Social media was turned upside down with news of a lawsuit that had been levied against FOX Sports alleging multiple instances of sexual misconduct in the workplace. In the lawsuit, a former hairdresser alleges that former FOX sports personality Skip Bayless offered her $1.5 million to have sex with her.
Elsewhere in the lawsuit, it is alleged that personalities Joy Taylor and Emmanuel Acho were engaged in an extramarital sexual affair.
On Monday, it appears almost as if FOX is sweeping everything under the rug, as Acho appeared on air on Monday morning as if he hadn’t been named in the bombshell lawsuit at all.
Emmanuel Acho is on air today, one day after being mentioned in the bombshell lawsuit against FS1. Acho isn't accused of any wrongdoing in the lawsuit, where it's alleged he was romantically involved with fellow FS1 personality Joy Taylor. pic.twitter.com/X0lIefHy5F
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 6, 2025
Fans reacted to the response from FOX on social media.
“That’s the thing I don’t understand why it was included in the lawsuit. It had nothing to do with the victim who was harassed. They had no business being part of the complaint,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“Hmmm people saying he did nothing wrong but did Joy get her role on speak for yourself because she was (in a relationship with) Acho?” one fan wanted to know.
“Are you kidding? A lot of his audience probably admires him for ‘getting it.’ He can miss me with the piety posts on his social media, though. Joy’s going to have a hard time recovering from it,” one fan added.
It’ll be interesting to see how the situation unfolds.
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Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.