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Former Fox Sports Hairstylist Sues Skip Bayless and Network Over $1.5M Sexual Harassment Allegations
Jan 6, 2025, 12:00 AM
A former Fox Sports hairstylist, Noushin Faraji, has filed a lawsuit against the network, alleging sexual harassment by former host Skip Bayless and Fox Sports executive Charlie Dixon. The suit claims that Bayless made repeated, unwanted advances toward Faraji, including an offer of $1.5 million to have sex with him. Faraji alleges that these advances began in 2017 and continued until last year, involving lingering hugs, kisses on the cheek, and comments from Bayless that he could change her life if they had sex. In 2021, after Faraji disclosed a cancer scare to Bayless in hopes of halting his advances, he allegedly offered her the $1.5 million for sex. The lawsuit also accuses Dixon of groping Faraji at a birthday party in 2017. Faraji claims she was fired in 2024 based on fabricated reasons following the cancellation of Bayless's show 'Undisputed.' The suit seeks unspecified monetary damages from Bayless, Fox Sports, and Fox Corporation, and also claims a hostile work environment at Fox Sports. Fox Sports has stated that it takes these allegations seriously but has no further comment due to the pending litigation.
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