request $10,000, as shown in the leaked text messages.
Sharpe met Jane Doe when she was just 19, and he was 54.
The text messages also show Sharpe telling Doe that she could remove her IUD on her birthday if they were still seeing each other, which is another major mistake, Dr. Umar says, as Sharpe was taking their “transactional relationship” into a “legitimate romance.”
Dr. Umar accuses Sharpe of wrongly giving her “hope.”
Doe is now suing Sharpe for $50 million, accusing him of sexual assaults which allegedly took place in October 2024 and January 2025.