Joy Taylor finally returned to Fox Sports on Monday after a mysterious two-week absence cast doubt over her future with the network.
The FS1 host, who typically fronts popular sports talk show ‘Speak’, was nowhere to be seen on the network following a shock report which claimed she had been sidelined.
While neither party made any public comment on the issue, Front Office Sports reported last month that Fox Sports had shelved Taylor just weeks after she was accused of using sexual relationships with colleagues to further her career in a bombshell lawsuit.
Yet amid speculation over her future, Taylor was back on air Monday after making her long-awaited return to ‘Speak’.
The 38-year-old went with a revealing pink outfit for her first appearance back on the show, where she featured alongside regular stars Keyshawn Johnson, Paul Pierce and Michael Irvin.
After she opened the show and asked how the panel was doing, Irvin said in a hint to her recent absence: ‘We are better now!’
Joy Taylor finally returned to Fox Sports on Monday after a mysterious two-week absence
In the astonishing lawsuit filed by ex-Fox Sports employee Noushin Faraji in January, Taylor was accused of having sexual relationships with NFL star co-host Emmanuel Acho and network executive Charlie Dixon in order to advance her career.
She was also alleged to have used ‘her sexuality to get on a show’ in 2020, when she sought a spot on Acho’s program ‘Speak’. She denied ‘each and every allegation against her’.
Taylor, Dixon, former FS1 host Skip Bayless and the Fox Corporation were all named in the suit, which was filed on behalf of hair stylist Faraji.
Much of it focuses on allegations of sexual harassment, sexual battery, negligent supervision, retaliation and other hostile workplace issues between 2012 and August of 2024.
Bayless is accused of offering $1.5million to Faraji for sex, while Dixon is accused of groping the stylist’s buttocks.
Taylor is alleged to have dismissed Faraji’s complaints about sexual harassment against Bayless and Dixon, telling the hair stylist to ‘get over it.’
Earlier this month, a spokesperson for Taylor told The Athletic : ‘The claims set forth against Ms. Taylor are devoid of merit and appear to have been strategically framed to create unwarranted publicity rather than to seek legitimate redress’.
‘Ms. Taylor denies each and every allegation against her as set forth in Plaintiff’s Complaint to the extent they allege any wrongdoing, liability, or entitlement to relief.’
Taylor was reportedly ‘sidelined’ in the wake of a bombshell lawsuit filed against Fox Sports
According to social media, she has recently been on vacation in the Cayman Islands
She was previously alleged to have had a sexual relationship with Emmanuel Acho (left)
Taylor resurfaced amid her Fox Sports absence after sharing a sultry photo to her Instagram last week.
The sports presenter posted multiple photos of herself striking a pose outside of Catch, a restaurant hotspot in Miami Beach, in a slinky, teal jumpsuit.
‘South of 5th,’ the presenter simply captioned the photo.
Taylor returned to the social media platform when she appeared to shed some light on her trip to South Florida.
She shared a series of snaps from a friend’s wedding, including one of herself in an off-the-shoulder, form-fitting black gown with the beaming bride.
‘So much fun celebrating Patricia and Andrew,’ she wrote alongside the post, which was tagged at The LOFT on Bayshore, a wedding venue on the outskirts of Miami.
