Shannon Sharpe naming his accuser reveals the weakening grip of #MeToo, for better or worse

Shannon Sharpe was accused of rape by an ex-girlfriend in a $50 million lawsuit.

It's further evidence that # MeToo has lost its death grip on our society, says Frida Ghitis .

Ghitis: The almighty movement, which sent any and all accused men, regardless of the degree of transgression, has been defanged.

On Tuesday afternoon , attorney Davis admitted that Sharpe was going to pay his ex, who is an OnlyFans creator, $10 million for her silence before she filed her lawsuit — maintaining that the accuser was blackmailing Sharpe , who was about to sign a “very lucrative” contract for his podcast “ Club Shay Shay .” It’s all so sordid. But Sharpe ’s willingness to air his dirty laundry to publicly fight shows just how far the pendulum has swung now..