Joy Taylor Releases Statement On Her Status Thursday Afternoon
01/09/2025 01:24 PM
Joy Taylor of Fox Sports 1 released a statement on her status on Thursday afternoon.
Taylor, 37, has had quite a week. She was named in a lawsuit against Fox Sports 1 by a former network employee. Taylor is accused by a former Fox Sports hairstylist of being in inappropriate workplace relationships with a network executive and an on-air colleague. The lawsuit accuses Taylor of using the relationships to better position herself for promotions within Fox Sports 1. Taylor joined the network in 2016 and is currently the host of "Speak" at 5 p.m. E.T. weekdays.
The lawsuit accuses Fox Sports 1 of promoting an inappropriate, sexist culture.
"Ms. Faraji brings forth this action because for over a decade at Fox, she was forced to endure a misogynistic, racist, and ableist workplace where executives and talent were allowed to physically and verbally abuse workers with impunity," the suit alleges. "When Ms. Faraji and others came forward to report the wrongdoing, instead of addressing their concerns, Fox retaliated against them while the perpetrators and those who protected them were inexplicably promoted. This case thus represents yet another in a long line of cases chronicling the toxic culture at Fox, marked by bad faith promises and repeated failures to address a poisonous and entrenched patriarchy."
Taylor, who is the younger sister of former NFL star Jason Taylor, has yet to respond to the accusations. She's currently living in Los Angeles, where the devastating wildfires are breaking out.
On Thursday afternoon, she released a statement on her status.
Joy Taylor/IG
Taylor said that she's OK.
"To everyone reaching out, I am safe and grateful. BUT the situation is as dangerous and bad as it looks. My heart is broken for the 5 people who lost their lives in this tragedy," she wrote.
"Thank you to our brave firefighters, first responders and the officials who worked quickly and efficiently to save so many lives.
"Unfortunately, many people lost their homes and their lives will never be the same. This is a heartbreaking and devastating disaster.
"Thank you to everyone checking on us."
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Our thoughts continue to be with Joy and the rest of the Los Angeles area on Thursday morning.
Stay safe, everyone.
