Carlson reportedly didn’t know he’d been cut until minutes before it was announced. Despite Fox News’s statement that implied the decision was mutual, all signs point to Carlson being fired with almost no warning. His current clients include Don Lemon, who was fired from CNN on the same day that Carlson was let go from Fox, and former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo. His past clients include Megyn Kelly, Chris Harrison, and Gabrielle Union. Good evening /SPrsYKWKCE- Tucker Carlson April 27, 2023Ĭarlson has reportedly hired lawyer Bryan Freedman, who seems to specialize in getting significant settlements from media companies when they fire their stars. As long as you can hear the words, there is hope. “Where can you still find Americans saying true things? There aren’t many places left, but there are some, and that’s enough. It was almost indistinguishable from the monologues Carlson used to open his show with, down to the fact that it didn’t really say anything or directly answer any questions. It was a two-minute-long diatribe about how powerful people and the media are lying to the American public, and how there are few places left to find the truth. Carlson was uncharacteristically quiet for two days, emerging on Wednesday night at 8 pm - the time his show would have been on the air - with a video. Carlson’s last episode aired Friday, April 21, 2023. Fox News’s statement did not specifically mention the future of his Fox Nation shows, and Fox News did not respond to requests for comment on what will happen to the streaming channel’s library of Carlson content.Ĭarlson was with Fox News since 2009, though his presence was relatively minor until the premiere of Tucker Carlson Tonight in November 2016. So let’s get started.”Ĭarlson also had a prominent place on Fox News’s streaming channel, Fox Nation, where he hosted a daytime talk show and several documentaries. But right now, it’s time for Fox News Tonight. I’m great friends with Tucker and always will be. He briefly mentioned Carlson’s departure, saying: “As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade hosted Monday’s episode, the first without Carlson. Fox News Tonight will replace it on an interim basis. His show, Tucker Carlson Tonight, which ran on the network for over six years, is over. Tucker Carlson is no longer working for Fox News Media. It’s still unclear what’s next for Carlson or what Fox News looks like without Carlson at its center. Whatever the real reason(s), they were enough that Fox News felt it needed to cut off its biggest star without even giving him a chance to say goodbye.

In the absence of an explanation, there’s some understandable speculation that another, bigger scandal is behind it waiting to be uncovered.īut it’s also looking more and more likely that Carlson’s ouster was the result of a combination of factors, including disparaging remarks about Fox News executives, a toxic workplace culture, and Carlson’s view that he was untouchable at Fox News and that the network needed him more than he needed it. Though Carlson’s role in the lawsuit was relatively small, some of his texts that were uncovered in the discovery process for the suit made headlines, and many reports are citing them as the reason why Carlson got the boot.įox News’s statement said very little, merely that the two parties “have agreed to part ways” and “we thank him for his service to the network.” After two days of silence, Carlson finally tweeted a video that didn’t directly address the situation. The news comes less than a week after Fox’s massive settlement with Dominion over its spread of misinformation about Dominion voting machines. In a stunning announcement, Fox News said on April 24 that it has ended Tucker Carlson’s reign as the host of the network’s highest-rated primetime show (and one of the highest-rated shows on basic cable, period), effective immediately.

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