Global Courant 2023-05-10 02:09:43
(Reuters) – Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who was taken off the air by the network last month, said on Tuesday he would relaunch his show on Twitter “soon”.
Fox News Media and its top-rated host agreed to part ways last month, shortly after parent company Fox Corp. settled a $787.5 million libel lawsuit starring Carlson.
The outspoken Carlson espoused conservative issues and presented his views with a style that made his prime-time show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” the top-rated news program on cable in the prime demographic of 25 to 54 on the top-watched US. cable news network.
Ratings slumped after his departure.
“Soon we will be bringing a new version of the show we’ve been doing for the last six and a half years to Twitter,” Carlson said in a video posted to Twitter. “We’re also bringing some other things, which we’ll tell you about. But for now, we’re just thankful to be here.”
Carlson’s announcement comes weeks after Twitter owner Elon Musk sat down on Fox News for a two-part interview with Carlson.
Musk, who called himself a “free speech absolutist,” has said his goal is to make Twitter a digital town hall where users can share different points of view.
Axios reported that Carlson’s lawyers sent a letter to Fox accusing it of fraud and breach of contract.
Carlson’s attorney did not respond to requests for comment. A Fox Corp spokesperson declined to comment.
(Reporting by Eric Beech and Dan Whitcomb and Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles, Sheila Dang in New York; editing by Tim Ahmann and Lisa Shumaker)
