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Who is Skip Bayless’ wife, amid allegations the former sportscaster made unwanted sexual advances toward a Fox News employee?
Veteran TV sports host Skip Bayless has been accused of making repeated unwanted sexual advances toward a former Fox News hairstylist, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman on January 3, per NBC News.
The lawsuit accuses Bayless of attempting to pressure Noushin Faraji into a sexual relationship. It alleges that Bayless even offered her US$1.5 million for sex after she opened up to him about a cancer scare in 2021.
The filing alleges that “for over a decade at Fox, [the hairstylist] 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 lawsuit also mentions Fox Sports’ executive vice-president Charlie Dixon and Fox host Joy Taylor as defendants, alleging that Dixon made an unwanted move on Faraji at a birthday party in 2017. When Faraji told Taylor about the alleged incident, Taylor reportedly responded by saying, “get over it” adding that “she herself only had her job because of Mr Dixon and that Ms Faraji only had her job because Ms Taylor requested her”, per the lawsuit.
Fox Sports said in a statement: “We take these allegations seriously and have no further comment at this time given this pending litigation.”
Faraji worked at the Fox Studios in Los Angeles for over a decade from 2012 until she was fired in 2024, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Here’s what we know about 73-year-old Skip Bayless’ wife, Ernestine Sclafani Bayless, amid the news.
Where is Ernestine Sclafani Bayless from?
Ernestine Sclafani Bayless reportedly hails from Long Island, New York.