Skip Bayless Accused of Providing $1.5M for Intercourse in Lawsuit Filed by Hairstylist

• Former Fox Sports activities hairstylist Noushin Faraji has accused a number of folks, together with Skip Bayless, of office misconduct in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 3
• The plaintiff alleged within the grievance that Bayless supplied her $1.5 million for intercourse, amongst different “inappropriate feedback”
• Fox Sports activities govt Charlie Dixon can be named within the go well with, alongside different defendants

A former Fox Sports activities hairstylist has accused a number of folks on the broadcasting firm together with Skip Bayless of sexual misconduct, amongst different allegations within the office, it has been reported.

In a doc filed in Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 3, seen by PEOPLE and printed by Entrance Workplace Sports activities, Noushin Faraji — who labored for the corporate on a part-time foundation from roughly 2012 to 2016 after which on a full-time foundation from round 2016 to August 2024 — accused Bayless of providing her $1.5 million to have intercourse together with her, amongst different “inappropriate feedback.”

The 42-page lengthy grievance additionally acknowledged that Bayless — who labored at Fox on his present Skip and Shannon: Undisputed from 2016 to August 2024 — “grabbed” Faraji’s palms and “started kissing them” earlier than allegedly providing the quantity for intercourse, across the identical time as she realized she might need most cancers in July 2021.

The grievance acknowledged that Bayless had beforehand requested that Faraji give him a haircut as soon as per week.

It claims, “Initially, throughout the haircuts, Mr. Bayless would talk about his life, his work at Fox, and different innocuous issues. Nevertheless, quickly after the weekly haircuts began, Mr. Bayless started discovering excuses to the touch Ms. Faraji.”

“He would give her lingering hugs after every haircut, placing his physique towards her personal, urgent towards her breasts. He then started to kiss her on her cheeks. Ms. Faraji was uncomfortable by the bodily contact and would make excuses to depart proper after the haircuts (e.g., ‘I would like to select up my son from college.’),” the grievance acknowledged.

It added, “In roughly summer time 2017, whereas Ms. Faraji was giving Mr. Bayless a haircut, he advised her that she was ‘voluptuous.’ As English is her second language and she or he was not accustomed to the phrase, Ms. Faraji requested what that meant. Mr. Bayless appeared amused and advised her to ‘determine it out,’ ” per the paperwork.

The grievance claimed, “Ms. Faraji later requested a coworker what the phrase meant and was mortified. Mr. Bayless then began being extra aggressive and direct in his advances. Ms. Faraji repeatedly declined, stating that she didn’t date at work as she is a single mother and wanted her job.”

Per the paperwork, as of April 2022, Faraji claimed she acquired texts from Bayless saying he did not want his hair or make-up executed after she refused to have intercourse with him. He additionally reportedly accused Faraji of getting intercourse along with his former Undisputed co-host Shannon Sharpe, per the go well with.

Together with Bayless, Fox, Fox Sports activities, Fox Sports activities 1 and a pair of, Fox Sports activities govt Charlie Dixon and Fox Sports activities 1 host Pleasure Taylor are additionally listed as defendants within the go well with.

The paperwork filed by Faraji accused Dixon of “grabbing her buttocks” at Taylor’s birthday celebration at Pearl’s Rooftop in West Hollywood on Jan. 14, 2017.

The grievance acknowledged, “As Ms. Faraji was standing close to the bar, dealing with the group, Mr. Dixon approached her. He requested the bartender for a drink after which positioned his arm on Ms. Faraji’s decrease again. He requested how she was doing, if she was having enjoyable and if she wished a tequila shot.” 

“Ms. Faraji felt very uncomfortable by his unsolicited touching and responded: ‘No, thanks.’ Mr. Dixon then moved his hand decrease and began rubbing her physique and grabbing her buttocks. Ms. Faraji was mortified however rapidly thought to pretend an incoming name to flee from the scenario,” it added.

Faraji alleged within the grievance that she was advised to “recover from it” by Taylor when she advised her in regards to the incident. Taylor was stated to have claimed Dixon may take each their jobs away.

The grievance additionally acknowledged that an nameless feminine expertise member had advised Faraji that Dixon stated that she “would wish to have intercourse with him if she wished to resume her contract,” which she refused.

Among the many a number of allegations, Faraji — who’s in search of unspecified financial damages and a jury trial — additionally claimed she was “mocked” by Bobby Diaz (who places the microphone on expertise) on Might 10, 2019, for her pronunciation of English phrases, in addition to being sexualized for the way in which she was consuming fruit. 

Within the grievance, the plaintiff — who was stated to have taken her complaints to Human Sources many instances — claimed she was additionally focused due to her ethnicity on a number of events throughout her years at Fox.

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Faraji, who stopped working at Fox after Undisputed‘s cancellation in August 2024, can be suing the corporate for failure to pay minimal wages, failure to pay time beyond regulation wages, unfair illegal or fraudulent enterprise practices and extra below the category motion grievance. Her particular person grievance contains suing for sexual battery, working in a hostile atmosphere, failure to stop harassment and wrongful termination, amongst different allegations.

A Fox spokesperson stated of the go well with, “We take these allegations severely and don’t have any additional remark right now given this pending litigation,” per Selection.

Fox Sports activities, a consultant for Bayless and Faraji’s legal professional did not instantly reply when contacted by PEOPLE for remark.