Overview
- A behind‑the‑scenes video circulated this week shows former WJBK anchor Taryn Asher using profanity and calling a colleague a “bitch” during a tense exchange while preparing a station PSA.
- Fox Television Stations cited that footage in its Aug. 14 court response and said multiple employee complaints about outbursts and raised voices led to Asher being placed on paid leave on Nov. 5, 2025 and told on Nov. 21, 2025 she would not return.
- Asher filed a federal lawsuit in June 2026 alleging sex discrimination and retaliation and has denied the station’s characterization of her conduct, saying the clip lacks context and did not cause her termination.
- Fox’s filings detail earlier disputes over guest‑interview assignments involving co‑anchor Roop Raj and say producers reassigned one interview after a scheduling mix‑up that sparked shouting and confrontations.
- The parties’ accounts remain contested and the case has not been decided by a court, so the video has sharpened public scrutiny but it does not resolve whether Asher was disciplined for misconduct or targeted after reporting discrimination.