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Shannon Sharpe is owning up to his NSFW Instagram Live post. The 56-year-old Pro Football Hall of Famer and ESPN personality admitted that his Instagram was not hacked, as he originally declared, and that he and a woman engaged in a sexual activity accidentally went live to his millions of followers. “Obviously I am embarrassed. Someone that is extremely, extremely private and to have one of your most intimate details – the audio – heard for the entire world to hear, I’m embarrassed for a number of reasons,” he said during Nightcap. Keep reading to find out more… “There are a lot of people that count on Shannon to be professional at all times and I always try to be professional at all times, even when I’m behind closed doors. … I’m very disappointed in myself, not for the act. I think there are millions and billions of people of consenting age that engage in activities, but for the audio to be heard I’m disappointed in myself. I let a lot of people down.” The not-safe-for-work Instagram Live featured an unknown female, who could be heard moaning. “I threw my phone on the bed, engaged in an activity. I did not know IG live. I’ve never turned IG live on so I don’t know how it works and all of sudden my other phone started going off,” he said. His marketing partner Jamie Fritz was finally able to get through to alert him of the situation, and someone else eventually ended the live video, he explained. “My phone wasn’t hacked. It wasn’t a prank, it was me being a healthy, active male. Ya’ll thought I was bulljiving, Unc get it in.” “I’m baffled. I never thought I’d see the day where you, Unc, would pull something so out of character,” Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson said. “A little unprofessional. I’m not mad, I’m thoroughly disappointed because I hold you to a higher standard. The type of standard you just tried to chastise me for just Saturday. So this has really sent me into a complete shock.” The two eventually made light of the situation and several times, as the host also advertised a male enhancement product that sponsored the show. Watch inside…
