Turns out that costing your employer nearly a billion dollars isn’t good for your career.
Earlier today the news broke that Tucker Carlson has been fired by Fox News. And apparently the decision came straight from the top. The LA Times reports the following:
The network announced the departure of its top-rated and most provocative conservative prime-time host Monday with no explanation. His last show was Friday.
“Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the network said in a statement. “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.”
A Fox News representative had no other details on Carlson’s exit. People familiar with the situation who were not authorized to comment publicly said the decision to fire Carlson came straight from Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-04-24/tucker-carlson-is-out-at-fox-news
It appears that there are multiple reasons for the decision. According to the same article, a representative for Dominion Voting Systems states that the decision is not related to the $787.5-million settlement Fox News agreed to pay last week.
