One Fox host got sidelined after this sex scandal wound up in court
Fox has a major problem on their hands.
The details are beginning to trickle out.
And one Fox host got sidelined after this sex scandal wound up in court.
Fox Sports host Joy Taylor was absent from four episodes of the show she co-hosts, Speak.
Taylor’s absence was noticeable as it appeared the fallout from a lawsuit filed by Fox hairstylist Noushin Faraji last month had blown over.
“Questions are rising about Joy Taylor’s status at Fox Sports’ FS1 network after she missed three straight days of hosting Speak this week. Taylor missed the shows because she was ‘sidelined’ by the network, sources told Front Office Sports. The apparent infraction that led Taylor to be off the program for at least three days was not immediately known. A spokesperson for Fox Sports declined to comment and a spokesperson for Taylor did not immediately respond to a request for comment,” Front Office Sports reported.
Faraji accused then Fox Sports host Skip Bayless of offering her $1.5 million for sex.
Bayless is no longer with the network, having left Fox five months before this lawsuit went public.
But Taylor’s presence in the lawsuit attracted attention.
Faraji alleged that Taylor only got her job co-hosting Bayless’ show Undisputed over Bayless’ objections because she was allegedly sleeping with Fox Sports executive Chuck Dixon.
“Mr. Bayless later disclosed to Ms. Faraji that he did not want Ms. Taylor on the show, but Mr. Dixon was adamant that Ms. Taylor should star. At first, Mr. Dixon arranged a dinner between Mr. Bayless and Ms. Taylor where she arrived in provocative clothing and acted in a provocative manner,” the lawsuit claimed.
Faraji then alleged that Taylor got the position of co-host of Speak for Yourself by having sex with former NFL player and co-host Emmanuel Acho.
“A few months after meeting Mr. Acho at lunch, Ms. Faraji noticed him in the hallway while at work. Ms. Faraji later asked Ms. Taylor if Mr. Acho also worked at Fox. Ms. Taylor confirmed and explained that she wanted Mr. Acho to eventually recommend her on the show Speak for Yourself. Ms. Faraji became alarmed and warned Ms. Taylor that she should probably not sleep with Mr. Dixon and Mr. Acho at the same time, as Mr. Dixon is a very powerful man that may become very angry,” the lawsuit went on to say.
Faraji claimed that she asked Taylor what would happen if Dixon found out she was sleeping with Ocho, and Taylor allegedly responded that she would just falsely accuse Dixon of sexual assault so the network would force him out.
Taylor appeared as a co-host on Speak after the lawsuit dropped and everyone figured Fox was just trying to hope the controversy blew over and no one would notice.
That strategy clearly failed as Taylor is now off the air with no clear timetable for her return.
