Jimalita Tillman, a trailblazer within the homeschooling neighborhood and humanities advocacy, lately spoke candidly on The Morning Hustle about her $20 million lawsuit in opposition to Shannon Sharpe, Chad Johnson, and Shay Shay Media.
As beforehand reported, Tillman alleges that she was defamed by Sharpe and his Nightcap co-host Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, after they alleged that her husband was leaving her after her participation throughout a Usher live performance.
“On April 2, 2025, I participated in a fan engagement second at a Usher Raymond live performance the place I interacted with the artist as a particular viewers member,” Tillman begins in her criticism, as reported by The US-Solar.
Like many related moments at Usher’s concert events, Tillman’s interplay went viral after followers took observe of the depth between her and the singer. However, no matter what the web was saying, Jimalita took problem with how Sharpe and Johnson talked in regards to the interplay on their podcast.
Throughout their present, they alleged that she was married and her husband left her over her viral cherry-eating second with the singer.
“Following this occasion, the defendants made and disseminated false and defamatory statements suggesting that I used to be married and that my husband was submitting for divorce attributable to my participation on this viewers expertise. I’m not married, nor am I at present going via a divorce,” she defined in her lawsuit. “I used to be not married on the time of the fan participation second in the course of the Usher live performance.”
Jimalita Tillman Opens Up On $20M Lawsuit In Morning Hustle Unique
Throughout an unique with The Morning Hustle, Tillman doubled down on her resolution and declared;
“This isn’t about cash—it’s about holding media accountable. My integrity was trampled on, and that’s unacceptable.”
She additionally famous that she reached out to Sharpe’s Shay Shay Media asking them to right their report about her, however mentioned she was ignored.
For Sharpe, the stakes are excessive. His media firm, Shay Shay Media, faces accusations of negligence, with Tillman asserting it didn’t fact-check particulars that reached thousands and thousands. Professionally, this marks a pivotal second for Sharpe, who champions his present’s success on daring, unfiltered content material—however now finds himself beneath a microscope.
With Congress set to overview higher rules for media accountability, Tillman’s case might create ripples throughout the business.
“That is actually David and Goliath proper now, when persons are interested by it, they’re pondering Jamalita versus this man, he’s a significant company,” mentioned Jamalita on The Morning Hustle. “This man had media coaching, he’s a journalist, he is aware of higher, it is best to verify your supply, it is best to be capable of double verify what you’re saying.”
“That is larger than me,” added Tillman. “It’s about defending everybody.”
