Emmanuel Acho appears to be doing some damage control in the wake of an explosive lawsuit that was recently filed by a former FOX Sports employee.
Noushin Faraji, a hairstylist who says she worked for FOX Sports from 2012 through August 2024, filed a 42-page lawsuit in Los Angeles on Friday in which she made troubling allegations against current and former network executives and personalities. FS1 host Joy Taylor is one of the people named in the lawsuit, which was obtained over the weekend by Front Office Sports.
Faraji claims Taylor had sexual relationships with both Acho and FOX Sports executive vice president Charlie Dixon to help Taylor advance her career. Faraji also accused Dixon and former FS1 host Skip Bayless of inappropriate sexual behavior toward her. Faraji says she reported those issues to Taylor and Taylor dismissed them, telling Faraji to “get over it.”
You can read more about Faraji’s troubling allegations against Bayless here.
Acho, a former NFL linebacker, is typically very active on social media. Fans immediately noticed that was not the case on Sunday, which was the final day of the NFL regular season. The assumption is that Acho has gone silent because of the lawsuit.
Acho also deleted an old video in which he praised Taylor for nearly a minute and gushed about how lucky he is to co-host the show “Speak” with her.
WATCH: Emmanuel Acho has now deleted this video after a lawsuit emerged earlier today alleging he had romantic relations with Joy Taylor to help her secure a better job back in 2022 pic.twitter.com/RPYatciWSP
— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) January 6, 2025
There have been many other social media posts in recent months that fans now view differently in the wake of Faraji’s allegations.
Im celebrating @JoyTaylorTalks like this all day today! Y’all help me out. #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/Uq35Ont6hP
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) March 8, 2023
People shocked about Joy Taylor and Acho like they wasn’t at the crib together pic.twitter.com/A7pviwkoc5
— † (@youngwavelord) January 5, 2025
Them: What’s it like working with @JoyTaylorTalks ??
Me: pic.twitter.com/AMHPzkb83Q
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) June 6, 2023
Acho has been with FOX Sports since 2020 and is one of their most prominent on-air personalities. Taylor has been with the network since 2016. The two began co-hosting “Speak” together in September 2022.
