https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/opinion/2017/09/07/bayless-best-worst/643749001/ Skip Bayless began his mindless journey into the world of sports media insanity way back in 1989 when he announced that Steve Walsh was twice the quarterback Troy Aikman would ever be for the Dallas Cowboys. This came while Bayless was laboring at the Dallas Morning News and the now defunct Dallas Times Herald. His idiotic predictions have become legendary but the Walsh/Aikman episode is where the madness began Of course, sports historians know how the story ended. Aikman won three Super Bowls and became a member of the NFL Hall of Fame. weak-arm Steve Walsh languished with five NFL teams and eventually landed in the world of banking and now coaches in the Canadian Football League. Clueless Skip had also said that the Houston Texans would regret not drafting Johnny “Football” Manziel. he’d take Tim Tebow over Aaron Rogers. Denver’s hiring of Peyton Manning a huge mistake, LeBron James was not among the top five players in the NBA etc
He said more than that multiple times he dogged Shannon's career out Skip hit below the belt tooo many times. . . esp considering the topics were not about Shannon Skip was all but calling Shannon a bum Even Doves have pride and Shannon had a Hall of Fame Career He is having a Hall of Fame second career He is a top 10 if not top 5 Tight end of all time Shannon was like. . . bump this. . .I'm not going to sit here and be insulted and spend every day defending my career To some ancient who never played the game. Skip's opinions are just opinions not based in fact He is the sports equivalent to a Shock Jock After a season or so . . . everyone including Shannon realized he was doing the heavy lifting on the show Rocket River
I think he is a blow hard and does hot takes just to be different and ends up looking stupid, I don't care for the guy
I wish I could find that old video with the audio Bayless talking down Watt about how he's over-rated and can't/doesn't do this or that...just ******** on him while clips of JJ wrecking house play.
His best take was saying that Manziel would some day be bigger in Cleveland than LeBron could ever dream of being.
He also said that Vince Young would be to the NFL what MJ was to the NBA, if I remember correctly. Lots of misses. Not sure why anyone ever cared about him. Oh well. I don't know what his latest controversy is, but if it means that he finally retires and enjoys the last 15 years of his life and millions of dollars, it's probably not a bad outcome for anyone.
It takes skill to spout BS, be taken seriously enough to remember, and cash those fat checks at the bank. The moments where he riled up Shannon was amusing to watch every now and then, but I can't imagine watching or living that on the daily.
I think Skip's mistake was that he wasn't able to realize when his hater shtick was getting old to the audience. Stephen A seems to give people the same hot take feel/sound without actually saying much or hating on guys. For what it's worth, I don't think it really has much to do with race. Skip alienated players more than anything. Also, from a network perspective it's not clear what he adds now that former athletes are getting into the mix.
Skip Bayless' end of his career is sad. He held on for too long even though he could have retired gracefully. You see this often with athletes. Think Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady even. You have guys who are a shell of their former selves who don't realize that they are, and still think they can do it. With Skip, his ego and belief that he was the top draw got in the way of the success for his show. Shannon became the star and Skip couldn't handle it. He felt like he could still be successful w/o Shannon, which is why he tried to experiment with Undisputed after Shannon left, and it didn't work out. Skip needs to just retire and relax, but he's not wired that way. He will continue believing in himself until the results speak for itself. Eventually he'll come to the realization that he's no longer the draw that he used to be
Joy Taylor, Emmanuel Acho, Skip, Charlie Dixon … and the hairdresser. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25477137-faraji-v-fox/ Spoiler 18. In 2016, Fox hired Ms. Faraji as a full-time “hairstylist.” B. Mr. Dixon gives Ms. Taylor Undisputed as a reward for having sex with him. 19. In approximately March 2016, Ms. Faraji met Ms. Taylor, an aspiring sports personalitythat had recently moved from Miami to Los Angeles for the opportunity of airtime at Fox. At the time,Ms. Taylor did not have a regular position but would fill in on a day-by-day basis when talent was sickor otherwise missed time. Ms. Taylor told Ms. Faraji that she was recently wed but her husbandremained in Miami and that she was lonely in Los Angeles. Ms. Taylor then befriended Ms. Faraji. 20. In approximately May 2016, Ms. Taylor asked Ms. Faraji to meet for a drink in SantaMonica. When Ms. Faraji arrived, she found Ms. Taylor with an older man, Fox Sport’s Executive VicePresident of Content, Mr. Dixon. As Executive Vice President, Mr. Dixon is responsible for overseeingall content and production on FS1. Ms. Faraji, however, did not know Mr. Dixon. 21. When Mr. Dixon went to buy them another round of spicy margaritas, Ms. Faraji askedwho he was. Ms. Taylor responded that he was just a friend. Following that night, whenever Ms. Farajiwould meet with Ms. Taylor for drinks or food, Mr. Dixon would either arrive with Ms. Taylor or show up later in the night and leave with Ms. Taylor. He would always buy rounds of drinks and/or food.From their body language, Ms. Faraji suspected that the pair were sleeping with each other, andalthough this concerned Ms. Faraji as she knew Ms. Taylor was recently married, Ms. Faraji kept heropinions to herself. 22. In approximately June 2016, while at work, Ms. Faraji noticed Mr. Dixon in theelevator. Surprised by the coincidence, Ms. Faraji found Ms. Taylor and told her excitedly: “The guywho always buys our drinks was in the elevator!” Ms. Taylor quickly silenced Ms. Faraji, explainingwho he was. Ms. Faraji became alarmed and warned Ms. Taylor that such a relationship was unsafe.Ms. Taylor told her not to worry about it. Ms. Faraji continued to be friends with Ms. Taylor but triedto distance herself as she considered the situation dangerous as well as morally wrong as Ms. Taylorand Mr. Dixon were both married. 23. In approximately July 2016, word spread amongst Fox’s employees about a new showthat was going to be a “big deal” as it would star Mr. Bayless and Shannon Sharpe (“Mr. Sharpe”). Itwas known that Fox was looking for a woman with significant TV experience to also star; therefore, itcame as a surprise when Fox announced that Ms. Taylor—who was a bartender and radio host inMiami with very little TV experience—would be the moderator of the new show, a sports debateprogram, Skip and Shannon: Undisputed. 24. Mr. Bayless later disclosed to Ms. Faraji that he did not want Ms. Taylor on the show,but Mr. Dixon was adamant that Ms. Taylor should star. At first, Mr. Dixon arranged a dinner betweenMr. Bayless and Ms. Taylor where she arrived in provocative clothing and acted in a provocativemanner. When that did not change Mr. Bayless’s opinion of Ms. Taylor, Mr. Dixon asked him toapprove of her as a favor to him. Reluctantly, Mr. Bayless agreed to do so as a favor to his friend. 25. Around August 2016, Ms. Faraji attended a dinner with Ms. Taylor and her husband andMr. Dixon and his wife. During the dinner, Ms. Taylor’s husband became suspicious that Ms. Taylorand Mr. Dixon were having a sexual relationship. Soon after the dinner, Ms. Taylor’s husband foundevidence of the inappropriate relationship and divorced Ms. Taylor. 26. In approximately September 2016, Undisputed started. Ms. Taylor requested Ms. Farajito do her hair. In approximately November 2016, after not allowing anyone to touch his hair, Mr. Bayless also requested Ms. Faraji to do his hair. C. Mr. Dixon gropes Ms. Faraji after putting her on Undisputed … 29. Ms. Faraji did not know who to turn to, but as she knew Ms. Taylor was sleeping withMr. Dixon, she turned to her. Surprisingly, Ms. Taylor responded to “get over it” and explained that sheherself only had her job because of Mr. Dixon and that Ms. Faraji only had her job because Ms. Taylorrequested her. She warned that Mr. Dixon could take both away. D. Mr. Dixon gets rid of a female talent member for refusing to have sex with him … E. Mr. Bayless begins to give Ms. Faraji lingering hugs and kisses on the cheek while puttinghis body against hers and pressing against her breasts. 35. After the reporting by the talk show host fell on deaf ears, Mr. Bayless began requestingthat Ms. Faraji give him a haircut once a week in the makeup room. Ms. Faraji did as she was told asMs. Porretti required Ms. Faraji to give haircuts to talent. Initially, during the haircuts, Mr. Bayless would discuss his life, his work at Fox, and other innocuous matters. However, soon after the weeklyhaircuts started, Mr. Bayless began finding excuses to touch Ms. Faraji. He would give her lingeringhugs after each haircut, putting his body against her own, pressing against her breasts. He then began tokiss her on her cheeks. Ms. Faraji was uncomfortable by the physical contact and would make excusesto leave right after the haircuts (e.g., “I need to pick up my son from school.”). 36. In approximately summer 2017, while Ms. Faraji was giving Mr. Bayless a haircut, hetold her that she was “voluptuous.” As English is her second language and she was not familiar with theword, Ms. Faraji asked what that meant. Mr. Bayless seemed amused and told her to “figure it out.”Ms. Faraji later asked a coworker what the word meant and was mortified. Mr. Bayless then startedbeing more aggressive and direct in his advances. Ms. Faraji continuously declined, stating that she didnot date at work as she is a single mom and needed her job. 37. Ms. Faraji was terrified and then turned to her coworker to discuss the situation. The twodecided that because Mr. Bayless was a powerful man and Fox protected powerful men (e.g., Mr.Dixon’s actions were openly known but ignored), it would only be to her detriment to report the issue.The two decided that Ms. Faraji needed to be kind towards Mr. Bayless or risk her job. As a singlemother who relied on her job to support her son, Ms. Faraji felt that she had no choice. G: Ms. Faraji remains on Undisputed and is asked to also join The Herd. 42. In approximately summer of 2018, Ms. Taylor was moved from Undisputed to The Herdwith Colin Cowherd. Ms. Taylor again requested Ms. Faraji to do her hair. Colin Cowherd (“Mr.Cowherd”) also requested Ms. Faraji to do his hair. Thus, every day, Ms. Faraji would do Mr. Bayless’shair for Undisputed and then would do Ms. Taylor and Mr. Cowherd’s hair for The Herd. Throughouther entire tenure at Fox, Mr. Cowherd was professional and respectful to Ms. Faraji and her coworkers. 43. Around this time, after learning of Ms. Taylor and Mr. Dixon’s sexual relationship, Ms.Taylor’s then-fiancé broke off the engagement and threatened to go public with all that he knew. Oninformation and belief, Mr. Dixon paid for the wedding deposits in an informal exchange for herfiancé’s silence I. Ms. Taylor again uses her sexuality to get on a show. 48. In approximately February 2020, Ms. Taylor asked Ms. Faraji to meet her for lunch inBeverly Hills. When Ms. Faraji arrived, she found Ms. Taylor with a man, Emmanuel Acho (“Mr.Acho”). Ms. Faraji did not know Mr. Acho but could tell that the two were romantically involved. 49. A few months after meeting Mr. Acho at the lunch, Ms. Faraji noticed him in thehallway while at work. Ms. Faraji later asked Ms. Taylor if Mr. Acho also worked at Fox. Ms. Taylorconfirmed and explained that she wanted Mr. Acho to eventually recommend her on the show Speak forYourself. Ms. Faraji became alarmed and warned Ms. Taylor that she should probably not sleep withMr. Dixon and Mr. Acho at the same time, as Mr. Dixon is a very powerful man that may become veryangry. Ms. Taylor told her not to worry about it. She explained that she was also now powerful, andonce Mr. Dixon was no longer useful to her, she would follow through on her plan to tell the companythat he forced himself on her. She would not allow herself to be forced out by Mr. Dixon like otherwomen talent. 50. In approximately September 2022, Ms. Taylor started to work on Speak. Ms. Taylorrequested Ms. Faraji to do her hair.
Spoiler K. Ms. Faraji believes she has cancer and conveys this to Mr. Bayless in an attempt to stophis advances, only to have him offer $1.5 million to have sex. 55. Over the years, Mr. Bayless continued to make advances on Ms. Faraji (e.g., lingeringhugs, kisses on the cheek, and inappropriate comments that he could “change” her life if she acquiescedto having sex). Ms. Faraji would always make excuses regarding her son, politely change the subject, ormake a joke—anything to keep Mr. Bayless appeased and her job safe. 56. In July 2021, Ms. Faraji developed issues with her left ovary and was advised it could becancer. With a fourth biopsy scheduled, she explained her situation to Mr. Bayless, hoping that hewould take pity on her and cease his advances. Instead, Mr. Bayless told her that he wanted to be withher. Ms. Faraji panicked and began rambling that there were cameras everywhere, that she has a child,and that she does not want him. Mr. Bayless then grabbed her hands, began kissing them, and offeredher $1.5 million to have sex. Ms. Faraji made an excuse to leave. 57. 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’tyour 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. L. Ms. Faraji’s job is threatened because she does not sleep with Mr. Bayless. 58. On April 12, 2022, Mr. Bayless texted Ms. Faraji: “I’m good today.” The text meant thathe would not be coming in for hair or makeup. 59. On April 13, 2022, Mr. Bayles texted Ms. Faraji: “Not comfortable coming down there. Just do what you need to do. It’s ok.” Ms. Faraji asked him what was wrong. He replied: “Same stuff.Worse.” Ms. Faraji, concerned about her own job, walked to Mr. Bayless’s fitting room to see ifeverything was okay. Mr. Bayless answered the door, and before Ms. Faraji could speak, he began toangrily accuse Ms. Faraji of “f***ing” Mr. Sharpe. Ms. Faraji tried to explain that she did not have anyfeelings towards Mr. Sharpe and had never slept with him or any other talent member or employee atFox, but before she could speak, Mr. Bayless demanded she come to his car after the show. Ms. Farajiresponded that she could not come sit in his car as it was inappropriate. Mr. Bayless grew irate and thenleft. 60. On April 14, 2022, Mr. Bayless texted Ms. Faraji: “If you’re distracted tomorrow I’llwait till Monday. But I can’t keep doing this.” Ms. Faraji told him that she was very confused. Mr.Bayless responded: “Trust me, I’m far more confused.” Ms. Faraji then explained over text that she isnot sleeping with Mr. Sharpe. Mr. Bayless did not respond. 61. On April 15, 2022, Mr. Bayless texted Ms. Faraji: “Do you still want to do the haircut orjust move on?” Ms. Faraji responded that she doesn’t want to move on from her job and that she willcontinue doing his hair. 62. On April 16, 2022, Mr. Bayless called Ms. Faraji. Ms. Faraji did not answer the callbecause she was scared. She then called him back 10 minutes later. On the call, Mr. Bayless againangrily accused Ms. Faraji of “f***ing” Mr. Sharpe and said that he could tell from her body languagethat she was “f***ing” him. Ms. Faraji tried to explain that she was kind to all talent and that includedlaughing and engaging in conversation. Ms. Faraji then asked if he was yelling at her because sherefused to go to his car. Mr. Bayless answered that she shouldn’t talk to him like that. Ms. Faraji repliedthat she could respond however she wanted. Mr. Bayless then angrily stated that he heard her talk toMr. Sharpe about her “vagina.” Ms. Faraji knew this to be untrue and was embarrassed and angry. Ms.Faraji responded that even if she had been dating Mr. Sharpe, which she wasn’t, it shouldn’t matter atall because she only had a professional relationship with Mr. Bayless. 63. On April 17, 2022, Ms. Faraji arrived in the makeup room (approximately 12 feet x 30feet containing three makeup and hair sections), turned on a recording device, put it on the table, andwaited for Mr. Bayless to arrive. In the meantime, two of Ms. Faraji’s coworkers, who were privy to Mr. Bayless’s actions, went into other talent members’ rooms (adjacent to the makeup room) to listenin to the conversation. Mr. Bayless then arrived in the makeup room for Ms. Faraji to cut his hair inaccordance with his regular schedule. Mr. Bayless knew that the makeup room was always recorded,and clearly states: “This room is bugged.” During their conversation, Mr. Bayless stated that he wouldhate for her to lose her job, but she can’t be “doing a big thing with my archrival.” She responded byreiterating that being polite to Mr. Sharpe is part of her job. Mr. Bayless responded: “Bulls***.Bulls***. Bulls***. I am calling bulls*** on you.” Mr. Bayless then warned that he doesn’t want her tolose her job over this. Ms. Faraji responded that she wasn’t going to lose her job because she is a greathairdresser. Mr. Bayless responded: “I have love for you, and I have for six years, and you hurt me, andyou are ruining this.” Ms. Faraji again responded that she must be polite to all talent. Mr. Bayless thenimplied that if he stopped requesting her, it would affect her job. Ms. Faraji responded that she isscheduled to work every morning at 5:45 AM, and if he would like to get his hair done, he is welcometo sit in her chair. Mr. Bayless continued to threaten her job. Ms. Faraji knew that he was trying topressure her into having sex with him, but she kept repeating that she was a professional that had to bekind to all talent. 64. On April 21, 2022, Mr. Bayless asked if Ms. Faraji would come to his home to color hishair—a side job that Ms. Faraji previously would partake in when Mr. Bayless’s wife was home. Onthis occasion, with her therapist’s help, she conveyed that she would no longer be going to his home. 65. The following week, Mr. Bayless arrived in the makeup room as if their conversationsnever happened, but Ms. Faraji remained on edge. Ms. Faraji had worsening nightmares regarding theincidents that took place with Mr. Bayless. Ms. Faraji’s therapist started using Eye MovementDesensitization and Reprocessing to talk through her interactions with Mr. Bayless.
Spoiler N. Ms. Faraji participates in an internal investigation, only to be singled out, taken off Speak,and accused of having sex with Mr. Bayless. 75. In mid-July 2023, Anna Druker (“Ms. Druker”), Fox Sport’s vice president of EmployeeRelations, asked Ms. Faraji for a meeting. At the meeting, Ms. Druker asked if Ms. Taylor was having asexual relationship with Mr. Acho. Ms. Faraji admitted that the two were in a sexual relationship. Ms.Faraji shared this information because she didn’t think it was a big deal (e.g., Ms. Taylor and Mr. Achohad similar amounts of power at this time) and because she didn’t think Ms. Taylor or Mr. Acho wouldphysically harm her for providing this information (e.g., Mr. Acho had always been respectful to Ms.Faraji and never threatened or hurt her). … O. Ms. Faraji learns that Mr. Dixon wants her fired. 82. In late-August 2023, Mr. Bayless learned that Mr. Sharpe and Ms. Faraji had neverbeen involved romantically. Subsequently, Mr. Bayless pulled Ms. Faraji aside for a conversation.During this conversation, Mr. Bayless apologized for accusing her of having sex with Mr. Sharpe,disclosed details regarding his August 21, 2023 meeting with Human Resources, and further disclosedthat Mr. Dixon wants Ms. Faraji fired because she knew too much and was talking. Mr. Bayless alsodisclosed that he believed Mr. Dixon kept his wife on Fox’s payroll to keep her silent about his affairswith Fox’s employees. Mr. Bayless asked Ms. Faraji out to dinner to continue the conversation, but Ms.Faraji declined, stating that she cannot do anything that even gives an inference of a non-workrelationship because she wants to keep her job. 83. On October 18, 2023, Mr. Bayless told Ms. Faraji that Mr. Dixon was continuing topush him to ask for a different hairstylist, but Mr. Bayless refused. Ms. Faraji’s diary entry for that daystates: “I feel desperate, I don’t know how to save my job, Charlie is the big boss and im just ahairstylist with no power, Skip said that joy [is] telling Charlie to [get] rid of me, that’s crazy.” 84. On October 20, 2023, Mr. Bayless told Ms. Faraji that Mr. Dixon had threatened his job,because he continuously requested Ms. Faraji, stating that he would rather have another “pretty girl” onUndisputed over Mr. Bayless anyway. 85. On December 21, 2023, Mr. Bayless told Ms. Faraji that he still loved her and confidedthat Mr. Dixon was the one who had told him that Ms. Faraji was sleeping with Mr. Sharpe. Mr.Bayless then again tried to have sex with Ms. Faraji. Ms. Faraji’s diary entry for that day states: “I saidSkip I’m only interested in working with you and having friendship relationship with you and nothingelse, he said you have no idea you are losing everything, I don’t know what he means by that and Ihope he doesn’t take me off the show, it makes me sick to my stomach, and it’s really hard for me towork like this, I hope god help me because Fox is supporting people like Charlie and Skip.”(emphasis added) Q. Ms. Faraji is fired. 89. On approximately June 24, 2024, a talent member disclosed to Ms. Faraji thatUndisputed was going to be cancelled, and that Mr. Bayless was going to be fired. Ms. Faraji grewinternally anxious that Mr. Dixon was trying to get her fired. 90. Later that week, on Monday, Ms. Faraji gave Mr. Bayless a haircut. During the haircut,Mr. Bayless told her about a new opportunity he was expecting outside of Fox. Ms. Faraji asked if hewould still be coming back to Undisputed, and he replied “Of course.” Mr. Bayless then told Ms. Farajithat he fantasizes about having sex with her and asked how much money it would take for her to havesex with him. Ms. Faraji stated that she already refused $1.5 million and that her answer wasn’t goingto change. Mr. Bayless replied, “The more you say no the more I want you.” …
A million dollar for some poonani? Gtfo with that radish. I'll give you a bag a skittles and my foot up your azz
