ESPN is catching heat for allowing Shannon Sharpe to remain on television while he deals with major sexual assault claim.

There were some upsetting allegations surfacing this week regarding former Baltimore Ravens star and current ESPN analyst Shannon Sharpe. Sharpe is a defendant in a Nevada lawsuit seeking in excess of $50 million for alleged sexual abuse and domestic violence.

The future for Shannon Sharpe with ESPN is up in the air, according to Stephen A. Smith. On his eponymous show, Smith shared that deliberations between ESPN and their parent company, Disney, are ongoing about Sharpe amid his rape allegations.