Controversial news personality Tucker Carlson posted his second video on Twitter last week, and Fox News has had enough.
. But the right-wing commentator is still getting paid by Fox News.
The company believes it can keep him off TV and digital platforms over the length of the contract, which runs through 2024, according to people familiar with the details of his deal who were not authorized to speak publicly. The contract pays Carlson more than $15 million a year, according to sources.company has no business arrangement with the host.Carlson’s attorney Harmeet Dhillon said in a statement that the action by Fox News is an attempt to suppress the host’s views.
“Fox News continues to ignore the interests of its viewers, not to mention its shareholder obligations,” Dhillon said. “Doubling down on the most catastrophic programming decision in the history of the cable news industry, Fox is now demanding that Tucker Carlson be silent until after the 2024 election.TV news business agents say privately that Carlson’s attorneys have an uphill climb in trying to free Carlson to pursue other media opportunities.
The evidence and depositions in the Dominion case revealed texts by Carlson that were critical of Fox News correspondents who fact-checked the unfounded election fraud claims on the network, even though it was revealed that he did not believe them himself.since Carlson departed its prime-time schedule. His 8 p.m. Eastern hour was renamed “Fox News Tonight.
While some viewers have moved to the smaller right-wing competitor Newsmax, Fox News has maintained its status as the most-watched cable news channel.
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