NBA analyst Skip Bayless slapped with sexual harassment lawsuit alleging $1,500,000 offer to hairstylist

NBA analyst Skip Bayless is involved in a lawsuit by a former hairstylist of Fox Sports accusing him of sexual harassment, according to a Front Office Sports story published on Sunday. Included in the suit, a network executive used “his position to sexually harass women.”

Noushin Faraji filed the 42-page lawsuit in Los Angeles on Friday. The suit made a series of allegations. Bayless, the network and other employees were named as defendants. Fox, Fox Sports, FS1, FS2, FOX Sports EVP Charlie Dixon and FS1 Joy Taylor were also named defendants.

Faraji claimed that, while at a birthday party in West Hollywood, Dixon, an executive at the network, allegedly grabbed her buttocks. She then relayed the incident to Taylor; however, the host told her to "get over it," according to the suit.

Faraji alleges that while working at "Undisputed," she started to receive hugs from Bayless. The suit claims that the host gave “lingering hugs and kisses on the cheek while putting his body against hers and pressing against her breasts.” The suit claims that the plaintiff told the sports analyst that she wasn't interested in dating him and had a no-dating-at-work rule.

Additionally, the suit claims that she informed Bayless that she was suffering from ovarian cancer in hopes that it would discourage the media personality. However, Faraji alleges that the former Fox Sports host became more aggressive. The former ESPN host allegedly offered the plaintiff $1.5 million to have sexual intercourse with him.

According to the suit, Bayless accused Faraji of sleeping with his former co-host Shannon Sharpe:

“Approximately one week later, Mr. Bayless made another advance at Ms. Faraji. Ms. Faraji responded: ‘Skip, stop, you have a wife.’ Mr. Bayless responded: ‘Aren’t you Muslim? Doesn’t your dad have three to four wives?’ Ms. Faraji responded that her father was dead, and when Mr. Bayless looked taken aback, she made an excuse to leave.”

Faraji claims that she has complained about the incidents to the human resources and employee relations departments during her time at Fox.

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How long was Skip Bayless with Fox Sports 1?

Skip Bayless began working for Fox Sports 1 in 2016 when he debuted the show "Skip and Shannon: Undisputed" with Sharpe. He joined the network after his contract with ESPN expired in August 2016.

In March 2021, Bayless signed a four-year, $32 million contract with Fox Sports to continue his work as a sports analyst. His co-host, Sharpe, left the show in 2023 and joined ESPN. The show "Undisputed" was re-launched by the analyst with Richard Sherman, Keyshawn Johnson and Michael Irvin as his new co-hosts in August 2023.

However, he left the show and the network in August 2024.