On Monday (Jan. 6), Antonio Brown jumped into the Fox Sports controversy with some crude comments on X, taking aim at sports journalist Jemele Hill.
In response to the sexual harassment lawsuit involving Skip Bayless, Joy Taylor and other Fox Sports staff – where Taylor is accused of receiving promotions in exchange for intimate relationships with executives – Brown posted an offensive comment about Hill’s appearance.
“Nobody wanted to fuck Jamele huh? #CTESPN,” he wrote, deliberately making light of the serious allegations while insulting Hill.
Jemele Hill didn’t hold back when she called out the ex-NFL player’s post and another user who jumped in the comments. “Ayo yo lame ass went running to the Internet because you weren’t crazy enough to say that shit to my face,” she clapped back.
Hill then shut down Brown’s disrespect with a blistering comeback: “Well, I wouldn’t know anything about being community, but you do. Please share with the class what it’s like to be passed around, since you have so much experience.”
To which Brown simply replied: “Really good comeback Jamele….”
The heated exchange follows a major lawsuit filed by Fox Sports’ former hairstylist Noushin Faraji. The 42-page document details serious allegations of workplace misconduct, including sexual harassment, retaliation, and a toxic work environment marked by misogyny, racism, and ableism. Fox, several executives, Bayless, Taylor, and others are named as defendants, with Faraji seeking to make it a class-action suit for other employees who faced similar treatment.
This isn’t Brown’s first time stirring up controversy on social media. Just this past November, he made headlines for making unsolicited comments about Lizzo and suggesting she was using Ozempic for weight loss.
In response to Brown’s remark, Lizzo took the high road with some clever shade, posting a bikini pic with the caption “Holding life like an Ozempic pen..”
In related news, Shannon Sharpe made it clear he’s not involved in the harassment allegations against Bayless and other Fox Sports staff. During his Nightcap podcast with Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, a fan brought up the topic, but Sharpe quickly shut it down saying, “That ain’t got nothing to do with me,” making it crystal clear he had no part in the situation.
