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Figure in Conspiracy Theory Sues Fox News, Carlson

Trump backer accuses network, host of suggesting he was working for FBI

(Newser) - Fox News and Tucker Carlson now face another defamation lawsuit over their coverage of the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. Ray Epps says a right-wing conspiracy theory was built around him, which Fox and Carlson, who no longer works for the network, repeatedly aired, NBC News reports. The conspiracy...

Tucker Carlson's Latest Interview Is Raising Eyebrows

Former Fox host chats with influencer Andrew Tate, detained in Romania on rape, trafficking charges

(Newser) - The ninth installment of Tucker Carlson's Twitter program aired Tuesday, and on it was a surprise guest that even some conservatives were side-eyeing. The former Fox host interviewed a person he called "the most Googled man in the world last year"— Andrew Tate , the misogynistic social-media influencer...

Ex-Producer Settles With Fox News for $12M

Abby Grossberg's lawsuit accused network of having a misogynistic workplace

(Newser) - Fox News and a former producer have settled a lawsuit over allegations of an "overtly misogynistic" work environment, a move that will cost the network $12 million but avoid public testimony about its culture. Abby Grossberg had said she faced sexist and antisemitic remarks and sexual harassment at Fox,...

Fox News Picks Its Tucker Carlson Replacement
Fox News Rejiggers
Prime-Time Lineup
Jun 26, 2023 12:08 PM CDT

Fox News Rejiggers Prime-Time Lineup

Jesse Watters gets the 8pm slot and Greg Gutfeld moves from 11 to 10

(Newser) - Fox News has revealed its new prime-time lineup in the wake of Tucker Carlson's departure , and the big winner is Jesse Watters. He will replace Carlson in the coveted 8pm slot, reports the Hill . The lineup, effective July 17:
  • 7pm: Laura Ingraham's show moves here from 10pm.
  • 8pm:
...

Fox Producer Is Out Over 'Wannabe Dictator' Chyron

Tucker Carlson announced his former staffer's exit from the network in a Twitter video

(Newser) - Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson says a producer from his time at the network resigned this week after airing a chyron referring to President Biden as a "wannabe dictator," reports Deadline . The caption aired Tuesday night on a split screen featuring Biden and Donald Trump, who had...

Carlson's Show Brings a Letter From Fox

New Twitter program violates his contract, host's former employer says

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson's new show on Twitter violates his contract with Fox News, his former employer informed him Wednesday. Carlson, who lost his longtime Fox job in April, debuted the new program, Tucker on Twitter , on Tuesday night. The letter delivered to his lawyers says Carlson is "in breach"...

Tucker Carlson Is Back and 'Grateful'

Commentary is his usual fare on 10-minute, bare-bones episode

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson returned to the airwaves Tuesday night—or at least the Twitter waves—in a 10-minute episode of "Tucker on Twitter" that was classic Carlson in terms of content, reports the Hill . The wildly popular former Fox News host took on the breached dam in Ukraine, put the...

Report: Ex-Deadspin Journo at Center of FBI Search on Fox Leak

Per 'Tampa Bay Times,' agency searched home of Timothy Burke earlier this month in criminal probe

(Newser) - In October, Kanye West sat down for a two-part interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson, when the latter was still part of the network's prime-time lineup. Just days later, Vice's Motherboard published unseen clips from that interview, with even more eyebrow-raising snippets from the rapper, including antisemitic tropes...

Carlson's Lawyer Sends 'Aggressive' Letter to Fox

It claims Fox violated his contract, rendering it void

(Newser) - Before relaunching his show on Twitter, Tucker Carlson sent an "aggressive letter" to former employer Fox News, arguing that he's free from his contract and its noncompete clause because Fox violated the contract first. That's according to Axios , whose sources say Carlson's lawyer sent the letter...

Tucker Carlson Says He's Bringing His Show to Twitter

He says relaunch will happen 'soon'

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson has found a new home after being fired by Fox News. Carlson announced in a tweet on Tuesday that he's going to relaunch his show on Twitter, Politico reports. "Starting soon, we’ll be bringing a new version of the show we’ve been doing for...

This Guy Pranked Alex Jones, and Jones Isn&#39;t Happy
This Guy Pranked Alex Jones,
and Jones Isn't Happy
in case you missed it
May 7, 2023 11:00 AM CDT

This Guy Pranked Alex Jones, and Jones Isn't Happy

Chris James says he pretended he was Tucker Carlson using AI, will air call on Monday

(Newser) - If you love prank phone calls, you have something to look forward to on Monday. That's when Chris James, a self-proclaimed "little prankster" from Canada, says he'll be releasing the gag call he made to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones this week, a call that Jones has admitted...

This May Be the Text That Doomed Tucker Carlson

'It's not how white men fight,' Fox host wrote in message obtained by 'NYT'

(Newser) - The New York Times has obtained a text message Tucker Carlson sent to a producer in the hours after the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, which reportedly contributed to his ouster from Fox News. In it, Carlson describes a video he watched in which "a group of Trump...

Tucker Carlson's New Texting Buddy? Don Lemon

Brian Stelter reports on the aftermath of their firings for 'Vanity Fair'

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson frequently trashed Don Lemon on his Fox show, and Lemon returned the favor at CNN. Now that both men have been fired , a strange thing has happened, reports Brian Stelter at Vanity Fair . The two have been texting each other for the first time. It's not exactly...

Newsmax Viewership Triples in Carlson's Old Timeslot

MSNBC steals Fox's ratings title in 8pm ET hour

(Newser) - Viewers who flocked to Fox News to watch Tucker Carlson in the 8pm ET hour appear to now be looking elsewhere. Fox News Tonight with Brian Kilmeade drew just 1.33 million viewers Wednesday night—down from 2.59 million on Monday and 1.7 million on Tuesday—topped by...

Report: Carlson's Private Messages Caused 'Crisis' at Fox

'Highly offensive' comments risked further embarrassment for the company: 'NYT'

(Newser) - The "breaking point" between Tucker Carlson and Fox News came after Fox's top brass learned of "highly offensive" private messages sent by the host, including one referring to a senior executive, the New York Times reports. The messages, uncovered through Dominion Voting Systems' defamation trial against Fox,...

Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence, Kind Of

He's out with a Twitter video that doesn't mention Fox News

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson is speaking publicly for the first time since his abrupt ouster from Fox News, though the former host doesn't actually mention the network in the Twitter video he released Wednesday. "Good evening, it's Tucker Carlson!" a chipper-seeming Carlson starts off the two-minute video, which...

Russia Weighs In on Tucker Carlson's Firing

Lavrov calls the move 'curious,' state TV hosts blame the US government

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson has a lot of sympathizers in Russia, not only those who've offered him jobs on Russian state TV, but Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov himself. While speaking on the topic of freedom of speech at the United Nations on Tuesday, Lavrov brought up Carlson's surprise ouster from...

Fox News Has Secret &#39;Oppo File&#39; on Tucker Carlson: Sources
Fox Has 'Oppo File' on
Tucker Carlson: Sources
the rundown
Apr 26, 2023 12:56 AM CDT

Fox Has 'Oppo File' on Tucker Carlson: Sources

Meanwhile, Abby Grossberg talks about alleged toxic workplace on MSNBC

(Newser) - Should Tucker Carlson decide to come after Fox News in the wake of his ouster, the network is prepared, according to eight sources who spoke to Rolling Stone . They say Fox has collected damaging information on Carlson into what one source calls an "oppo file," and that the...

Carlson 'Really the Only Person Who Could Beat Donald Trump'

It's not clear if now-former Fox host would bite, but some think there's a path to GOP nomination

(Newser) - The stunning news of Tucker Carlson's ouster at Fox News is still settling in across the media landscape, and has some, like the Washington Post , asking: "Now what for Tucker Carlson?" The paper notes that the 53-year-old, who's "unlikely" to be picked up by another cable...

Fired by Fox, Carlson Gets Skewered on Late Night

After big-name media firings, late-night hosts go to town on Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon

(Newser) - As Fox employees absorbed the news Monday of Tucker Carlson's ouster , late-night TV used the development as fodder for its own purposes. Show hosts dug into Carlson's seeming support for Russian President Vladimir Putin , takes on Jan. 6 , disgust over a recent M&Ms makeover , anti-LGBTQ views , and...

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