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Shannon Sharpe is never going to live that Instagram moment down.
Actress Keke Palmer brought up a viral September incident when Sharpe, 56, accidentally went live on Instagram while he was having sex.
Palmer, 31, appeared on Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast on Wednesday, November 20, where the two discussed past roles where she had to kiss older men.
“I experienced the same thing in another movie that I did where the guy was — I was 17 and he was like, 27,” Palmer said.
“You like ’em older, huh?” Sharpe replied.
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Palmer clapped back with, “That’s what Michelle said,” referring to the woman Sharpe was with during his infamous snafu.
Sharpe was a good sport about it, nearly falling out of his seat with laughter.
“Oh, my goodness. Come on, Keke! It’s too soon! You’ve been waiting for that!” he said.
“You walked me into it! They don’t call you ‘Hunky Uncky’ for nothing,” Palmer replied.
After initially claiming he was hacked, Sharpe addressed his miscue the night of the incident with a statement on his “Nightcap” podcast, which he cohosts with fellow ex NFL player Chad Ochocinco.
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“[My friend] Jamie, said, ‘Shannon, you’re on IG Live.’ I’m like, ‘Doing what?’ … He says, ‘They could hear. … Sounds like you were having sex.’ Man, my heart sank,” Sharpe said. “It dropped.”
“[I’m] 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,” the former NFL tight end added. “People count on Shannon. Shay Shay media … ESPN, there are a lot of people that count on him at all times.”
“I threw my phone on the bed, engaged in an activity,” he continued. “I did not know IG Live. I’ve never turned IG live on so I don’t know how it works and all of a sudden my other phone started going off.”
In addition to hosting his podcasts, Sharpe is also a regular on ESPN’s morning talk show, First Take.
Ochocinco was candid in his response, telling Sharpe on the air that he was “thoroughly disappointed.”
“I’m baffled. I never thought I’d see the day where you, Unc, would pull something so out of character,” Johnson shared in the podcast episode on Wednesday. “A little unprofessional. I’m not mad, I’m thoroughly disappointed because I hold you to a higher standard. … So this has really sent me into a complete shock.”
Sharpe further owned up to his actions two nights later, when he hosted his own roast on “Nightcap,” featuring Snoop Dogg, Cam Newton, Godfrey, Lavell Crawford and Kai Cenat.
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