Joy Taylor shares 'reality' of Fox Sports firing... and whether it was really linked to sex lawsuit scandal

Former Fox Sports analyst Joy Taylor has revealed whether her axing from the network was linked to the bombshell sex lawsuit was was embroiled in. 

The host's nine-year stint at Fox came to an abrupt end after the network reportedly failed to renew her contract four months after the lawsuit began. 

However, in her latest comments, Taylor has now insisted that her dismissal had 'nothing to do' with the lawsuit. 

Speaking on the Hot Mics with Billy Bush podcast, Taylor said: 'I will say that that situation and that suit had nothing to do with the changes that happened at FS1.

'I think from a logical standpoint, everyone can just look at it and see what the changes were and that there were three shows that were cut.'

'It can be boiled down to, for the internet, as 'Joy Taylor is no longer at FS1.' And that's a simple way of looking at it.

'But the reality is, three shows were let go and a massive sports network shifted into a really aggressive, different direction.' 

Not only was Taylor left behind by the network, but Fox also cut the show that she hosted - 'Speak' - entirely.

The decision from Fox came shortly after the lawsuit brought by former FS1 hairstylist Noushin Faraji, who listed Taylor as a defendant as well as top programming executive Charlie Dixon and Skip Bayless.

Taylor was accused of using sexual relationships with colleagues, including Dixon and former co-host Emmanuel Acho, to further her career in the lawsuit filed by the ex-employee.

The 38-year-old was also alleged to have told Faraji to 'get over it' when she confided in her about claims she was sexually assaulted by Dixon. 

Taylor has denied all allegations.

The 38-year-old initially broke her silence on the matter last month, as she expressed gratitude for the opportunities she's had as a female panelist in sports media, but suggested that the events have left her feeling jaded towards the industry.

'Overall, like the saying 'it doesn't feel like work when you're doing something that you actually enjoy.' I think what happened to me this year took that away from me,' Taylor said on The Ringer's Higher Learning.

'I don't know if I'll get that back. I might — and maybe like when the callous forms over the wound and you get away from things you it doesn't feel, like the tremors go away, so we're not there yet — but right now, it doesn't feel that way. It doesn't feel exciting'.

Meanwhile, she also recently hinted at what the future will hold for her as she embarks on the next chapter of her career. 

In a snippet from an upcoming episode of the 'Let Her Shoot' podcast, Taylor said: 'I'll have a lot of announcements coming up. 

'You know, as far as everything that happened, that's the business. Nothing is forever, as all these cliches, but that is what it is. You know, (I'm) grateful, I had nine years on a network and the next chapter will be equally as exciting. 

'I'm not limiting myself. I've worked with a bunch of different people over the years, people I never thought that I would end up partnering up with.