Julie Stewart-Binks accuses exec Charlie Dixon of sexual assault

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former Fox Sports reporter and anchor filed a lawsuit Friday against the network and top executive Charlie Dixon, saying he sexually assaulted her after coaxing her up to his hotel room to discuss Super Bowl plans in 2016 and was later pushed out of her job for fighting back. Julie Stewart-Binks said in her complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, that she was inspired to speak up after a former hairstylist for Fox Sports filed a lawsuit on January 5 saying a former host had made repeated unwanted sexual advances toward her and that Dixon had groped her. Jamie Horowitz became president of Fox Sports in May 2015 and hired Dixon two months later to be the executive vice president of content, the lawsuit said. “Following Fox's direction, Stewart-Binks remained silent outwardly, though Dixon's assault and the media's portrayal of her took a profound emotional toll and left her in tears much of the time,” the lawsuit said.