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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...

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...

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...

Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon Lawyer Up
Tucker Carlson,
Don Lemon
Lawyer Up
Apr 25, 2023 6:37 AM CDT

Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon Lawyer Up

They've hired Bryan Freedman, who nabbed $30M for Megyn Kelly after her 2019 firing from NBC

(Newser) - Ousted from Fox News and CNN respectively, Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon have hired the same lawyer who, Insider notes, is known for securing "multimillion-dollar payouts in messy media breakups." Former CNN host Brian Stelter first reported that both hosts have hired powerhouse attorney Bryan Freedman, who helped...

Report: Discrimination Lawsuit Linked to Carlson Departure

It was among the issues that worried Rupert Murdoch, insider says

(Newser) - A discrimination lawsuit filed by a former producer played a role in Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox News on Monday, insiders say. Sources tell the Los Angeles Times that the decision came straight from Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, with input from other top Fox execs, and one factor...

Carlson&#39;s Comments About Bosses May Have Sunk Him
Report: Carlson Exit Was
a Big Shock to Fox Staffers
THE RUNDOWN
Apr 24, 2023 1:33 PM CDT

Report: Carlson Exit Was a Big Shock to Fox Staffers

Host may have been doomed by comments about management

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News after 14 years—and while the network says the move was "mutually agreed" upon, it appears to have happened abruptly. Hours before the announcement, Fox was still previewing Carlson's Monday night show, in which he was set to interview GOP candidate...

Fox News Stunner: Tucker Carlson Is Out

Network announces that host's last show aired on Friday

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson is no longer a Fox News host, reports Mediaite . “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the network said in a surprise statement on Monday. "We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that...

Murdoch Avoided the Stand, but Worse Could Be Coming
Despite Settlement, Nightmare
May Not Be Over for Fox
the rundown
Apr 20, 2023 12:15 PM CDT

Despite Settlement, Nightmare May Not Be Over for Fox

'Time' suggests Fox Corporation's board could face 'serious claims of negligence'

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch was saved from taking the stand when Fox News agreed to "the largest publicly disclosed payout to settle a media libel case in the US" on Tuesday, per the Guardian . Dominion Voting Systems, which accused Fox of knowingly spouting false claims that its systems were used to...

Congratulations, Rupert: 5 Takes on Fox Settlement
5 Takes on the Big
Fox News Settlement
OPINION
Apr 19, 2023 6:22 AM CDT

5 Takes on the Big Fox News Settlement

Some see the big sum as a deterrent, others see that view as naive

(Newser) - Is it a win for Fox News? Or maybe Dominion? Now that Fox has agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million for airing false claims about rigged machines, observers are assessing the settlement that avoids a high-profile trial. Some early takes:
  • Win for Murdoch: At Slate , Jack Shafer
...

Fox Settlement Among Biggest in History

But it doesn't include an apology to Dominion

(Newser) - Fox reached a $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems Tuesday, avoiding a trial at the last minute with what is believed to be the biggest defamation settlement in US history. The New York Times reports that while the terms of settlements aren't always publicly disclosed, the only...

Fox Defamation Trial Abruptly Called Off
Dominion Says Fox
Settled Case for $787.5M
UPDATED
Apr 18, 2023 4:10 PM CDT

Dominion Says Fox Settled Case for $787.5M

Defamation trial was abruptly called off

(Newser) - This story has been updated with new developments. The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox announced Tuesday that the parties "have resolved their case" and dismissed the jury just as the trial was to begin . The announcement averts a prolonged trial in a case that exposed...

Fox-Dominion Lawsuit Hinges on Two Words: &#39;Actual Malice&#39;
Fox-Dominion Suit to Open
With Big Stakes All Around
the rundown
Apr 18, 2023 6:49 AM CDT

Fox-Dominion Suit to Open With Big Stakes All Around

Much hinges on whether jury thinks network hosts acted with 'actual malice'

(Newser) - It looks like Dominion Voting System's massive defamation lawsuit against Fox News is going to trial after all. A one-day delay in the proceedings on Monday prompted speculation that a settlement was in the works, but the trial is now on track to begin Tuesday morning in a courtroom...

Trump Tells Murdoch to Stick to Fraud Story

Fox Corp. chairman also urged to 'just tell the truth' if he testifies in lawsuit

(Newser) - If the Dominion Voting Machines-Fox News defamation case reaches a jury trial, media mogul Rupert Murdoch might have to take the stand. On Monday, former President Donald Trump— fresh off being deposed himself in a civil lawsuit—offered unsolicited advice on how to testify, the Hill reports, telling Murdoch to...

Musk Makes Eyebrow-Raising Claim About Twitter

CEO says US government had 'full access' to users' DMs in interview with Fox News' Carlson

(Newser) - Elon Musk has been making the interview rounds , and on Monday and Tuesday, he'll grace Fox News in prime time. The network announced that the Twitter CEO recently sat down with host Tucker Carlson for a "wide-ranging" discussion" that will air in two parts, and which covers everything...

Ahead of Major Trial, Fox May Be Trying to Settle

Judge delays start of defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting until Tuesday

(Newser) - The judge overseeing the defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News abruptly delayed the start of the trial on Sunday night. It will now begin Tuesday, the Guardian reports. No reason was given, but sources told the Wall Street Journal the network is pushing to settle the...

Jerry Hall Spoon-Fed Murdoch for Months, Got Dumped by Email
Jerry Hall Spoon-Fed
Murdoch for Months,
Got Dumped by Email
in case you missed it
Apr 16, 2023 2:55 PM CDT

Jerry Hall Spoon-Fed Murdoch for Months, Got Dumped by Email

Gabriel Sherman ends up 'struck by how sad all the Murdochs seem'

(Newser) - The last year has been a bumpy one for Rupert Murdoch, what with the $1.6 billion Dominion lawsuit against Fox News, the divorce from supermodel Jerry Hall , and the failed two-week engagement to Ann Lesley Smith. Things could keep spiraling, Gabriel Sherman writes in a Vanity Fair cover story....

Judge Slaps Sanctions on Fox in Dominion Case

Company showed network didn't provide information during discovery, which court calls 'a problem'

(Newser) - A day after scolding Fox News in court, the judge handling the case involving a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems sanctioned the network over withholding evidence and warned an investigation and censure could be next. The sanction was imposed Wednesday after recordings were played in court that Fox...

Fox Settles Defamation Case Involving Lou Dobbs

Venezuelan businessman sued over election-fraud allegations raised on host's show

(Newser) - Fox News has settled a defamation case involving former host Lou Dobbs and his allegations of a rigged 2020 election. Lawyers for the network and Venezuelan businessman Majed Khalil informed a federal judge in New York over the weekend that they had settled the case, reports the Hill . No financial...

Judge Orders a Trial for Dominion-Fox Case

Nothing the network said about the voting machine company was true, scathing ruling says

(Newser) - In a defeat for Fox News, a judge on Friday ordered that a jury trial be held to decide Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against the network over its coverage of the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis ruled that Dominion has already proven...

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