By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-06 06:00:10 | Updated at 2025-01-07 17:58:16
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Shannon Sharpe appeared to take a shot at his former Fox Sports colleague Skip Bayless late on Sunday night, just hours after a lawsuit emerged accusing the 73-year-old of sexual harassment.
Sharpe and Bayless were previously co-hosts on FS1's Undisputed, before a very public fallout led to the ex-NFL star leaving for pastures new.
On Sunday night, a bombshell lawsuit alleged that Bayless offered a Fox Sports hair stylist $1.5m to have sex with her, and it didn't take long for Sharpe to seemingly reference his former colleague.
Taking to YouTube for his 'Nightcap' show after the conclusion of the Lions-Vikings game, Sharpe interrupted his co-host Chad Ochocinco Johnson by screaming 'It's my turn' in a bid to make his voice heard.
The phrase appeared to be a nod to several viral moments on Undisputed, when Bayless was known to shout those words at Sharpe when he wanted to speak.
When Sharpe uttered the words on 'Nightcap', laughter could be heard in the background of the recording, while Ochocinco smiled and opted to stay quiet.
Shannon Sharpe appeared to take a swipe at Skip Bayless in the wake of Sunday's allegations
Bayless (left) and Sharpe, pictured in 2016, had a very public fallout on their Undisputed show
In the lawsuit, filed by Noushin Faraji, it is alleged that Bayless offered her $1.5m to have sex with him, and gave her 'lingering hugs and kisses' on multiple occasions.
Sharpe is also referenced, with Faraji claiming that Bayless had accused her of having sex with his co-host during an angry confrontation.
The suit then alleges that after another of Bayless' advances, 'Ms. Faraji responded: "Skip, stop, you have a wife." Mr. Bayless responded: "Aren’t you Muslim? Doesn’t your dad have three to four wives?"
'Ms. Faraji responded that her father was dead, and when Mr. Bayless looked taken aback, she made an excuse to leave.'
Faraji claims she made multiple complaints to the Human Resources department at Fox Sports, and 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 comes a year and a half after Sharpe reached a buyout agreement with the network in the wake of his very public fallout with Bayless.
The pair repeatedly clashed on air, eventually leading to the end of their relationship and Sharpe moving on to pastures new in June 2023.
Bayless is at the center of a bombshell sexual harassment lawsuit filed in Los Angeles
The former Fox host, 73, is pictured with his wife of eight years, Ernestine Sclafani
The lawsuit has been filed by Noushin Faraji, who says she worked at Fox from 2012 to 2023
Sharpe is now a regular co-host on ESPN's First Take, while also fronting his own Club Shay Shay podcast and Nightcap.
He is no stranger to controversy of his own, having accidentally broadcast himself having sex on an Instagram Live video in September.
He initially claimed he had been hacked, before coming clean and admitting the video was authentic.
Since his own exit from Fox Sports in August of this year, Bayless launched a self-titled podcast that airs on YouTube, as well as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
