Sharpe’s Podcast Sponsors Pull Out—Will Club Shay Shay Survive the Fallout?

The lawsuit turbulence just hit Shannon Sharpe’s wallet: within 24 hours three mid-tier advertisers—Manscaped, Athletic Greens, and DraftKings—quiet-pulled their ad slots from Club Shay Shay. Listeners caught the missing pre-rolls first; by noon a TikTok clip comparing last week’s episode to today’s “ad-free” upload had pushed 2.3 million views.

Fans noticed the pattern: every dropped sponsor issued nearly identical “reviewing brand alignment” statements. PR heads call it a textbook “pause but don’t burn” move—no one wants to be first to fully sever ties in case Sharpe clears his name, yet no one wants Twitter roasting them for funding “predatory strength play.” Meanwhile Gabriella Zuniga’s supporters are tagging remaining sponsors like HelloFresh and SeatGeek, urging total withdrawal.

Zooming out, this is the reputational iceberg Sharpe never faced as an ESPN talent: Club Shay Shay depends on ad reads, not a network salary. If more brands bail, the show’s entire cashflow model cracks. Does Sharpe take a temporary hiatus and hope sponsors trickle back, or double down on subscriber paywalls to go independent? The next Monday-drop will reveal everything—if there is a Monday drop.