Shannon Sharpe is opening up about the current status of his relationship with Stephen A. Smith.

On a recent episode of “Nightcap”, Sharpe discussed the fallout after being accused of sexual assault earlier this year. Sharpe said he had to tighten his circle after he settled the $50 million lawsuit with his accuser. Sharpe then went on to say that he learned who his real friends were.

In the comments section, Sharpe noticed many thought he was referring to Smith as one of his “fake friends.”

“I’m looking at the chat and everybody say Stephen A. No, I will say this, Stephen A. has called me and been there every step of the way. I will say that. I will say, Stephen A. has reached out, he’s called, asked me anything,” Sharpe said. “I know a lot of people say a lot of things about Stephen A.,but all I can attest to is the way Stephen A. is with Shannon. And he’s been great.”

“Because when I went through what I was going through at Fox, he was there. When I was going through this, he was calling, ‘Anything I can do? What can I do?’ I won’t get into private conversations that we have because that’s between he and I,” Sharpe continued.

When news of Sharpe’s lawsuit broke, he was a co-host of ESPN’s “First Take.” Eventually, the Hall of Famer announced that he would be taking a leave of absence from the show.

"My statement is found here and this is the truth. The relationship in question was 100% consensual," Sharpe wrote in an Instagram post at the time. "At this juncture I am electing to step aside temporarily from my ESPN duties."

In July, ESPN announced that Shape was let go from the company.

Sharpe’s ex-girlfriend, who’s named “Jane Doe” in the lawsuit, accused him of rape and sexual assault.

Sharpe has vehemently denied all the allegations.