Fox News said Monday it has \u201cagreed to part ways\u201d with Tucker Carlson, its popular and controversial host, less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The network said in a press release that the last program of \u201cTucker Carlson Tonight\u201d aired Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,\u201d the press release from the network said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carlson became Fox\u2019s most popular personality after replacing Bill O\u2019Reilly in Fox\u2019s prime-time lineup in 2016. He\u2019s also consistently drawn headlines for controversial coverage, including most recently airing tapes from the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to minimize the impact of the deadly attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was no immediate explanation from Fox about why Carlson was leaving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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