DJ Akademiks is calling out Stephen A. Smith for switching up on his friend and colleague, Shannon Sharpe, amid his ongoing sexual assault drama.
The former Super Bowl champion was forced to step away from his main job at ESPN amid sexual assault allegations made by a former girlfriend. He was also hit with allegations from another ex-partner accusing him of similar claims.
Sharpe denies any wrongdoing and issues a statement via video proclaiming his innocence. He also released text messages between him and his alleged victim, where they appear to be engaged in BDSM or raceplay roleplay.
Smith slammed Sharpe’s legal team in a recent video uploaded to his YouTube channel.
In the clip, Smith begins by speaking highly of his friendship with Sharpe before unleashing on his attorneys. Smith admitted that he doesn’t think Sharpe’s lawyer has been “impressive in this at all.”
“Because some of the information led out to the public, I have no idea why a lawyer would advise such a thing, but that’s a different subject for another day,” Smith continued, adding that the move could cost Sharpe his check from Disney.
Akademiks says that Smith trashing Sharpe’s legal team is not something a friend would do and even claims that Smith is trying to distance himself from Sharpe.