Posted on 04/28/2023 10:57:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
Inside sources at Fox News have leaked rumors that, despite being dropped from the network as of this past Monday, Tucker Carlson is still beholden to a contract that would prevent him from undertaking a new media venture until after the 2024 presidential election.
Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, who now hosts her own podcast on Sirius XM, reported on information allegedly coming out of the collapsing “conservative” media company indicating Carlson has yet to reach terms of a complete exit from his contract.
“I want to, I think, break some news for you,” Kelly began on her show. “Tucker Carlson hasn’t actually been fired. He’s still an employee of the Fox News Channel. What happened was Suzanne Scott called him she’s the CEO on Monday morning and said he was not going to be allowed to do any more shows, and that he had been kicked out of his company email.”
“And now they’re going to have to negotiate an exit. Some reporting to me, suggests that, she said it’s going to be an amicable parting. Right, isn’t it?” she continued.
“I’m completely catching Tucker, off guard. But Tucker is not fired. That’s my information, that he still needs to negotiate the exit. And that right now he’s not free to launch a podcast or a digital show or negotiate with other employers at all. Because he’s still under contract,” she suggested for a second time.
Take a look at the clip below.
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At this point for Carlson, the proverbial sky is truly the limit for the former host of cable television’s hottest broadcast. Carlson regularly drew over three million nightly viewers and crushed the competition at CNN and MSNBC. While he will no doubt court offers from the likes of OANN and Newsmax, his own viral Twitter video likely proves he has enough name-brand recognition and following to strike out on his own.
In truly epic fashion, Carlson released a video – the first public response offered since the shocking news of his Fox cancellation – which garnered tens of millions of views almost instantly. People want to hear what Tucker Carlson has to say. And by extension, they will no doubt pay for it.
Carlson could branch out on his own and follow in the steps of Megyn Kelly, for example. He could also field offers from other conservative media outlets, but just as with Fox the possibility of being constrained would no doubt loom over him.
Kelly had a lot more to say on her show, as she addressed speculations about why Fox would let their top host go and also addressed the troubles with filling his massive shoes.
“It’ll be interesting to see what the ratings were for the APM hour last night, Brian Kilmeade hosted it. It’s a rotating cast for now,” Kelly noted on her podcast. “And we’ll see what they decide to do their stuff, Brian’s fault. I mean, here’s Brian, FYI, here. Here he is, in a moment where he is kind of acknowledging what happened. I’ll just play the 14 seconds.”
“Hi, everybody, and welcome to Fox News tonight. I am Brian Kilmeade. As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. I wish Tucker the best. I’m great friends with Tucker, and always will be,” the fill-in host can be heard saying.
Someone here at FR said pretty much exactly this two days ago. Wish I could remember who.
Any contract can be gotten out of with the right legal minds involved.
These are no longer coincidences or acts of good faith.
These are real political and civil assaults on the Republic to control and influence not only elections but our very livelihoods.
#freetucker
It’s like a $50 million dollar media contract. No doubt highly complicated and a chore to exit from. Fox isn’t hold Tucker hostage regardless of what the crazies fantasize about now. Guaranteed.
How about Fox come up with a plausible reason why they needed to cancel their best show.
I used to watch Tucker and occasionaly check their other shows for a few minutes.
Now, I’d drink a case of bud lights before I’d click on Fox for even a second. And I hate beer.
Fox can F off.
He hired a scary lawyer.
Him and Don Lemon both hired the same lawyer!.........
I knew it. This is all about 24. FNC concluded that Trump is going to be the nominee so it’s time to removed the opposition the rats. Biden has inflicted ruin and misery to the country but Ryan and the Murdoch kids will do everything they can to keep him in there
Megyn Kelly hired that lawyer before. He’s the expert in that situation.
First, I stopped watching fox after the 2020 election fiasco.
Only watched Tucker one time live and that was the J6 video tapes.
Having said that, it is BS that they remove their #1 show without firing the guy. Why would they do that? Clearly it’s 100% political and even more reason for those (that for some reason still watch fox) to quit fox news.
Doesn’t his contract end this year?
He can just do a series of interviews.
Its obvious that Fox News wants Biden to win, when Democrats control everything the higher ups at Fox think they will get more viewers to be opposed to Biden..if Trump wins, they will lose viewers, so its all about the money, and the fact that Murdoch despises Trump since he could not control him
Never have I in my 68 years ever seen such opposition to a single man in politics as they are UNITED against Trump!
He must SCARE them to death.
the $64k question is:
WHY?
They keep using the phrase ‘OUR democracy!’
I don’t think it means what they want us to think it means!......................
I think it’s obvious election rigging as is the vote fraud lawsuit they didn’t even fight.
Good thought. I do remember that post, but it looks considerably more perceptive now than when I originally saw it. Good call.
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