![]() ![]() The lawsuit had exposed Carlson disparaging colleagues. ![]() 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. ![]() The decision to part ways with Carlson was made Friday evening by Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News chief executive Suzanne Scott, a person familiar with the matter said.Ĭarlson was informed of the decision on Monday morning, a second person familiar with the matter 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 short statement that did not offer an explanation for his ouster, adding only that his last show was on Friday, April 21.Ĭarlson, the highest-rated single host at Fox News, did not respond to multiple requests for comment. ![]() Fox News and Tucker Carlson, the right-wing extremist who used his prime time perch at the talk network to exert a firm grip over the Republican Party, have severed ties, the network said in a stunning announcement that rocked the media and political worlds Monday. ![]()
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