Shannon Sharpe confirmed Wednesday night on his podcast Nightcap that he did in fact engage in a sexual encounter while streaming on Instagram Live earlier in the day.
Around midday, videos flooded social media of screen recordings of Sharpe’s Instagram Live, in which viewers could hear a voice that sounded like Sharpe’s and noises that hinted he was making love. Soon after, a message appeared on Sharpe’s Instagram Stories claiming that he was hacked.
In a live reaction on Nightcap with co-host Chad Johnson, Sharpe acknowledged his slip up and said it was a staffer named Jordan who posted the hacking claim, which Sharpe deleted.
“I’m disappointed in myself. I let a lot of people down,” Sharpe said. “This was not staged. I came in, I threw my phone on the bed, engaged in an activity. I did not know IG Live. I’ve never been on IG Live. I’ve never turned IG Live on, so I don’t know how it …