Fox News says it has “agreed to part ways” with Tucker Carlson, its well-liked and controversial host, lower than every week after settling a lawsuit over the community’s 2020 election reporting.
The US community mentioned in a press launch that the final program of Tucker Carlson Tonight aired on Friday.
“We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” the press launch from the community mentioned.
Carlson grew to become Fox’s hottest character after changing Bill O’Reilly in Fox’s prime-time lineup in 2016.
There was no quick clarification from Fox about why Carlson was leaving.
A textual content message to Carlson searching for remark was not instantly returned.
Fox News and guardian firm Fox Corp agreed final week to pay Dominion Voting Systems $US787.5 million ($A1.2 billion) and acknowledged that a few of its reporting following the 2020 election – which allowed aides of former president Donald Trump to amplify election fraud claims – was incorrect.
But that reporting principally involved different exhibits, not Carlson’s.
His identify did come up throughout the case, primarily due to e-mail and textual content messages that have been revealed as a part of the lawsuit.
Carlson and different Fox hosts have been caught in non-public messages doubting their very own community’s allegations about Dominion’s function within the supposed election fraud, whereas additionally caring that Fox was shedding viewers amongst followers of Donald Trump on the time.
In a few of them, Carlson privately criticised Trump, saying he hated him passionately.
Just a few weeks in the past, Carlson devoted his total present to an interview with Trump.
Fox News Tonight will air in Carlson’s 8pm ET prime-time slot, hosted by a rotating array of community personalities, in the intervening time.
Tucker Carlson Tonight was amongst Fox News’ top-rated primetime exhibits, frequently attracting greater than three million nightly viewers.
Fox is the most-watched US cable news community.
After the announcement of Carlson’s departure from Fox News, a consultant for Trump tweeted: “Fox News is controlled opposition.”
with Reuters
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
