Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News in wake of Dominion defamation settlement

[herding cats]

Source: CNBC

Right wing primetime host Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News immediately, the cable network announced Monday.

The announcement came days after Fox News' parent company settled Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million.

"FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways," the company said in a statement on Monday. "We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor."

There will be no sendoff for Carlson, as his last program aired on Friday.

The company wouldn't comment beyond the release, and whether Carlson was being taken off air in response to the Dominion defamation case.

Fox class A shares were down nearly 4% on Monday.


Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/24/tucker-carlson-leaves-fox-news-in-wake-of-dominion-defamation-settlement.html

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Tucker Carlson fired:

✔️CNN in 2005.
✔️MSNBC in 2008.
✔️FOX IN 2023.

In less than 20 years as a cable news host he's hit the trifecta! I don't think any other talking head out there has this claim to fame on their resume.

[moniss]

1. Maybe Rupert

watched "60 Minutes" last night. The guy Ray Epps has a case to bring too if he wants.

[Zorro]

30. Murdoch fires Tucker Carlson

MAGA blames Biden/Pelosi/Democrats/Deep State.

That's probably what we're going to hear.

[maxsolomon]

81. Thanks for the tip - I'll have to find that interview

Epps is what the MAGAts I met last year immediately brought up as "evidence" the election was fixed.

[moniss]

90. Yes and I also think the young lady

from Georgia and her mother have a good case to make. Faux hammered it for months that they had screwed the vote count.

[Rhiannon12866]

124. +100

[canetoad]

128. Went looking for it

Even before reading your post!

[Jarqui]

2. If only he would stay out of any form of broadcast or media ...

If I ever ran into that SoB, I might not be able to control my anger.

Interesting decision given Smartmatic's $2.7 billion lawsuit is still simmering in the courts

[usaf-vet]

49. Ya right and go back to making frozen dinners.

[cstanleytech]

61. Hell unless he is buried in a secured location I am willing to bet that his gravesite will get

alot of visitors to show "exactly" the amount of respect that he deservedly earned.

[2naSalit]

93. +1

[2naSalit]

97. He's been known...

to go fishing in my neck o' the woods, lots of notables of every stripe do. If I encounter his sorry ass here, I think I'll just start laughing hysterically and point at him.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Hallelujah! ETA other confirms out there...

Saw the breakings hitting...

Tucker Carlson out at Fox News

"We thank him for his service to the network," Fox said.

By ABC News
April 24, 2023, 11:38 AM


TV host Tucker Carlson and Fox News have "agreed to part ways," Fox said in a statement Monday.

The news comes nearly one week after the $787.5 million settlement agreement between Fox and Dominion Voting Systems. Dominion's suit had accused Fox News of recklessly airing false election claims and conspiracy theories in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.


This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/tucker-carlson-fox-news/story?id=98801613

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MORE (for posterity)

CNN Business

Tucker Carlson out at Fox News

By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business
Updated 11:49 AM EDT, Mon April 24, 2023


CNN — Fox News and Tucker Carlson, the right-wing extremist who hosted the network’s highly rated 8pm hour, have severed ties, the network said in a stunning announcement Monday.

The announcement came one week after Fox News settled a monster defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million over the network’s dissemination of election lies.

Fox News said that Carlson’s last show was Friday, April 21.

Carlson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his departure.

This is a developing story…

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/24/media/tucker-carlson-fox-news/index.html

NBC News

Tucker Carlson and Fox News part ways
The conservative firebrand was one of the most popular anchors on the network.

By Daniel Arkin and Jason Abbruzzese

Fox News is parting ways with conservative firebrand Tucker Carlson, one of the network's most popular prime-time anchors.

The network announced the stunning news in a statement Monday morning, days after parent company Fox Corp. agreed to pay nearly $800 million to Dominion Voting Systems to avert a high-stakes defamation trial.

"FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways," the company said in the news release. "Mr. Carlson's last program was Friday April 21st."

Fox News did not specify why Carlson is leaving the network, and a spokeswoman did not immediately respond to an email from NBC News.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/media/tucker-carlson-leaving-fox-news-rcna81146

AP

Tucker Carlson out at Fox News, network confirms

By DAVID BAUDER5 minutes ago


NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News said Monday it has “agreed to part ways” with Tucker Carlson, its popular and controversial host, less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting. The network said in a press release that the last program of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” aired Friday.

“We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” the press release from the network said.

Carlson became Fox’s most popular personality after replacing Bill O’Reilly in Fox’s prime-time lineup in 2016. He’s also consistently drawn headline for controversial coverage, including most recently airing tapes from the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to minimize the impact of the deadly attack.

There was no immediate explanation from Fox about why Carlson was leaving. His name came up during the recently settled case with Dominion Voting Systems, primarily because of email and text messages that were revealed as part of the lawsuit. In some of them, Carlson privately criticized former President Donald Trump, saying he hated him passionately.

(snip)

https://apnews.com/article/tucker-carlson-out-fox-news-58a8421c55978f223b9c4b1d1cbe50be

CBS News

Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News, network announces

By Melissa Quinn

April 24, 2023 / 11:44 AM / CBS News

Washington — Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have decided to part ways, the network announced in a statement Monday.

Carlson's final show aired Friday, the network said.

"We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor," Fox News said in a statement.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tucker-carlson-leaving-fox-news/

Reuters

April 24, 202311:52 AM EDT Last Updated 8 min ago
Fox News and Tucker Carlson part ways after Fox settles Dominion lawsuit

Reuters


April 24 (Reuters) - Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways, the media company said in a statement on Monday, less than a week after Fox News and parent company Fox Corp (FOXA.O) settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.

The settlement averted a trial putting one of the world's top media companies in the crosshairs over its coverage of false vote-rigging claims in the 2020 U.S. election.

Carlson had been expected to testify in the Dominion trial. Dominion had alleged that statements made on Carlson’s show after the 2020 election were defamatory and that messages between Carlson and his team were proof that he and his team knew the falsehood of claims that Denver-based Dominion's ballot-counting machines were used to manipulate the election in favor of Democrat Joe Biden.

Carlson’s last program was April 21, the company said in a statement. It said that "Fox News Tonight" will air live at 8 p.m. EST starting this evening as an interim show helmed by rotating Fox News personalities until a new host is named.

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https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fox-news-media-tucker-carlson-part-ways-2023-04-24/

New York Times

Tucker Carlson Is Leaving Fox News

Mr. Carlson has been one of the network's top-rated hosts for many years.



By Jeremy W. Peters
April 24, 2023, 11:41 a.m. ET

Fox News said Monday that it was parting ways with Tucker Carlson, its most popular prime time host who was also the source of repeated controversies and headaches for the network because of his statements on everything from race relations to L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

The network made the announcement less than a week after it agreed to pay $787.5 million in a defamation lawsuit in which Mr. Carlson’s show, one of the highest rated on Fox, figured prominently for its role in spreading misinformation after the 2020 election.

In making its announcement, Fox offered a terse statement of gratitude. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” it said.

His last program was on Friday, Fox said.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/business/media/tucker-carlson-fox-news.html

Washington Post

Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News after lawsuit disclosures
The bombastic conservative was the network’s most-watched prime-time host. Private communications made public in a recent lawsuit revealed his sharp criticism of Fox management.

By Jeremy Barr
Updated April 24, 2023 at 12:05 p.m. EDT|Published April 24, 2023 at 11:39 a.m. EDT


In a shocking announcement on Monday morning, the Fox News Channel announced that prime-time host Tucker Carlson is leaving the network. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the network said in a statement. "We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor. "

The announcement came less than a week after Fox News settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which had sued the network for false claims about the 2020 election, for $787.5 million hours before opening arguments were to begin. Carlson was among several on-air personalities expected to testify.

Many of Carlson’s private messages were released in motions filed by Dominion, revealing that the host was skeptical of many of the election-fraud claims made on-air by Trump-affiliated attorneys Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani.

But it was Carlson’s comments about Fox management, as revealed in the Dominion case, that played a role in his departure from Fox, a person familiar with the company’s thinking told The Post.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/24/tucker-carlson-leaves-fox-news/

[herding cats]

18. It's a happy day!

I couldn't believe it was true at first.

[BumRushDaShow]

32. Just added a big ass pile more sources in my post!

Will have to have MSNBC on tonight. His show was up against Chris Hayes's show.

Link to tweet

Chris Hayes
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Apr 24, 2023
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Chris Hayes
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[herding cats]

69. Much laughing and pointing will be done on this day.

Tucker Carlson may be the first cable news host to be fired by all three major networks.

[BumRushDaShow]

74. Yeah I remember baby face

on CNN...



And he was on CSPAN a bunch of times...





We actually have a OTA broadcast anchor (now part-time commentator) who anchored on all 3 network (ABC, NBC, CBS) stations here in Philly - Larry Kane.

[herding cats]

105. I'd forgotten about his bow tie phase! 😂

I remember we used to call him bow-tie boy.

[BumRushDaShow]

110. Exactly

That's all I knew him for and was shocked when the bow tie suddenly disappeared.

He was the new "young fogey" successor to original "young fogey" George Will -

[Novara]

4. HAH!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Deleting my thread on this topic

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143064823

[herding cats]

11. I'm sorry LMPV!

I truly didn't see yours when I posted. I was busy verifying the fact.

[TwilightZone]

12. Don't feel bad.

Your source is much better. The first reports were from tabloids.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. Your thread was first which is why I deleted my thread

I am too happy to see Tucker gone.

Congratulations on being first on this topic.

Again, I am very happy

[CentralMass]

6. One evil lying bastard down.

[Delphinus]

23. Exactly.

Hope more are going to go.

[Auggie]

7. Very interesting. Bet he runs for office.

[JohnSJ]

15. more likely as a trump VP advisor

[JohnSJ]

8. One of the few times in their miserable existence did fox do the right thing

[wnylib]

62. I can't get too excited over it.

I remember when Glenn Beck was canned.

Fox will just find another dirtbag provocateur. They toss out old ones in order to replace them with newer models of the same slime.

[JohnSJ]

108. No doubt

[Pluvious]

9. See ya, Tuckface !

Yes! Now we must tie this to Murdoch. Murdoch is the malign force behind this all.
Before Carlson, O’Reilly. Before him, Beck.

Murdoch is the common thread.

Dump Insanity and Ingraham next, please 🙏

[Bluepinky]

132. Yeah, Laura is pretty bad. Would love to see her fired.

Is Sean still a host at Fox? Get rid of him too, while they’re at it.

[hay rick]

10. Trump hater shown the door...

[BigOleDummy]

70. Exactly!

That was my first thought also. He didn't get fired for his putrid views, he was fired because he "hated trump".

[krkaufman]

89. Same

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3064991

[ShazzieB]

112. I thought the same.

Posted about it before I read all the replies, lol!

[Paladin]

13. Adios, motherfucker. (nt)

[Tree Lady]

14. If he doesn't already have podcast

that will be soon. His followers will follow him.

[womanofthehills]

106. Unfortunately, he will reach more people on a podcast

Fox audience is 2.2 million vs some podcasts like Joe Rogan with 40 million.

[Tree Lady]

109. Due to social media's separating us

further and further everyone has their bubble now.

I find myself having less and less patience with anyone on the right and thinking they are brainwashed. I am totally positive that they think the same of us.

But I have noticed democrats for good reason are getting more and more angry also.

The guys who did the documentary The Social Dilemma think if major regulation is not done we will be at civil war in 20 yrs.

People like Tucker seem to have no problem making a ton of money dividing us and stirring up the anger.

[bronxiteforever]

16. Fox is a publicly traded company unlike

Twitter which is privately owned and has no fiduciary responsibility to stockholders.
Stockholders do not like billion dollar lawsuits.

[TexasBushwhacker]

119. True, but the company was happy to spread their lies

as long as it lined their pockets. Tucker is an ass, but he should have been reined in a long time ago. Rupert didn't care as long as he had good ratings. Tucker, in this case, is a scapegoat. Unless they had some kind of previous disciplinary action, I wouldn't be surprised if he sues them. He was just doing what he's always done.

[bronxiteforever]

131. "Tucker is an ass" is the nicest thing anybody

called him on DU. I think of him as a Putin puppet who supports mass rape and the destruction of families and all the innocent civilians in Ukraine. He is odious.

Fox is a business that allows investment into their company. They almost paid one billion dollars in a suit by one company and there is another one on the horizon with Smartech. They are suing for over 2 billion. Companies are always happy to profit and historically many look away at unethical and illegal practices. I think Fox may have a stockholder suit filed against them which would blow up the company. Mess around with stock dividends in the USA and that is considered more serious than providing healthcare to all Americans. This should be interesting as Carlson will sue but I believe they are in the big muddy.

[Bev54]

19. I suspect the upcoming lawsuit from his previous producer may well have a

lot to do with this decision, after the Dominion settlement as well.

[Alice Kramden]

28. This

Very good point

[BumRushDaShow]

64. Plus the $2.7 billion Smartmatic defamation case that is still moving forward

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/19/fox-smartmatic-defamation-case-dominion.html

I expect the accountants are busy working out some figure to offer to "settle".

[Bev54]

66. Yes and the one from the investors.

I think there is more to this than just the Dominion settlement.

[BumRushDaShow]

68. Definitely

They are talking a huge hit.

But then they rolled the dice in 2020 and decided to go "all in", and didn't let up, and still haven't really let up, until this crack in their armor.

When Hannity goes, then that is when you know they are serious about "starting over". I expect Hannity has an almost bullet-proof contract though. I had noticed that the past year, he has faded to the background while Carlson became the "front man" for Faux.

[Richard D]

20. To be replaced with . . .

. . . the Boebert Bikini and Guns Hour?

[Bev54]

67. Actually that would be great, offer Bobi and MTG as co-anchors.

They would jump at it and because most of us don't watch Fox, it would be a win/win.

[SledDriver]

72. Kyle Rittenhouse probably

[Prairie_Seagull]

21. Full text of statement from fox.

https://press.foxnews.com/2023/04/fox-news-media-and-tucker-carlson-part-ways


Published April 24, 2023


NEW YORK — April 24, 2023 — FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.

Mr. Carlson’s last program was Friday April 21st. Fox News Tonight will air live at 8 PM/ET starting this evening as an interim show helmed by rotating FOX News personalities until a new host is named.

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the free ad-supported television service FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for more than 21 consecutive years, while FBN ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by Fox Corporation, FOX News Media reaches nearly 200 million people each month.

[617Blue]

22. Will he run for President?

Don't laugh. I always assumed he would when he started occasionally using a "heartland" motif for his studio set.

[BigmanPigman]

125. This possibility was mentioned on Nicole Wallace/MSNBC today.

[marble falls]

24. He'll become the "editor" of Breitbart ...

... is there even a Breitbart left? The Orange Shitgibbon's new press secretary? Maybe he and Glenn Beck'll sell gold together. Anyone remember Glenn Beck.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

25. Tucker Carlson and Fox News have agreed to part ways just days after the Dominion settlement

Link to tweet

[Javaman]

26. cut him off at the knees LOL "There will be no sendoff for Carlson"

"as his last program aired on Friday."

he must be in a world of shit

[nycbos]

27. Maybe god does exist?

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

113. Please

Why is it when evil is running amok and something kinda sorta gets done about it, the murderous maniac in the sky gets the credit for the kinda sorta good thing, but none of the blame for all the bad that was going on before it?

No, sacking TV Dinner doesn't prove anything about a maniac in the sky. All it shows is that Murdoch is on a wobbler about the Dominion suit, and how he can't seem to shake Smartmatic wanting their own piece of the pie.

He'll get over it, eventually.

[Texin]

29. Shit. MSNBC or CNN will probably hire him next.

[RussBLib]

35. doubtful

He's totally damaged goods, and I use the term "goods" loosely.

[bronxiteforever]

38. Lol! Nope, not any place that has stockholders.

He is walking, talking lawsuit for any public company.

[TwilightZone]

52. Zero chance of that happening.

He's already worked at both of them, by the way. I think people have forgotten that. He's certainly not going to be welcomed back.

[ShazzieB]

115. No way would MSNBC hire him!

I have no comment on CNN, but he'd be as out of place at MSNBC as a nazi in a syngogue.

I know he had a show there once upon a time. The name escapes me at the moment, but I'll never forget it, because the first time I ever laid eyes on Rachel Maddow was when she appeared as a panelist on that show. But after all the disgusting crap he's spewed since then, there's NO WAY IN HELL that network would ever have him back.

I'm pretty sure they have a "no shit gibbons need apply" policy, written or unwritten.

[Texin]

130. Do you watch some of MSNB's daytime shows?

And I remember back in old days when when he was one half of the Cross Fire show on MSNBC.

[ancianita]

31. Let him go work for his favorite boss, Orban the Terrible.

[Scrivener7]

33. I wonder if the upcoming Smartmatic case will make right wing outlets think twice before hiring him.

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[Botany]

34. I wonder if this (Tucker being canned) was part of Fox's settlement with Dominion?

He can now join the list of hate talkers or those that pushed hate who got fired from Fox?
Roger Ailes, Bill O'Rielly, Dan Bongino, and now Tucker. Look to see if Laura Ingraham,
Sean Hannity, and Judge Jeanie will get shown the door too.

[machoneman]

41. It could be. Often, parts of a settlement are not made public. Yet, I doubt it. Murdoch...

...likely sacrificed Tucker in advance of the Smartmatic lawsuit and would use his dismissal as evidence he personally had nothing to do with Tucker's lies.

[Botany]

47. Not that I have the least amount of sympathy for him but he was just doing what Rupert wanted him

to do. How many people are dead from C-19 because they believed his lies about the virus
and the disease?

[Bleacher Creature]

36. ETTD

Everything Trump Touches Dies

[keithbvadu2]

37. He will be back somewhere.

He will be back somewhere.

He has a tremendous following and advertising revenue.

[mwooldri]

84. I believe you're right.

If Chris Cuomo can end up at NewsNation, *ucker can end up at NewsM*x or other such place.

[samsingh]

39. he is no longer protected against future lawsuits against his lies

[moniss]

55. Depending on

how his contract with Faux was written he may be on his own for any legal fees for any suits coming forward for things he did while at the network. Either way it's a good day.

[area51]

40. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

[republianmushroom]

42. Tsk Tsk, Tucker

[malthaussen]

43. If there were no Tucker Carlson, it would be necessary to invent him.

I expect his place will be taken by the next rube on the bench, just as he replaced O'Reilly and Beck.

-- Mal

[Marcuse]

91. The next rube

[ShazzieB]

111. Who is that?

Am I the only one here who has no idea who this is?

[Initech]

45. I did Nazi that coming!

Thanks Dominion!

[NNadir]

118. My vote for "Best Response!"

[Initech]

122. Thank you! I'm here all week!

[Turbineguy]

46. Vlad will be sad.

Now, if trump gets struck by lightning and turned into a smoking piece of pork rind, the day will be complete!

[MyOwnPeace]

58. THAT.........

is a ‘visual’ that will give me smiles for days to come!

[Bird Lady]

83. Me too.

I have been smiling all day. The end of trump would be a topper on the day.

[ffr]

75. 😅

Indeed!

[niyad]

48. May he, and his enablers, receive everything they deserve.

Bookmarking so that I can keep rereading all the initial coverage when I need a lift.

[LudwigPastorius]

50. Unfortunately,...

for every shit-spewing MAGA monkey that leaves, there are three more waiting to take his place.

Also, I'm sure Fucker will find a new home on ONAN or Breitfart.

[Elessar Zappa]

79. Sure but onan only has limited viewership compared to Fox.

[Leith]

96. I expect to see him on RT

He's their favorite American propagandist.

[Kennah]

51. I predict an announcement for him to join Newsmax by week's end

[djacq]

53. Fox News is not cleaning house.

My theory is that the network is dialing back on its extremist rhetoric.

What better way to do that than to remove the most right wing radical that sits at its very highest setting, Tucker Clansman.

Hannity, Kilmeade, and Ingraham might be on the chopping block.

If it were up to me, I would pull Fox News Network's plug.


For Now,

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

54. He still has a trust fund to fall back on

But I wouldn't be surprised to see him on Newsmax next.

[ET Awful]

56. April 21st is my birthday. . . . what a great birthday present . . .

[hadEnuf]

59. BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

I don't care if it's just for show. Buh-bye Pucker, you little fascist POS.

[The Grand Illuminist]

60. Looks as though Bill O'Reilly might come back.

nt

[Midnight Writer]

63. Some think there are more shoes to drop concerning Tucker. Maybe even *gasp* criminal behavior?

FOX is trying to get out in front of future liabilities.

P. S.: Even other people working for FOX hate the smirking frat boy. He apparently has been stirring up discord within the "news"room.

[cstanleytech]

65. I wonder if he will be boarding a plane bound for Moscow to take a new job offer?

[maddogesq]

71. Maybe he could get a janitor r position...

Over at NEWSHAX…😀😀😀😀😀

[ffr]

73. Does his severance package include an NDA, so he can't turn on them too?

Snakes sometimes bite other snakes.

[Jarqui]

88. Probably an attempt at one

It may have some sort of non compete that voids some severance if he goes to work for Newsmax or OAN

[IronLionZion]

76. Did they fire that MotherTucker?

he must have done something bad to fire their highest rating show.

[The Grand Illuminist]

101. A mutual release

Came to terms, not fired.

[IronLionZion]

102. That's what they say publicly

but many news outlets are speculating they fired him for insulting their management

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

77. Meme...

based on your stats:

[herding cats]

82. That's cool!

Thank you!

[VWolf]

78. "leaves" is quite the euphemism n/t

[Bird Lady]

80. I never thought this would happen.

I didn't think Fox would cut it's liar and chief loose. It couldn't have happened to a bigger POS.
This is turning into a good day. Now if Trump would get off the airwaves too.

[MyOwnPeace]

85. Can't WAIT to hear....

what Jon Stewart has to say about his ‘dear friend’s’ “situation….”

[krkaufman]

86. Alternatively...

“Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News in wake of Dominion defamation settlement”

I’d suggest it’s perhaps driven more by the revelations from the audio recordings and texts, of Carlson’s derision of Trump and, therefore, his supporters. Many Faux News hosts echoed The Big Lie, but Carlson seemed the most exposed in regards to his views on Trump.

[sloopdog50]

87. Faux News

Rats leaving the sinking SS Faux.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

92. The cable tv Triple Crown!

Link to tweet

[NullTuples]

94. I need a political cartoon of him bailing out of a smoking, diving airplane...

...or fighting a rat for a chunk of flotsom with the Titanic sinking in the background.

[broiles]

95. I wonder if Fox's liability insurance company

might have something to do with Tucker's firing? Maybe would not insure for Tucker's raging lies.

[nitpicked]

98. Even the BBC is featuring this

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65379340

[LetMyPeopleVote]

99. Tell Tucker, I want him to know that it was me

Link to tweet

[pfitz59]

100. I hope Hannity is not far behind.

Time for the slurred and libeled to line up the lawsuits.

[Bengus81]

120. Why not both at the same time??

Why didn't that happen?

[rubbersole]

103. Tuckems, do let the door hit you in the ass.

RT has a prime time slot for your traitorous bullshit.

[ShazzieB]

104. Do you think this happened because of the message where he said he hated Trump?

Even though Fox doesn't seem to be solidly behind Trump any longer, I imagine they still want to avoid pissing him off too much, because his fans make up such a large percentage of their viewership.

I'm picturing Trump on the phone to Fox, complaining about one of their major personalities being a Trump hater, and Rupert deciding that Tucks is too much of a liability!

[muriel_volestrangler]

107. Monday morning blues at Fox - they had been advertising tonight's show

The Fox star’s exit was so abrupt that just hours before the news broke, the network was still promoting his Monday night interview with GOP longshot presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-is-gone-from-fox-news

Link to tweet

Maybe they were going to do what GB News did with Mark Steyn - make him financially responsible for any lies on his program?

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/06/gb-news-presenter-quits-after-channel-tries-to-make-him-pay-ofcom-fines

[Deminpenn]

114. Tucker cost Fox a lot of money

His deposition and the texts and emails from his phone provided a lot of the damaging information Dominion used in its lawsuit. If not for the Carlson related material, Dominion might not have had nearly as strong a case imo.

It's the Carlson quotes from Dominion's legal filings that are being constantly used by the other cable and news outlets in their programming.

[drmeow]

116. Maybe now he can finally get treatment

for his chronic constipation - like, say, a bottle of castor oil.

[NNadir]

117. This piece of human excrement was at CNN in his career?

I had no idea.

[Bengus81]

121. Eh...I said all along he want to be the next Limbaugh

He's doing the same Limbaugh style of shit. Guarantee he'll have a screeching radio show going in a month or so paying him 10x what FOX was paying.

[EndlessWire]

123. I did not read this entire thread.

So, I apologize if someone has mentioned this already.

But, isn't this the guy who was recorded as saying how much he hated Trump? This guy could have been dumped at Trump's demand, as Trump will get even with you no matter what, and Murdach probably listens.

It also could be that he is a sacrificial lamb, in advance of the next lawsuit. Fox doesn't lose much, because his views are irreversibly known, and he is now a disgruntled employee. We don't even know if he's really fired, or just protected from his own words.

[Cha]

126. Yay, the Russian Propagandist is GONE

from fux sewer, anyway.. Mahalo, Cat!

Do you know why he was fired from Cnn.

I just looked it up..

CNN Will Cancel 'Crossfire' and Cut Ties to Commentator

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/06/business/media/cnn-will-cancel-crossfire-and-cut-ties-to-commentator.html

And fired from MSNBC for what reason?

MSNBC Cancels Tucker Carlson Show

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/business/media/10cnd-tucker.html

Thank You!

[XorXor]

127. Will he have a show on RT soon?

Seems like a huge possibility

[japple]

129. What does his severance package look like? I'd be interested in knowing how

much Fqx paid him to leave.