Joy Taylor Out at Fox Sports Months After Being Named in Harassment Lawsuit: Report

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Joy Taylor is out at Fox Sports as part of a massive shake-up that also includes the cancellation of multiple shows from its daily lineup.

According to a Monday report from The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, sources said Fox Sports has also decided to cancel Speak — the show Taylor co-hosted with Keyshawn Johnson and Paul Pierce. The morning talk shows Breakfast Ball and The Facility have been axed, as well.

Sources told Marchand that the shows “struggled to find a huge audience.” The Herd with Colin Cowherd and First Things First, he noted, are safe.

At the time of writing, Taylor had not commented on the report.

The decisions from Fox Sports came months after Taylor was listed as a defendant in a harassment lawsuit from a hairstylist who used to work for the network. Taylor denied the allegations, but Fox reportedly “sidelined” her for a brief period of time in late February. No explanation for her absence was given at the time.

Former Fox Sports executive Charlie Dixon — who was accused of sexually harassing the hairstylist — was placed on leave several weeks prior. This past April, he was fired. According to his legal team, the firing was due to an incident unrelated to the lawsuit.