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A former hairdresser for the American channel Fox Sports is at the origin of the accusations against Skip Bayless. The latter allegedly made sexual advances for several years.
A big name in American sports media finds itself in turmoil. This Monday, January 6, Associated Press and Front Office Sports revealed that sexual assault lawsuits targeted Skip Bayless, former star presenter of Fox Sports, followed by more than 3 million people on his social networks.
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Noushin Faraji, who worked as a hairdresser for the chain, filed a complaint in Los Angeles this Friday, January 3. She says she rejected the man’s incessant sexual advances for more than six years. The complainant reports “hugs, kisses on the cheek” and various gravelly comments. Skip Bayless even offered him 1.5 million euros for sex according to the deposition.
The entire chain targeted
The presenter is not the only one targeted by the complaint. Noushin Faraji’s lawyers also point the finger at the Fox Sports channel and its parent company, Fox Corporation. They accuse them of having favored this “misogynistic, racist and discriminatory” environment, where executives and talents were authorized to physically and verbally mistreat employees with complete impunity, according to the words of the complaint consulted by Front Office Sports.
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Noushin Faraji has no longer worked for Fox Sports since 2024. She claims to have been fired for “fabricated” reasons. Skip Bayless, for his part, has no longer been on the air since his show ended. In a press release, the channel said it had taken these revelations “very seriously”.
