Fox Sports VP Was Fired for Incident Unrelated to Bombshell Sexual Assault Suit, Lawyer Claims

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Fox Sports executive vice president Charlie Dixon was fired in the wake of a sexual assault lawsuit, but his lawyer claimed the termination was due to something else.

Dixon had been the head of Fox Sports 1 since 2017. In January, he accused of assault former co-workers in two separate lawsuit. The first one, filed by a former hairstylist, also mentioned prominent on-air personalities and alleged Dixon was engaged in at least one workplace affair.

Dixon denied any wrongdoing, but the company still placed him on leave a few weeks later. His termination was reported Monday night by Front Office Sports.

In a statement sent to Mediaite, John Ly — Dixon’s lawyer — said:

Charlie Dixon is deeply saddened by the decision of Fox Sports to terminate his employment. After nine years in positions of increasing responsibility at the network, Mr. Dixon was told that he was being let go for violating company policy. According to the network, Mr. Dixon did not disclose to human resources or the legal department that a third-party production company had hired his wife as a temporary freelancer. But the reality is that Mr. Dixon had asked his supervisor about the hire and was told that there were no objections. It is noteworthy that a Fox spokesperson made no reference to the company investigation of sexual harassment claims in announcing Mr. Dixon’s departure. Mr. Dixon has cooperated fully with the investigation and denies engaging in any inappropriate conduct.