Tucker Carlson ‘preparing for war’ against Fox
News in order to be released from contract early
Ex-Fox host is barred from other media work while
under Fox contract
John Bowden
Washington
DC
1 day ago
Fired Fox
News host Tucker Carlson is preparing for “war” against his former network, a
source with knowledge of the situation has claimed.
Axios
reported the state of TuckerWorld on Sunday — with a headline indicating “Tucker
Carlson ready to torch Fox News”. The former cable news star remains under
contract at Fox News, preventing him from signing deals with other networks or
streaming services for his content. He was fired from the right-wing news
network last month after having been found to have disparaged Fox executives in
private texts using sexist language, while using overtly racist rhetoric in
others.
That was
far from the extent of the text messages released during the months-long
Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit that eventually culminated in a $787m
settlement and Carlson’s ouster. In others, he admitted that he and other Fox
stars were platforming allies of Donald Trump whom they knew to be lying about
the 2020 election.
Now,
according to Axios, Carlson is preparing for a potentially very public fight
with his former network — but he’s holding his fire until the time is right.
"Now,
we're going from peacetime to Defcon 1," said an ally of Mr Carlson,
speaking to Axios. "His team is preparing for war. He wants his
freedom."
"[Allies]
are coming to him and saying: 'Do you want me to hit Fox?’” that source added.
"He's been saying: 'No. I want to get this done quiet and clean.'”
How much
Carlson will be successful in keeping his “war” against the company “quiet and
clean” remains to be seen. The former host has given little indication of his
plans, other than a short video to his folllowers promising to “see you soon”.
While at
Fox, his show was routinely criticised for platforming white nationalist
talking points, including the Great Replacement Theory, a racist conspiracy
which argues that Democrats are trying to “replace” white people in America.
Since his
firing, the network has been the target of a seemingly unending cascade of
ridicule and mockery for allowing the situation stemming from the Trump
campaign’s 2020 election conspiracies to get so out of hand. President Joe
Biden even took the opportunity to pile on during his address to the annual
White House Correspondents Association Dinner, telling guests that Fox
journalists were present for the opportunity of a free meal.
The network
itself did not issue a comment on Axios’ reporting, instead directing reporters
to the statement issued after Carlson’s firing which falsely claimed that the
two sides had “agreed to part ways”.
Carlson is
supposedly considering offers from Rumble and Newsmax, among other conservative
outlets, which could rival his old contract with Fox News — valued as much as
$20m a year — in size.
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