#Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News
Fox News said Monday it is parting ways with firebrand anchor Tucker Carlson, the network’s most popular prime-time host and a leading voice in the modern conservative movement.
The network announced the stunning news days after it agreed to pay nearly $800 million to Dominion Voting Systems to avert a high-stakes defamation trial that had cast a shadow over the future of the network.
“FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the company said in a short news release. “Mr. Carlson’s last program was Friday April 21st.”
Fox News did not specify why Carlson is leaving the network, and a spokeswoman did not immediately respond to an email from NBC News. The network’s statement did not include any comment from Carlson.
“Tucker Carlson Tonight,” a cornerstone of the Fox News programming lineup since 2016, was as one of the most-watched cable news shows, outpacing rivals at CNN and MSNBC.
Carlson established himself as one of the most influential figures in a conservative political coalition reshaped by former President Donald Trump. He regularly drew controversy for incendiary statements about race, LGBTQ rights and other topics.
In the lead-up to the Dominion trial, Carlson’s internal communications were released and showed him criticizing Trump and acknowledging that his claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election were baseless.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Jason Abbruzzese contributed.
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