Shannon Sharpe Postpones ‘Nightcap’ Tour Due To Sexual Assault Allegations

Shannon Sharpe has announced the postponement of his Nightcap Tour with co-host Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson amid sexual assault allegations.

Now officially pushed back to 2026, the tour was to feature Sharpe and Johnson bringing their conversations to live audiences.

“We’ve decided to postpone the Nightcap tour,” Sharpe said during the most recent episode of the show.

“We look forward to seeing you guys in the summer of 2026. It’s going to be even bigger, even better,” Sharpe continued. “But Ocho and I have come to the conclusion that this is the best thing, as of right now, was to postpone the tour. We look forward to seeing each and every one of you in 2026.”

As HOT97 previously reported, Sharpe was accused of several sexual assault accusations and was hit with a $50 million lawsuit in April.

Filed in a Nevada state court, the Pro Football Hall of Famer is being accused of comitting assault, sexual assault, battery, and sexual battery, and engaged in the intentional infliction of emotional distress in what is described as a “rocky consensual relationship” that went on with a woman for almost two years. 

The plaintiff alleges that “Sharpe brutally sexually assaulted her several times at the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025.”

The suit also alleges that the ESPN personality Sharpe threatened to kill her on multiple occasions, was “manipulating and controlling,” and “repeatedly threatening to brutally choke and violently slap her.”

“One time specifically, he was yelling at her while there was a firearm visible in his room,” the complaint states. “Terrified for her safety, Plaintiff tried sharing her location with friends from her iPhone—just in case. But Sharpe saw her doing this. The moment he realized what she was doing, he grabbed her by the neck and told her, “If you ever do that again, I will f–king kill you.”

Sharpe has denied allegations levied against him.