Tucker Carlson Out at Fox News

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OH DEAR - HOW SAD - NEVERMIND! Battery Sergeant Major 'Shut up' Williams

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Some info. on possible reasons Tucker Carlson may have been let go.

Tucker Carlson is facing a lawsuit from his head of booking at Fox News accusing him of promoting a hostile work environment. In the lawsuit, Abby Grossberg alleges that Carlson used vulgarities to describe women and made anti-semitic jokes. She says that Carlson had a picture of Nancy Pelosi in a swimsuit on his office wall.

Tucker Carlson is facing a lawsuit from his former head of booking, Abby Grossberg, who says she was subjected to a hostile and discriminatory work environment.

Ms. Grossberg, who was fired by Fox News shortly after she filed two lawsuits against the company in March, joined Mr. Carlson’s team in 2022 after several years as a senior producer for Maria Bartiromo, another Fox host.

Ms. Grossberg said in the lawsuit naming Mr. Carlson that male producers regularly used vulgarities to describe women and frequently made antisemitic jokes.

On her first day working for Mr. Carlson, Ms. Grossberg said she discovered the office was decorated with large pictures of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wearing a plunging swimsuit. She said she was once called into the top producer’s office to be asked whether Ms. Bartiromo was having a sexual relationship with the House Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy.

Ms. Grossberg also said in her lawsuit that after she was coerced by Fox’s lawyers into providing a misleading deposition in a recent defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems and defending an offensive text from Mr. Carlson, his producers emailed the rest of the staff in recognition of “Abby Day” and suggested ordering a staff lunch to celebrate.

Fox has disputed Ms. Grossberg’s claims, and Mr. Carlson hasn’t said anything publicly about the case.

In a Lawsuit, Tucker Carlson Is Accused of Promoting a Hostile Work Environment

Tucker Carlson team put up pictures of Nancy Pelosi in a bathing suit, suit...

In an odd twist, Don Lemon, a major anchor on CNN, was terminated from CNN on the same day as Tucker Carlson, with no explanation from the network but it looks like it might be for the same thing - misogynistic treatment of women.

The circumstances of his departure weren’t immediately clear. But Lemon has been the subject of controversy for years over his alleged misogynistic treatment of female cohosts and recent remarks questioning 51-year-old Republican Nikki Haley’s viability as a presidential candidate because of her age

The dramatic end of Don Lemon’s controversial tenure at CNN

Don Lemon says he has been fired by CNN: ‘I am stunned’

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People are still in shock about the terminations, but the firings of Tucker Carlson from Fox News and Don Lemon from CNN have the possibility of changing the political landscape.

People are in shock about Tucker Carlson leaving Fox. Some are speculating on his political career.

“Wow,” tweeted the New York Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who accused Carlson and other Fox pundits of inciting violence during an MSNBC interview that aired on Sunday.

Some remained skeptical that Carlson’s departure from Fox would be the end of his career despite critics who called out his show as racist and inaccurate.

“I’d like to think Tucker Carlson’s departure is the end of an era, but I’m quite certain it’s the beginning of his political career,” the founder of gun control advocacy group Moms Demand Action, Shannon Watts, tweeted.

Several conservative pundits took to social media to express their displeasure at the announcement.

‘Wow’ and ‘OMG’: shock after Fox News announces Tucker Carlson departure

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Hi

Neither heard of either of them.

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Someone just as odious will take his place.

Apparently Fox on air staff get paid a lot more because New York hates them.

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They Fired Tucker Carlson

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Rolling Stone reports that Fox News has a file of damaging information on Tucker Carlson that they will reveal if Carlson goes after Fox after his firing.

Eight people familiar with the situation tell Rolling Stone that Fox News and its communications department — long led by the notoriously aggressive Irena Briganti — has assembled damaging information about Carlson. One source with knowledge calls it an “oppo file.” Two sources add that Fox is prepared to disclose some of its contents if execs suspect that Carlson is coming after the network.

The file includes internal complaints regarding workplace conduct, disparaging comments about management and colleagues, and allegations that the now-former prime-time host created a toxic work environment, three of the sources say. (Carlson is currently facing a lawsuit from a former senior booking producer, Abby Grossberg, alleging a toxic and misogynist workplace environment. The lawsuit details repeated instances of misogynist behavior at the network, including frequent lewd and sexual discussions of female guests and public figures. Grossberg “continued to endure a work environment that subjugates women based on vile sexist stereotypes, typecasts religious minorities and belittles their traditions, and demonstrates little to no regard for those suffering from mental illness.” Fox denied the allegations when the lawsuit was filed, saying the claims were “without merit.”)

Fox Has a Secret 'Oppo File' to Keep Tucker Carlson in Check, Sources Say

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Two dickheads on US TV sacked on the same day by different networks

Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon get the boot | Media Bites

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No idea who Tucker Carlson is… I don’t think he is aired here

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Tucker Carlson made a cryptic video that he sent out on Twitter following his departure from Fox News.

It had a “I’m the only truth teller” vibe that comes after most free speech complaints.

Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon have both hired the same entertainment lawyer to represent them regarding their termination from their networks.

Carlson was one of the network’s biggest stars, and gained a large following while spouting xenophobic and racist rhetoric on his show, Tucker Carlson Tonight. He left Fox News without explanation on Monday. News outlets have reported that Carlson was fired on the personal order of Fox owner Rupert Murdoch for, among other things, using vulgar language to describe a female executive.

On Wednesday, Carlson shared a cryptic two-minute video on his Twitter account that did not explain his exit, but offered sweeping complaints about the state of American discourse. He said what he noticed “when you step away from the noise for a few days,” is how nice some people are.

“The other thing you notice when you take a little time off is how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are,” he added. “They’re completely irrelevant. They mean nothing. In five years we won’t even remember we heard them. Trust me, as somebody who participated.”

Tucker Carlson breaks silence after abrupt departure from Fox News

Tucker Carlson breaks his silence after departure from Fox News

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No nor me but Media Watch is just that, a program that watches the media, it was more the repercussions that interested them rather than the dickheads the yanks watch on TV

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Tucker Carlson’s Twitter video got 57 million views in less than a day. By contrast, Biden’s announcement that he’s running for President only got 42 million views in the same time period.

To be fair, Carlson’s departure was completely unexpected while Biden’s announcement was totally expected.

A short video message posted online by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson following his ouster from the network had racked up more than 57 million views on Twitter as of Thursday afternoon.

Carlson’s cryptic two-minute message was posted around 8 p.m. Wednesday. He did not directly address his sudden departure from the network or plans for the future.

For comparison, President Biden’s relaunch video posted on the platform more than 24 hours earlier had garnered 41.8 million views as of 2 p.m. on Thursday.

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3975690-tucker-carlson-video-nets-57-million-views-in-less-than-24-hours/

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Ratings at Fox News on Tucker Carlson’s time slot have been down substantially. But Fox News has survived and even thrived after controversial firings so it could happen again.

There are reports that the other hosts at Fox News are afraid of being fired, but I’m not sure anyone cares enough to fire one of them.

INSKEEP: So what’s it been like over there? I know you have many sources. What’s it like over there now that Tucker Carlson is out?

FOLKENFLIK: Well, you don’t even have to talk to sources to notice the biggest fallout. You’ve seen ratings basically fall off a cliff this week for those who have been substituting for him. It was down, you know, significant chunk. It’s down almost 50% in the days since his departure.

Since the firing of Tucker Carlson, viewers have deserted Fox

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Fox News tells Tucker Carlson that he violated his contract.

Fox News tells Tucker Carlson he violated his contract with new Twitter show

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On Twitter, Carlson new show has 85 million views.

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All the more reason that Fox News will pursue the beach of contract suit. It is some element of proof that Carlson violated his contract. His viewership on Twitter didn’t start from scratch. It’s from his previous gig and is using the same material.

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Do you think Tucker Carlson should be silenced and not allowed to have his own show ? Is that what you mean ?

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lol I personally don’t care what he does. But it looks like he signed a non-compete contract that he’s violating. The time to contest a binding non-compete clause is when you sign it, which he did in 2021. Fox News will probably be suing him on that.

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I don’t think Fox News will have a leg to stand on, they got rid of him.

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We’ll see, but if Carlson thought he was in the right about his contract, he wouldn’t be bringing out that lame First Amendment argument. There’s no First Amendment right in a private contract that he signed.

I’ll leave it to people who actually saw the contract to determine the rights.