BREAKING NEWS Emmanuel Acho breaks silence as Fox Sports show is shockingly cut along with Joy Taylor
Fox Sports is reportedly set to cut three shows, including 'The Facility,' the talk show Acho co-hosts alongside fellow former NFL players Chase Daniel, James Jones and LeSean McCoy.
In addition to 'The Facility,' the networks is also getting rid of 'Breakfast Ball' and 'Speak,' which features host Joy Taylor.
The facility only made its on-air debut last September, filling the void left by Skip Bayless and his 'Undisputed' show.
And Acho didn't mine his words as he frankly spoke out in the aftermath of Fox's cancellations.
'In sports, when you're not good enough, you get cut,' the former NFL star shared to X. 'In TV, when you're not good enough, you get cancelled.
'I'm not going to try and come to y'all with some "Big announcements soon. Stay tuned" because I don't actually know what's coming. But what I do know is I trust God.'
In addition to Acho, Taylor fell victim to the cuts. Acho also previously co-hosted 'Speak' before joining 'The Facility', leaving Taylor to take over the lead hosting duties on the latter.
The news of their exits come months after Taylor was accused of using sexual relationships with the former linebacker and network executive Charlie Dixon to further her career.
The shock allegations stemmed from a bombshell suit, which was filed on behalf of hair stylist and former Fox employee Noushin Faraji, which named Taylor, Dixon, former FS1 host Skip Bayless and the Fox Corporation.
Taylor, 38, was alleged to have told make-up artist Faraji to 'get over it' when she confided in her about claims she was sexually assaulted by top programming executive Dixon. Taylor denied the allegation.
Back in January, Taylor was also alleged to have used 'her sexuality to get on a show' when she sought a spot on Acho's program 'Speak'.
She denied 'each and every allegation against her', with lawyers branding the lawsuit 'a transparent attempt to improperly leverage media attention and public perception to extract financial gain.'
Two weeks ago Taylor finally spoke out about the lawsuit that embroiled several Fox Sports stars in scandal, claiming the allegations left her battling 'dark times', 'grief' and 'trauma'.
Much of the lawsuit focused on allegations of sexual harassment, sexual battery, negligent supervision, retaliation and other hostile workplace issues between 2012 and August of 2024.
Bayless was accused of offering $1.5million to Faraji for sex, while Dixon was accused of groping the stylist's buttocks.
Back in April, reports claimed Fox Sports executive Dixon had lost his job after being accused of sexual battery in two separate lawsuits.
He was also accused in another case of pinning former Fox Sports host Julie Stewart-Binks against a wall and forcibly kissing her during a 2016 meeting in a hotel room. Dixon denied that claim.
Bayless also denied the allegations against him, while Fox Sports asked for the case to be dismissed 'in its entirety.'
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