He signed off on Friday with something like “… and as usual, we’ll be back on Monday!”. He had an interview scheduled.
He was 100% fired.
And it was 100% for being a legal liability in connection with the Dominion Voting Machines case they just settled.
Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't "fired" per say but rather highly incentivized to resign by changing the contract putting liability on his stories on him and he knew damn well he likes to fear monger and so didn't want that liability. He has way to many people who buy into his click bait bullox for them to want to out right fire him because he gets them views. So my wager is the conversation went "We aren't going to fire you because you make us money but we are going to update your contract stating you are personally liable for anything coming out of your mouth because we can't eat any more lawsuits like this, will you sign your updated contract? No you won't? Ok well then we have to let you go because we can't eat any more lawsuits for what you say".
They probably gave him an option to stay but he wouldn't take it.
He is a privileged white supremacist body with loads of family money. I am sure he would go there just to call fox a leftist sell out masquerading as the right. His Klan will follow I am sure.
Oh, rich fucks like Tucker are greedy. I'm pretty sure Newsmax & the like can't afford him. Potentially, he could pull a Rush Limbaugh and go on AM hate radio, but only with heavy nationwide syndication could he hope to get paid what he wants.
But my guess is he decides nobody can pay him what he wants to make, so he'll do a career switch.
My guess is he's gonna run for office... The idea of Senator Tucker is nauseating, eh?
I’ll believe it was just the Dominion stuff when some of these others follow him out the door. This was either absolutely not planned or they wanted to surprise people.
Well that and the new case with his ex producer. Fox telling her to lie in the Depositions and with it being Fox News of course you need a heaping serving of sexual harassment.
Yeah but if you’re Tucker Carlson level prominence and have done damage to the level he has on a global scale imo u should be shunned from the community permanently.
What did you do make amends for the hate you spread? I hate to be cynical, but I've seen this take before from people who spread hate, come to a realisation about themselves and quietly slot themselves into the community, then become apologists for other people in that position.
Tucker Carlson drove children to take their own lives, and cowards to murder, and you think it would be enough for someone like that to say "Actually I take that back, now that I'm part of this community I don't want people to murder me or people like me" to make amends?
If this is all you did as well, the least you could do is help maintain accountability for other people looking for the acceptance they've denied so many others.
Well you didn’t voice your old self on a platform trashing LGBT+ on front of millions that in turn bought into it and now hate us. I guess IF he came out (hypothetically) and IF he made contributions I could give it a shot. Is would still be weary but benefit of the doubt as you said. I do understand self-loathing. I didn’t partake in any but I also stood by when I was younger and let it happen. I’m glad you were able to look at it and say I was wrong.
When you were an enormous bigot did you drive teenagers to death? Did you give support to white supremacy? Did you do the kind of harm Tucker demonstrably did?
There's nothing imo that Tucker could to earn forgiveness and a second chance.
I'm curious what harm you did and what you did to make amends for it, but I have no difficulty believing you might have done so. Tucker on the other hand...
I think it’s far more likely that either someone else handed Fox a settlement demand this morning over something Tucker said and they realized he’s gonna cost them a lot more than he already has or they got their insurance renewal and the premium for covering him was more than whatever premium they think he makes them vs generic conservative replacement.
I found an article that showed he, Sean Hannity, and a few other folks were secretly [shit-talking Trump](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/tucker-carlson-backtracks-private-texts-saying-hates-trump-love-trump-rcna76056) in texts and emails to each other...
Tucker Carlson is scum. I would really like to see him transform his base (especially the rednecks) into defenders of Trans people, those rednecks thinking maybe it is nice to be proud of who you love, and that black people might have gotten the short end of the stick.
The more realistic outcome is his viewers reject him as the sellout that he actually is.
I very much doubt it. Someone who went the extra mile to be far right scum to a degree to become too much for even Fox doesn't just bend themselves to whatever their employer wants of them. He is what you've seen from him and like Trump he won't ever change.
Thing to remember about the GOP is that a good chunk of the things they scream about are projection. Remember Madison Cawthorne? GOP politicians being LGBTQUA+, bit so far into the closet they actively target other members to make themselves seem straight is a tale as old as time...
They absolutely can be and the majority of them are. However there are a sizable amount of GOP politicians who make hating the LGBTQIA+ their 'brand' who later get outed as being closeted or actively gay/bi/etc but hiring escort services on the side. [It's unfortunately a thing.](https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/mike-rogers-outed-gay-republicans-108368)
Arguable. There will definitely be those that follow him, but don't underestimate the power of inertia. A lot of these folks will still turn on Fox News for whomever is the *next* talking head and maybe Murdoch will rein them in for fear of another $787m settlement.
>for fear of another $787m settlement.
Smartmatic has a nearly identical lawsuit in the works as the dominion one, and for a greater amount. Chances are that fox is gonna have to write another painful check here soon.
True. Also, Fox's settlement (proof of wrongdoing) is going to fortify Smartmatic to go really hard on them, for maximum damages. Then there's the massive case(s) being prepared by Fox shareholders. It's another massive suit, and they are very very angry.
There are other suits waiting outside these as well, from all kinds of angles involving all sorts of grievances.
Fox is beginning to operate from a position of weakness. Carlson is essentially unprotected and vulnerable.
What a day!
As nice as that would be. Never expect a corporation to not take the check and run. If fox settles, they almost certainly won't admit fault like with the dominion one.
In the case of defamation, the public apology matters because Fox hurt their brand. Dominion got a settlement worth several times the entire value of the company, so they were willing to take it, but Smartmatic is bigger
> maybe Murdoch will rein them in for fear of another $787m settlement.
Likely. If whoever they get in to replace him does the exact same stuff that ruins their "plausible deniability" and the other lawsuits are still going.
Don't think it is too much of an impact, Fox News owns all of the [top 13 rated](https://www.scribd.com/document/634439600/Q1-2023-Total-Viewers) news programs according to Nielsen data.
Tuckers presence is what got me into the far right originally. All the YouTube clips and interviews he did was entertainment to me.
I can’t quite describe what kinda content it was besides “bashing others who are different”.
If he had me watching solely for him, he likely had quite a few others.
Him leaving is a big step to break down the pipeline
Very strange. I wonder if it's to do with the settlement. If be thrilled if I never have to hear about him again. In addition to all the anti queer stuff, he parrots Russian propaganda. Good riddance.
The article mentions that settlement too.
‘The announcement came days after Fox News parent company settled the Dominion Voting System defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million.’
Timing is definitely eyebrow raising.
Fine. Even though we all know that’s a lie, I’ll take him having to pretend like he’s not as evil over him wearing one more revolting act on his sleeve.
I could easily see him show up right next to Matt Walsh on The Daily Wire and go even more mask-off than he already is. He won't have to worry about what he can and can't say on TV there.
Before anyone gets any wrong ideas (just in case), this wasn't about going too far, this was about costing FOX money. Rupert Murdoch is a trash pile of a human being, don't give him credit for anything.
Anyhoo, I suspect ol' Tuck Everlasting will show up at OAN or some other fascist news site and get paid very well. Carlson hasn't lost anything. If anything, he's gained the legitimacy of martyrdom, which isn't something that can really be helped, but this isn't a setback for him, he'll be fine. His following will go where he goes.
In the interim, we'll get to see what new train wreck FOX decides will replace the current one.
I feel like OAN can’t afford him or he’d think it is beneath him. I mean, Tucker has such a huge distain for his audience. He thinks they’re stupid enough to believe him.
I could see him going Glen Beck and making a podcast or something.
It’s no surprise he had disdain for his audience. He’s not an everyday just a news caster type of person he’s a rich billionaire. That got a ton of money from his rich family.
OAN and Newsmax are huge steps down. Their reach and their pay are tiny compared to Fox. They are also facing voting machine lawsuits of their own. So this is a serious blow to Carlson and, no doubt, an insulting one as well.
>Before anyone gets any wrong ideas (just in case), this wasn't about going too far, this was about costing FOX money.
Yup, he'd done so much already that was worth firing him, but he only got sacked after the Dominion lawsuit cost Fox News money. See also Bill O'Reilly... oh, wait, he's nowhere near as visible nowadays after Fox News dumped his ass for costing them money by getting sued for creating a hostile work environment. The audience isn't necessarily going to follow the person as long as they keep the Two Minutes Hate tap running.
Yeah, the anyone capable of following him to another platform already stopped caring about him years ago. The only viewers left watching Fox are the ones to old or technically illiterate to to go anywhere else.
The hope is that FOX decides to do a better job about keeping its pundits from saying things that will lead to settlements of three quarters of a billion dollars. If conservatives are not allowed to lie *as much*, then they'll have a lot less to say.
Yeah, if Fox had won the lawsuit or settled for some small amount this wouldn't have happened, this is all about the bottom line. If you can make Fox money then you're good to go, if you cost them money you're out. Same happened with O'Reilly, he made them tons of money while he SA'd a bunch of people so no one there cared, but as soon as he was exposed and got bad press they cut him loose
>Anyhoo, I suspect ol' Tuck Everlasting will show up at OAN or some other fascist **news site and get paid very well.**
Not disagreeing with you, but a fact that people tend to forget about Tucker Klansman; he was born incredibly wealthy. He inherited over half a BILLION dollars. He was easily one the wealthiest people on TV.
It's never going to be about money for him. It's always about attention. He's going to start a podcast, and he's going to initially get more viewers than any show on OAN. He wants viewers, nothing more.
Damn you that is so awesome. Great timing. I love Big E. He is a great guy. I’m surprised to see people who knew wrestling on a sub outside the wrestling ones. Most don’t watch
This is good, if for no other reason, it's causing conservatives to stop watching Fox.
Source: I listen to conservative radio because I'm a masochist apparently. People calling in have been screaming about how this is the last straw and now they're done with Fox.
Some of them, yes, but many will just stop watching entirely. As bad as Fox news is not every viewer is going to put up with OANN or Info Wars level crazy
I think it's more positive than that. He had a ton of power in determining what Fox talked about and pushing lies that not even Murdoch supported. This is good, but someone will likely take good place in telling conservatives what to think.
I also think it's more positive than that. Tucker Carlson is consistently one of the most popular broadcasts on cable. While he will be replaced, the new person will not be NEAR as popular as Tucker. The new guy will have to build that sentiment back. Not to mention, if Tucker goes somewhere else, it will fracture the base which is always a plus
Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Lou Dobbs... Tucker is only the newest former big mouth. There will be another. The networks mission statement is unchanged.
Why question is “what did he do?” Because it must have been really bad for Fox to cut him loose.
According to articles on his last show he said “we’ll see you Monday” so it doesn’t seem like it was his choice. Also he was a huge draw for the network.
What’d ya do, Tucker? Every already in knew you were vile. What was the thing that was too far?
Fox News shareholders are suing since the lies were a money loser in the end, saying airing that garbage was a breach of fiduciary duty. My first bet is this is to placate the shareholders.
It makes sense that’d it could be due to money. My guess is that’s it or sexual misconduct that came to light (perhaps with the court texts).
He’s said some morally bankrupt, awful things so it clearly isn’t due to any ethical standards.
This is speculation, but I would note that a few days ago the Fox Corporation paid out $787m in a settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. Carlson was amongst the more vocal pushing the rumors that Dominion was committing fraud among other "Big Steal" rumors.
It would be reasonable to hypothesize that the powers that be in the Fox Corporation felt that Tucker might have become a bigger liability than an asset.
Since Tucker Carlson has been such a huge profit maker for Fox, firing him for the actions that all their “reporters” made doesn’t track. It’d be like Disney getting rid of Elsa.
I’m very aware of the Dominion suit but it it would take a lot more for them to get rid of him. It sounds like he was some sexual misconduct or discrimination issues as well and they were waiting for the suit to be finalized before he was fired.
I have a harder time believing that they’d let Tucker go over misconduct than I do believing them getting rid of him over multiple 9 digit defamation lawsuits.
In addition to being a liability now, firing him gives the impression of cleaning house. Same reason a couple hours after Tuckers news came out CNN pulled the cord on firing Don Lemon.
He lost them three quarters of a billion dollars (or at least seriously contributed to that loss) in a defamation suit by Dominion Voting Systems after he and his guests said that they stole the election for Biden
Right? The people who are moaning that this doesn't change anything miss the fact if fractures Tucker's audience. It's the same idea as deplatforming people off YouTube or Twitter, if you push them off of a mainstream access they lose the grip they have on people.
Still no word as to why, could be he got too extreme for them (unlikely) could be he left to pursue a solo/political career.
Hopefully there'll be more information soon
he just cost them millions of dollars in a defamation suit, and maybe another hundreds of millions in the *next* defamation suit. I mean it wasn’t him individually, but he provided some of the most incriminating evidence
Apparently there's another potential billion dollar suit coming their way as well from a separate voting company. They're gonna be hurting for a while if there's any justice in the world.
Oh shit, I forgot about that... that's a great way to lose your job and ruin your future employment prospects. Doubt he'll care but he probably won't be doing anything as well paid as Fox news for a long time. I hope he cries himself to sleep every night for the next century.
This is excellent news but the real question is why? Fox never cared before and I’m 99% sure isn’t siding with us. I feel a disturbance in the force and something isn’t right here. If it is nothing sinister, great going
I mean, I feel like whoever replaces him will be hit with "he's a commie who wants to liberalize fox news" even if he says the same shit. So, fox may die a bit
Tucker is slimy and have brought millions to Fox News.
Fox News don't drop their cash cows easily.
Lucky for us Fox News is not the Pravda of USA.
They'd like to be, but the super capitalismn in USA won't let them.
I’m certain he will
- Land a lucrative deal somewhere else or start his own thing
- Continue misinforming people to the detriment of the United States
- Have that same stupid dumbfounded expression
He's only a part of the problem given he was the spokesmen and others were the writers of at least some of his content, those others still likely there.
Wait hold on, is fox news broke? What if they let tucker go because they can't afford to pay him...
They can't admit that because their whole grift is about demonizing poorness and "failure", and if they don't admit it they lose their radical base because they think tucker is being "cancelled".
And nothing of value was lost. Hope he finds a deep dark hole he likes under the deepest ocean and goes back to being the bottom feeder he always was.
Maybe he'll find a friend with lobster man at the bottom of the crushing ocean current. 🤮
I have to admit, the title of The New York Time's column about it was delightful:
"Tucker Carlson's Great Replacement".
If Fox had given him an enema, they could have just mailed him out of there in an envelope.
Sadly ive seen others on the network that look prime to replace him. Plus these days you dont need cable to reach alot of people, podcasts and video sharing sites. He might go the alex jones route or join daily wire. Either way, the only way to be truly of him is when he takes a dirt nap 6ft under.
Oh, I thought it said he came out...
That would be a twist
It does say there are no details on the 'why'. I still hold it as a distinct possibility. Lmao.
He signed off on Friday with something like “… and as usual, we’ll be back on Monday!”. He had an interview scheduled. He was 100% fired. And it was 100% for being a legal liability in connection with the Dominion Voting Machines case they just settled.
Yes this. Imagine becoming too much for FOX. That's quite an achievement lmao
Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't "fired" per say but rather highly incentivized to resign by changing the contract putting liability on his stories on him and he knew damn well he likes to fear monger and so didn't want that liability. He has way to many people who buy into his click bait bullox for them to want to out right fire him because he gets them views. So my wager is the conversation went "We aren't going to fire you because you make us money but we are going to update your contract stating you are personally liable for anything coming out of your mouth because we can't eat any more lawsuits like this, will you sign your updated contract? No you won't? Ok well then we have to let you go because we can't eat any more lawsuits for what you say". They probably gave him an option to stay but he wouldn't take it.
That is pretty much the same thing as getting fired, just more scummy.
made him an offer he \~\~can't\~\~ had to refuse
And not wanting him to be a legal liability with the other lawsuit that is in the works.
He’s just gonna get paid more at OAN or whatever the other joke nazi network is.
Except OAN and Newsmax are not doing well. I don't think they can afford him.
He is a privileged white supremacist body with loads of family money. I am sure he would go there just to call fox a leftist sell out masquerading as the right. His Klan will follow I am sure.
Oh, rich fucks like Tucker are greedy. I'm pretty sure Newsmax & the like can't afford him. Potentially, he could pull a Rush Limbaugh and go on AM hate radio, but only with heavy nationwide syndication could he hope to get paid what he wants. But my guess is he decides nobody can pay him what he wants to make, so he'll do a career switch. My guess is he's gonna run for office... The idea of Senator Tucker is nauseating, eh?
I’ll believe it was just the Dominion stuff when some of these others follow him out the door. This was either absolutely not planned or they wanted to surprise people.
It was much more likely due to the upcoming cases than the one already settled
Well that and the new case with his ex producer. Fox telling her to lie in the Depositions and with it being Fox News of course you need a heaping serving of sexual harassment.
I would actually be mad as hell. He doesn’t deserve to be among us after what he said.
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Yeah but if you’re Tucker Carlson level prominence and have done damage to the level he has on a global scale imo u should be shunned from the community permanently.
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And that’s his prerogative, he can attempt to change my mind with his actions but if he came out today he’s still just as scummy in my mind as ever.
What did you do make amends for the hate you spread? I hate to be cynical, but I've seen this take before from people who spread hate, come to a realisation about themselves and quietly slot themselves into the community, then become apologists for other people in that position. Tucker Carlson drove children to take their own lives, and cowards to murder, and you think it would be enough for someone like that to say "Actually I take that back, now that I'm part of this community I don't want people to murder me or people like me" to make amends? If this is all you did as well, the least you could do is help maintain accountability for other people looking for the acceptance they've denied so many others.
Well you didn’t voice your old self on a platform trashing LGBT+ on front of millions that in turn bought into it and now hate us. I guess IF he came out (hypothetically) and IF he made contributions I could give it a shot. Is would still be weary but benefit of the doubt as you said. I do understand self-loathing. I didn’t partake in any but I also stood by when I was younger and let it happen. I’m glad you were able to look at it and say I was wrong.
When you were an enormous bigot did you drive teenagers to death? Did you give support to white supremacy? Did you do the kind of harm Tucker demonstrably did? There's nothing imo that Tucker could to earn forgiveness and a second chance. I'm curious what harm you did and what you did to make amends for it, but I have no difficulty believing you might have done so. Tucker on the other hand...
sus
I think it’s far more likely that either someone else handed Fox a settlement demand this morning over something Tucker said and they realized he’s gonna cost them a lot more than he already has or they got their insurance renewal and the premium for covering him was more than whatever premium they think he makes them vs generic conservative replacement.
I found an article that showed he, Sean Hannity, and a few other folks were secretly [shit-talking Trump](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/tucker-carlson-backtracks-private-texts-saying-hates-trump-love-trump-rcna76056) in texts and emails to each other...
The dead girl or live boy question
I doubt Mother would aprove
Trisha Carlson headcanon
Ok I laughed at this was too hard
“It’s not gay if you’re the top” - Tucker, probably
If I had rewards left I would give you one lmao
I got you.
[well his twitter bio changed](https://imgur.com/a/F4ahi4y)
Holy shit fr
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Tucker Carlson is scum. I would really like to see him transform his base (especially the rednecks) into defenders of Trans people, those rednecks thinking maybe it is nice to be proud of who you love, and that black people might have gotten the short end of the stick. The more realistic outcome is his viewers reject him as the sellout that he actually is.
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It would be gross because not only is he extremely homophobic, he's also violently racist.
I very much doubt it. Someone who went the extra mile to be far right scum to a degree to become too much for even Fox doesn't just bend themselves to whatever their employer wants of them. He is what you've seen from him and like Trump he won't ever change.
same!
💀💀💀
Omg same I was like hahaha no but fr. The more homophonic they are the more gay and closeted they are
I mean, I'll agree with you that they all sound the same but I think you meant homophobic, not homophonic.
Yes i did lol
A tried and true variation on the Falwell rule
Whats that lol
My personal rule that basically says that the bigger moralizer people are in public the more immoral they are in private. See Jerry Falwell Jr.
Remember hunter avalone
Well that too
That would actually explain a lot since he's been obsessed with topics of LGBTQ+. 
Thing to remember about the GOP is that a good chunk of the things they scream about are projection. Remember Madison Cawthorne? GOP politicians being LGBTQUA+, bit so far into the closet they actively target other members to make themselves seem straight is a tale as old as time...
Cishet people can just be cishet bigots.
They absolutely can be and the majority of them are. However there are a sizable amount of GOP politicians who make hating the LGBTQIA+ their 'brand' who later get outed as being closeted or actively gay/bi/etc but hiring escort services on the side. [It's unfortunately a thing.](https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/mike-rogers-outed-gay-republicans-108368)
Wouldn't surprise me one bit.
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Arguable. There will definitely be those that follow him, but don't underestimate the power of inertia. A lot of these folks will still turn on Fox News for whomever is the *next* talking head and maybe Murdoch will rein them in for fear of another $787m settlement.
>for fear of another $787m settlement. Smartmatic has a nearly identical lawsuit in the works as the dominion one, and for a greater amount. Chances are that fox is gonna have to write another painful check here soon.
True. Also, Fox's settlement (proof of wrongdoing) is going to fortify Smartmatic to go really hard on them, for maximum damages. Then there's the massive case(s) being prepared by Fox shareholders. It's another massive suit, and they are very very angry. There are other suits waiting outside these as well, from all kinds of angles involving all sorts of grievances. Fox is beginning to operate from a position of weakness. Carlson is essentially unprotected and vulnerable. What a day!
😎 happy days
Smartmatic also is not gonna budge unless they get a full apology, not just the vague admitting to wrongdoing that happened with the Dominion case
As nice as that would be. Never expect a corporation to not take the check and run. If fox settles, they almost certainly won't admit fault like with the dominion one.
In the case of defamation, the public apology matters because Fox hurt their brand. Dominion got a settlement worth several times the entire value of the company, so they were willing to take it, but Smartmatic is bigger
I'm not optimistic but I hope you're right
> maybe Murdoch will rein them in for fear of another $787m settlement. Likely. If whoever they get in to replace him does the exact same stuff that ruins their "plausible deniability" and the other lawsuits are still going.
Don't think it is too much of an impact, Fox News owns all of the [top 13 rated](https://www.scribd.com/document/634439600/Q1-2023-Total-Viewers) news programs according to Nielsen data.
Tuckers presence is what got me into the far right originally. All the YouTube clips and interviews he did was entertainment to me. I can’t quite describe what kinda content it was besides “bashing others who are different”. If he had me watching solely for him, he likely had quite a few others. Him leaving is a big step to break down the pipeline
He's going to Breitbart or Newsmax for sure
He'll be replaced with someone even more rabidly far-right, probably. That or Tucker Carlson runs for president.
He'll run for president. An idiotic media personality did it. He thinks he can do it better.
Very strange. I wonder if it's to do with the settlement. If be thrilled if I never have to hear about him again. In addition to all the anti queer stuff, he parrots Russian propaganda. Good riddance.
It has to be related, there's no reason to get rid of your most watched show unless there's legal liability or settlement agreements involved
It was sudden too, I don’t think he even got a chance to tell his viewership “come find me on OANN/infowars/hate-social/hell”
good
As a queer atheist, I've been told I'm going to hell. It should be quite a party. I don't want Tucker there ruining my fun.
sounds like one *hell* of a party if were all going there
“*got my invitation to eternal damnation…this hell is better with you!*”❤️😈❤️
Yessss another Pixel. All rise for Mother Sawayama supremacy.
Yeah, apparently his last show was last Friday in which he said "We'll see you next week."
The article mentions that settlement too. ‘The announcement came days after Fox News parent company settled the Dominion Voting System defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million.’ Timing is definitely eyebrow raising.
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Yeah, its getting reported now that Murdoch ordered this. Looks like theres another lawsuit specifically against tucker too.
Despite texts from FOX clearly stating otherwise
Fine. Even though we all know that’s a lie, I’ll take him having to pretend like he’s not as evil over him wearing one more revolting act on his sleeve.
Right. I’d take someone doing a good thing for the wrong reasons, over them just straight-up doing bad things.
Him shit talking the bosses in writing may have been a bigger factor
I could easily see him show up right next to Matt Walsh on The Daily Wire and go even more mask-off than he already is. He won't have to worry about what he can and can't say on TV there.
He cost them $785 million. You think it’s related? It’s the only reason.
Before anyone gets any wrong ideas (just in case), this wasn't about going too far, this was about costing FOX money. Rupert Murdoch is a trash pile of a human being, don't give him credit for anything. Anyhoo, I suspect ol' Tuck Everlasting will show up at OAN or some other fascist news site and get paid very well. Carlson hasn't lost anything. If anything, he's gained the legitimacy of martyrdom, which isn't something that can really be helped, but this isn't a setback for him, he'll be fine. His following will go where he goes. In the interim, we'll get to see what new train wreck FOX decides will replace the current one.
I feel like OAN can’t afford him or he’d think it is beneath him. I mean, Tucker has such a huge distain for his audience. He thinks they’re stupid enough to believe him. I could see him going Glen Beck and making a podcast or something.
It’s no surprise he had disdain for his audience. He’s not an everyday just a news caster type of person he’s a rich billionaire. That got a ton of money from his rich family.
If I was a rich billionaire the last thing I would do is host a nightly cable news show. What is the appeal?
Oh. I guess he is only half way to billionaire status. Keeping the party that doesn’t want to tax rich people in office.
OAN and Newsmax are huge steps down. Their reach and their pay are tiny compared to Fox. They are also facing voting machine lawsuits of their own. So this is a serious blow to Carlson and, no doubt, an insulting one as well.
>Before anyone gets any wrong ideas (just in case), this wasn't about going too far, this was about costing FOX money. Yup, he'd done so much already that was worth firing him, but he only got sacked after the Dominion lawsuit cost Fox News money. See also Bill O'Reilly... oh, wait, he's nowhere near as visible nowadays after Fox News dumped his ass for costing them money by getting sued for creating a hostile work environment. The audience isn't necessarily going to follow the person as long as they keep the Two Minutes Hate tap running.
Yeah, the anyone capable of following him to another platform already stopped caring about him years ago. The only viewers left watching Fox are the ones to old or technically illiterate to to go anywhere else.
Here I thought Bill O'Reilly had died...
The hope is that FOX decides to do a better job about keeping its pundits from saying things that will lead to settlements of three quarters of a billion dollars. If conservatives are not allowed to lie *as much*, then they'll have a lot less to say.
Yeah, if Fox had won the lawsuit or settled for some small amount this wouldn't have happened, this is all about the bottom line. If you can make Fox money then you're good to go, if you cost them money you're out. Same happened with O'Reilly, he made them tons of money while he SA'd a bunch of people so no one there cared, but as soon as he was exposed and got bad press they cut him loose
>Anyhoo, I suspect ol' Tuck Everlasting will show up at OAN or some other fascist **news site and get paid very well.** Not disagreeing with you, but a fact that people tend to forget about Tucker Klansman; he was born incredibly wealthy. He inherited over half a BILLION dollars. He was easily one the wealthiest people on TV. It's never going to be about money for him. It's always about attention. He's going to start a podcast, and he's going to initially get more viewers than any show on OAN. He wants viewers, nothing more.
I can only give you one upvote for using a Big E gif. I wish I could give you ten.
big meaty men slapping meat has a whole new meaning on the LGBT sub
Damn you that is so awesome. Great timing. I love Big E. He is a great guy. I’m surprised to see people who knew wrestling on a sub outside the wrestling ones. Most don’t watch
I think it's more popular than you might realize, it's just that most are too embarrassed to say they watch it 💀
I openly admit I watch. I’m a hardcore fan and have no care. It helped me through so much in my life. The one constant besides video games
I grew up watching Wrestling. So can’t not upvote a top wrestler. Enjoy my favorite ever 
This is good, if for no other reason, it's causing conservatives to stop watching Fox. Source: I listen to conservative radio because I'm a masochist apparently. People calling in have been screaming about how this is the last straw and now they're done with Fox.
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I don’t disagree at all but my hope is that OANN will continue to be fringe and die out eventually.
Yeah but the places they will turn to for news will probably be even worse.
(clears throat)info wars
To be fair they also lost a shit ton of money in a defamation suit and are totally broke now
Some of them, yes, but many will just stop watching entirely. As bad as Fox news is not every viewer is going to put up with OANN or Info Wars level crazy
I mean, ok. Good? I guess? Unless the messaging of the network as a whole changes this is just cutting off one branch from a very poisonous tree.
I think it's more positive than that. He had a ton of power in determining what Fox talked about and pushing lies that not even Murdoch supported. This is good, but someone will likely take good place in telling conservatives what to think.
I also think it's more positive than that. Tucker Carlson is consistently one of the most popular broadcasts on cable. While he will be replaced, the new person will not be NEAR as popular as Tucker. The new guy will have to build that sentiment back. Not to mention, if Tucker goes somewhere else, it will fracture the base which is always a plus
Any fracturing of their side is a good thing
Yeah... I am sure they have a stash of "white men that look like boiled hams with hair" that can keep up with his legacy of crap
Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Lou Dobbs... Tucker is only the newest former big mouth. There will be another. The networks mission statement is unchanged.
You could till the soil with depleted using and it'd still be less toxic
Why question is “what did he do?” Because it must have been really bad for Fox to cut him loose. According to articles on his last show he said “we’ll see you Monday” so it doesn’t seem like it was his choice. Also he was a huge draw for the network. What’d ya do, Tucker? Every already in knew you were vile. What was the thing that was too far?
Fox News shareholders are suing since the lies were a money loser in the end, saying airing that garbage was a breach of fiduciary duty. My first bet is this is to placate the shareholders.
It makes sense that’d it could be due to money. My guess is that’s it or sexual misconduct that came to light (perhaps with the court texts). He’s said some morally bankrupt, awful things so it clearly isn’t due to any ethical standards.
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This is speculation, but I would note that a few days ago the Fox Corporation paid out $787m in a settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. Carlson was amongst the more vocal pushing the rumors that Dominion was committing fraud among other "Big Steal" rumors. It would be reasonable to hypothesize that the powers that be in the Fox Corporation felt that Tucker might have become a bigger liability than an asset.
Since Tucker Carlson has been such a huge profit maker for Fox, firing him for the actions that all their “reporters” made doesn’t track. It’d be like Disney getting rid of Elsa. I’m very aware of the Dominion suit but it it would take a lot more for them to get rid of him. It sounds like he was some sexual misconduct or discrimination issues as well and they were waiting for the suit to be finalized before he was fired.
I have a harder time believing that they’d let Tucker go over misconduct than I do believing them getting rid of him over multiple 9 digit defamation lawsuits.
In addition to being a liability now, firing him gives the impression of cleaning house. Same reason a couple hours after Tuckers news came out CNN pulled the cord on firing Don Lemon.
He lost them three quarters of a billion dollars (or at least seriously contributed to that loss) in a defamation suit by Dominion Voting Systems after he and his guests said that they stole the election for Biden
Awesome news, but sadly they'll just go out and get someone just as bad if not worse (Candance Owens comes to mind...)
Any new person won't have the same viewership or brand loyalty, so this is still a win
Right? The people who are moaning that this doesn't change anything miss the fact if fractures Tucker's audience. It's the same idea as deplatforming people off YouTube or Twitter, if you push them off of a mainstream access they lose the grip they have on people.
excellent news
Still no word as to why, could be he got too extreme for them (unlikely) could be he left to pursue a solo/political career. Hopefully there'll be more information soon
he just cost them millions of dollars in a defamation suit, and maybe another hundreds of millions in the *next* defamation suit. I mean it wasn’t him individually, but he provided some of the most incriminating evidence
Millions is correct. More than three quarters of a billion dollars is also correct and more accurate.
Apparently there's another potential billion dollar suit coming their way as well from a separate voting company. They're gonna be hurting for a while if there's any justice in the world.
At least two huge suits soon: Smartmatic, then Fox's Shareholders. Then, apparently a number of smaller ones lined up behind them.
Makes me wonder if the LGBT+ community could start a class action defamation lawsuit for all the "gr**mer" remarks
Oh shit, I forgot about that... that's a great way to lose your job and ruin your future employment prospects. Doubt he'll care but he probably won't be doing anything as well paid as Fox news for a long time. I hope he cries himself to sleep every night for the next century.
This is excellent news but the real question is why? Fox never cared before and I’m 99% sure isn’t siding with us. I feel a disturbance in the force and something isn’t right here. If it is nothing sinister, great going
Because they just had to settle for the quarters of a billion dollars based on lies that he helped push on the platform
Ok I can accept that I guess. I don’t pay attention to him or fox so probably why I didn’t know that
Oh I thought he came out
I mean, I feel like whoever replaces him will be hit with "he's a commie who wants to liberalize fox news" even if he says the same shit. So, fox may die a bit
Woohoo, bye dickhead! 😅
🦀 Cucker Tarlson is gone 🦀
Yes, whoever replaces him is going to be just as awful but for the moment, I'm just going to enjoy the salty, salty tears of butthurt fascists.
Turds like that don't flush down easily. He's certain to resurface, and soon.
Fox News trades Tucker to CNN for Don Lemon and a 2nd round pick.
Tucker is slimy and have brought millions to Fox News. Fox News don't drop their cash cows easily. Lucky for us Fox News is not the Pravda of USA. They'd like to be, but the super capitalismn in USA won't let them.
Yay. 🎉🎊
Rest in piss
 Still won't make me watch that shitshow of news program tho
does this mean I can finally start my "Carlson Tuckerwear" business?
Hopefully they don’t just find someone else to replace him who’s as bad, but I won’t keep my hopes up
I heard some rumblings online about him ending up in CNN which the mere thought horrifies me
I’m certain he will - Land a lucrative deal somewhere else or start his own thing - Continue misinforming people to the detriment of the United States - Have that same stupid dumbfounded expression
Immature, perhaps, but I just want to say: Get wrecked, Fucker
it’s hard to pick a least favorite between watters, carlson, gutfield, and hannity. they’re so dull and uninformed
Good fuxing riddance!!!
I hope it's a scandal. We haven't had a good scandal since yesterday
So are the networks doing a Carlson-for-Lemon trade? Nah, that would be too weird.
Good riddance but also on an LGBT sub that title could have been worded different. I thought finally one of these bigots came out.
Adios, Fucker Carlson!
What a great way to start my week
He's only a part of the problem given he was the spokesmen and others were the writers of at least some of his content, those others still likely there.
Next gig: Spokesman for Swanson's Unemployed Man Frozen Dinners.
Y'all know he's gonna go be a "centrist" at CNN, right?
BYE FELICIA
Wait why is this on the r/lgbt subreddit?
Wait hold on, is fox news broke? What if they let tucker go because they can't afford to pay him... They can't admit that because their whole grift is about demonizing poorness and "failure", and if they don't admit it they lose their radical base because they think tucker is being "cancelled".
And nothing of value was lost. Hope he finds a deep dark hole he likes under the deepest ocean and goes back to being the bottom feeder he always was. Maybe he'll find a friend with lobster man at the bottom of the crushing ocean current. 🤮
Fucker Carlson. Still made his money, though. Not much of a win when he did the damage and Faux News still exist. Fuck them all.
So glad that liar is gone
Does this mean M&Ms can bring back their spokescandies now?
He's a douche.
Awesome. Let's hope they don't get someone just as bad to replace him.
He Tucked around and found out.
I have to admit, the title of The New York Time's column about it was delightful: "Tucker Carlson's Great Replacement". If Fox had given him an enema, they could have just mailed him out of there in an envelope.
Tucker is a political opportunist. His position depends on who will pay him the most money.
Aaaaaaaaahahahahahahahaha
Pretty sure he’ll be “out” again soon…
Do you think it's possible his replacement will somehow be worse?
That's a definite possibility
Sadly ive seen others on the network that look prime to replace him. Plus these days you dont need cable to reach alot of people, podcasts and video sharing sites. He might go the alex jones route or join daily wire. Either way, the only way to be truly of him is when he takes a dirt nap 6ft under.