Shannon Sharpe came clean about the sultry Instagram Live post he put out on Wednesday afternoon, sharing with his roughly 3.2 million followers live audio of himself engaged in sexual activity with a woman.

The Shannon Sharpe Instagram Live incident on September 11th, 2024 refers to former NFL star and ESPN commentator Shannon Sharpe’s ( @shannonsharpe84) accidental Instagram video leak that included the sounds of a man and woman having intercourse offscreen.

My phone wasn’t hacked. It wasn’t a prank, it was me being a healthy, active male,' the NFL Hall of Famer said while coming clean on his podcast, 'Nightcap.'