Is Joy Taylor married? Relationships and dating history explored as online community reacts to harassment allegations

Joy Taylor (Image via Instagram / @joytaylortalks)
Joy Taylor (Image via Instagram / @joytaylortalks)

Joy Taylor, a co-host for Fox Sports was named in a lawsuit by Noushin Faraji, an ex-Fox Sports hairstylist who has filed for a workplace misconduct lawsuit that is 42 pages long.

In the lawsuit, as detailed by AwfulAnnouncing, Faraji claims that Joy Taylor used her romantic relationships to advance her career at Fox Sports. She specifically alleges that Taylor sought a spot on the show 'Speak for Yourself' by leveraging a relationship with Emmanuel Acho. Faraji also accuses Taylor of planning to falsely accuse another Fox executive, Mr. Dixon, of misconduct once he was no longer beneficial to her career.

As the allegations unravel, let's take a look at Taylor's past relationships. According to The Sports Rush, Joy Taylor, who is currently single, was married to Richard Gianotti in 2016. The marriage ended in 2017 with a divorce. Approximately a year after her divorce, Joy Taylor announced her engagement with NBA player-turned-coach Earl Watson in 2018, which lasted till 2019 after which they decided to part ways.

In 2017, in an episode of Undisputed, an American sports talk show program broadcast by Fox Sports 1, Joy Taylor spoke about being a victim of domestic violence. Although she did not name anyone, she said:

"For those of you that don't know, I have survived domestic violence, horrible things... I've had someone 6 foot 2 try to choke me and suffocate me at the same time throw me downstairs, kick me in my chest after dragging me out of the car. I can go on and on..."
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In a tweet in 2021, Joy Swift took to her X to express her opinion on having kids. She wrote:

"I’ve never wanted kids and I don’t want to be pregnant. If one of your gender can convince me one day then perhaps, but it rests at a firm 99.9% chance of no at this moment."

In a podcast, when asked about what kind of men she'd want to date, Taylor expressed:

"I don't want to date a man that doesn't have female friendships. I don't want to date a man who gets input from other men and who has all women in two categories— your mother or your aunties or someone I want to sleep with. You have to have a broader spectrum on women and their value in your life if you are going to be with me."

People react to allegations on Joy Taylor

People on social media have reacted to the allegations with memes and jokes on Joy Taylor and Acho. One user shared a meme of two people frolicking around with the caption:

"Acho and Joy Taylor during their lunch breaks everyday"

Another X user wrote:

"People thought Joy Taylor got all those jobs because of her brother……."
"Joy Taylor was letting Emmanuel Acho have his way smh," shared another."

In a meme with a video, an X user said:

"Joy Taylor tryna fight off these allegations about her being for the streets"

Joy Taylor has not reacted to her being named in the lawsuit or addressed any allegations yet.

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Edited by Tanisha Aggarwal