Joy Taylor and Jason Whitlock are back at it, and the feud doesn’t look like it’s cooling off anytime soon.
Taylor recently fired shots at Whitlock, despite once saying she didn’t even know who he was. That’s changed since Whitlock made waves with his infamous “big cans and peanut butter skin” line — comments that clearly haven’t gone unnoticed.
On Monday, during an exchange with Cam Newton, Taylor took aim at Whitlock, saying the veteran analyst won’t ever show his face. “He’s hiding in a hole,” she said.
Whitlock wasn’t about to let that slide. On his Fearless show, he read a message that appeared to come from one of Taylor’s supporters. The message told him, “You better smoke the sh*t out of Joy 😂😂.” Whitlock’s reply? Classic Whitlock.
“This is the energy of black women. They love drama,” he said, before adding, “They love drama and conflict. And it’s why the left leaned so hard into black women.”
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For Taylor, this latest spat is just another round in what’s been a turbulent stretch. Earlier this year, former Fox Sports staffer Noushin Faraji accused Skip Bayless, Taylor, and others of fostering a toxic workplace. Faraji even alleged Bayless once offered her $1.5 million for sex, and tied Taylor’s moderator role on Undisputed to an alleged affair with FS1 executive Charlie Dixon.
With her name in headlines over the accusations, Taylor was reportedly sidelined from Speak, the FS1 show she co-hosted. That program — along with two others — has since been canceled.
“She’s Got Some Clear Identity Issues”: Joy Taylor’s Claiming To Be ‘Gangsta’ Gets Jason Whitlock’s Reaction
Joy Taylor has still been vocal about standing her ground. Just last month, she appeared on the Higher Learning podcast with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay, where she leaned into her defiance. “I am a f*cking gangster… It’s not always wise to talk. In fact, it can do you much more in the long term, to not talk,” she said.
Whitlock, again, couldn’t resist firing back. On his latest episode, he questioned her maturity. “I am going to speak truthfully about Joy. She’s a child. She’s got some clear identity issues,” he said. “She thinks I’m her problem because she has a very secular worldview.”
According to Whitlock, Taylor’s biggest obstacle isn’t him — it’s herself.
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