LA Times: Fox News' Decision to Fire Tucker Carlson 'Came Straight From Rupert Murdoch' [UPDATED]Chris MenahanInformationLiberation Apr. 24, 2023 |
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Fox News' decision to fire Tucker Carlson came straight from Rupert Murdoch and was related to the discrimination lawsuit filed by former Tucker Carlson Tonight producer Abby Grossberg against the network alleging a hostile work environment due to rife "sexism" and "antisemitism" behind the scenes, according to the Los Angeles Times. From Los Angeles Times, "Tucker Carlson departs Fox News, pushed out by Rupert Murdoch": 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.The Jewish Daily Forward has more on Grossberg's lawsuit: A Jewish producer at Fox News filed a lawsuit against the network Monday that claims the network pressured her to provide deceptive testimony in the ongoing legal dispute over its reporting of baseless election fraud allegations. Abby Grossberg, who was recently head of booking for Tucker Carlson's primetime program, paints a picture in the suit of an office culture rife with sexism and antisemitism. Carlson, Fox News' most-watched political commentator, is a defendant in the lawsuit. The Anti-Defamation League previously called on advertisers to boycott Tucker Carlson Tonight for promoting the antisemitic "replacement theory" -- the conspiracy theory that Jews are orchestrating a replacement of white Americans with nonwhite immigrants.Fox News has denied all of Grossberg's charges.
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, who organized an advertiser boycott against Tucker Carlson for discussing The Great Replacement, reacted to news of Carlson's firing on Monday with glee. "It's about time," Greenblatt said on Twitter. "For far too long, Tucker Carlson has used his primetime show to spew antisemitic, racist, xenophobic and anti-LGBTQ hate to millions. @ADL has long called for his firing for this and many other offenses, including spreading the Great Replacement Theory."
UPDATE: The Daily Mail reported Monday that Carlson was "blindsided" by news of his firing, according to their sources. From The Daily Mail, "Tucker Carlson 'blindsided by Fox News firing that was a direct order from Rupert Murdoch after Jan 6 conspiracy claims and producer's lawsuit alleging bullying, sexism and anti-Semitism' - and his exit erases $500M in value": Tucker Carlson was blindsided by his firing from Fox News and learned of it on Monday morning shortly before it was announced, sources tell DailyMail.com."Mr. Carlson, whose contract was renewed in 2021, will be paid out for the rest of his contract, people familiar with the matter said," The Wall Street Journal reports. "Mr. Carlson is paid about $20 million a year, one of the people said. Mr. Carlson found out he was being let go about 10 minutes before the network announced his departure, the people said." [Header image by the Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0] Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter, Facebook, Gab, Minds and Telegram. |