Unfortunately it would take over a year to take this to court. Tucker should say screw it. And turn the table on Fox and make them sue him to stop.
Odd that they’d want to silence him until after the election??
Evil forces at work no doubt!
That would be a quick meeting in court.
Fox would win. Tucker would not only have to wait…he would be bound and gagged the whole time.
Tucker should cut a deal and move on.
“Tucker should say screw it.”
Would Tucker refusing the money nullify Fox’s leverage?
Without seeing the contract Tucker signed with Fox it is impossible to speculate on his freedom to act. It may preclude him from disparaging Fox, his bosses and the Murdochs in perpetuity. It may preclude him from working for anyone else and from starting his own business through the duration of the contract as long as Fox is paying him to sit on the bench.
Employment contracts are expensive and tough to get out of. At high levels both sides in negotiating the contract are represented by top drawer lawyers so it is difficult to later argue later in court one didn’t understand the contract or the contract was unfair. The courts have ruled people can voluntarily agree to limits on their rights (i.e. freedom of speech, freedom to start a business) in private contracts voluntarily signed.
It is very possible the Fox contract in great detail stipulates the permissible actions of both parties in the case of involuntary and voluntary termination. If so, as long as Fox performs to the letter of the contract, Tucker is also contractually bound to perform.
Unless the contract is made public, at this point in time all commentary on Tucker’s freedom to act independently is pure speculation. Presumably his very expensive and skilled attorneys have told him what he can and cannot do while they attempt to facilitate his transition to life after Fox.