Fox Sports rocked by fresh lawsuit as executive Charlie Dixon is called a 'sexual predator'... weeks after Joy Taylor and Skip Bayless allegations

Fox Sports executive Charlie Dixon has been labelled a 'sexual predator' in a new lawsuit that claims he assaulted a reporter in 2016.

It comes just weeks after Dixon, an executive vice president in charge of content at FS1 and FS2, was named in the bombshell complaint against Fox that also included Skip Bayless and Joy Taylor.

Now Dixon has been accused of sexually assaulting former Fox Sports anchor and reporter Julie Stewart-Binks, 38, in a lawsuit filed on Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

It's alleged that Dixon pushed Stewart-Binks up against a wall, held her arms there and forcibly kissed her in January 2016 when they met at a hotel bar in California to discuss plans for the Super Bowl. 

Stewart-Binks claims she raised the incident with Fox's HR department but the network 'egregiously made the deliberate decision to protect Dixon and allow a sexual predator to remain an executive at Fox for nearly a decade.'

In a statement provided to The Athletic, Fox said: 'These allegations are from over eight years ago. At the time, we promptly hired a third-party firm to investigate and addressed the matter based on their findings.'

Stewart-Binks, who worked at FS1 from 2013 to 2016, was given a role on Jason Whitlock's show for the 2016 Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers in Santa Clara.

Dixon asked Stewart-Binks to meet in a hotel bar in Marina Del Rey, California to discuss the assignment before berating her and allegedly telling her she wasn't 'funny, interesting or talented' and that 'the only way someone would watch you is if you got on top of this bar and took your top off.'

After the meeting, Dixon invited Stewart-Binks to come up to his room, which sparked 'alerts' in her mind. But, because he was her boss and she felt she couldn't say no, she went up.

Once in the room, Dixon is said to have 'swiftly pushed her against the wall and pinned her arms to her side. With her arms forcefully held down and his body pressed against hers, Dixon tried to force his tongue into her mouth.'

Stewart-Binks says she kept her mouth shut but Dixon 'ignored her, continuing to press against her body and lick her closed mouth. While keeping one of her arms pinned, he moved his other arm from pressing her upper elbow against the wall to her body and towards her chest.'

Stewart-Binks then fled the room and called a friend to explain what happened. But she decided against disclosing to Fox Sports what took place amid fears over her future at the network, particularly given her contract was due to expire soon. 

Days later, while working on Whitlock's Super Bowl show in San Francisco, Stewart-Binks claims Fox Sports executives encouraged her to participate in a 'viral moment' with Rob Gronkowski, who had recently admitted to being a stripper in college. 

Producers are said to have encouraged her to get the legendary New England Patriots tight end to do some 'Magic Mike moves' and even gave her dollar bills to give to him while he performed.

With a laughing Whitlock watching on, Gronkowski straddled Stewart-Binks on live TV and thrusted his body in her face. She was criticized for her role in the stunt at the time.

'Ordinarily, Ms. Stewart-Binks would have considered the implications of such a performance. However, fresh off Dixon's assault, both physical and verbal, Ms. Stewart-Binks was determined to prove that she was fun and belonged in FS1's new regime,' the complaint reads.

'She had to show Dixon and Fox that she had what it took to be a fun, interesting personality capable of handling big moments on TV.'

A month after the Super Bowl, in March 2016, Stewart-Binks was told Fox Sports would not be giving her a new contract.

A year later, in June 2017, a Fox HR official then contacted Stewart-Binks with regards to an investigation into Jamie Horowitz, another FS1 executive. 

While telling them she had nothing to share about Horowitz, Stewart-Binks did inform the HR official about the incidents with Dixon. She also gave the names of two Fox employees who she had told and they corroborated her version of events. 

Horowitz was fired by Fox Sports in July 2017 but Dixon kept his job at the network while then-Fox Sports president Eric Shanks told employees that 'everyone at Fox Sports should act with respect and adhere to professional conduct at all times. These values are non-negotiable.'

Stewart-Binks added in the lawsuit that 'a pang of frustration lingered' when she would see former Fox colleagues thriving while she was stuck covering smaller markets.

She went on to hold positions at ESPN and CBC. Now she hosts a podcast with former NHL player Nate Thompson and works as a reporter at SNY. 

'This wasn’t the life she had envisioned for herself,' the lawsuit went on. 'Intrusive thoughts would enter her mind on how different her life could have been if she had just had sex with Dixon, but she would shut them down.

'To cope with the severe emotional toll of what Dixon had done to her, Ms. Stewart-Binks sought professional help.'

It is the latest controversy to envelop the network after Dixon, Taylor, Bayless and the Fox Corporation were named in ex-FS1 stylist Noushin Faraji's lawsuit earlier this month, much of which focuses on allegations of sexual harassment, sexual battery, negligent supervision, retaliation and other hostile workplace issues between 2012 and August of 2024.

Bayless is accused of offering $1.5million to Faraji for sex, while Dixon is accused of groping the stylist's buttocks.

Faraji also alleged that Taylor used sexual relationships with ex-NFL star co-host Emmanuel Acho and Dixon to further her career.

Glamorous 38-year-old broadcaster Taylor also allegedly schemed to protect her job at the network by fabricating a sexual misconduct allegation against Dixon.

Taylor, herself, is accused of dismissing Faraji's complaints about sexual harassment against Bayless and Dixon, telling the hair stylist to 'get over it.'

Fox released a brief statement, although Taylor, Bayless, and Acho have remained silent on the issue.

'We take these allegations seriously and will allow the legal process to run its course,' read the network statement. 'We have no further comment at this time.'