Dominion's suit accused Fox News of recklessly airing false election claims and conspiracy theories following the 2020 presidential election, with Tucker's revealed text messages front and center in the case.Īmong the network's election deniers, Lou Dobbs exited in February 2021, when his Fox Business show was abruptly canceled shortly after the insurrection. Contributor Dan Bongino was dropped late last week (he blamed failure to agree on a new contract). Network spokespersons didn't respond to a request to elaborate on the reasons for his departure, but it quickly followed last week's $787.5 million payment Fox agreed to make to settle a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems. Politics: Tucker Carlson out: What it means for politicsĪnother cable news exit: 'I am stunned': Don Lemon says he’s been fired by CNN, network disputes details Why is Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News? 6 Capitol insurrection to minimize the impact of the deadly attack. He’s also consistently drawn headlines for controversial coverage, most recently airing tapes from the Jan. I’m great friends with Tucker and always will be."Ĭarlson became Fox’s most popular personality after replacing Bill O’Reilly, who was fired in 2016 after settling a sexual harassment investigation. "As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways," Kilmeade said, kicking off the show. On Monday's show, Fox News' Brian Kilmeade filled in during Carlson's slot. Instead, he signed off from what turned out to be his final show with, "We'll be back on Monday in the meantime have the best weekend." "We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor," Fox said.Ĭarlson, 53, did not telegraph the news on Friday's show, and Fox never gave him the opportunity to address his viewers. An interim show, consisting of rotating Fox News personalities, will fill the 8 ET time slot starting tonight until a new host is named. Fox News and Tucker Carlson, the top-rated cable news host, are "parting ways," the network announced Monday.Ĭarlson's last hosting duty for his prime-time conservative opinion show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" was Friday, Fox said.
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