Tucker Carlson to leave Fox News
Daily MailTucker Carlson was blindsided by his firing from Fox News and learned of it on Monday morning shortly before it was announced, sources tell DailyMail.com. He is shown on his final show on April 21 Last month, booking producer Abby Grossberg filed a lawsuit against Fox that detailed specific claims about Carlson's show Grossberg tweeted that Carlson's departure is 'great for America' The Los Angeles Times reports that it was a combination of Carlson's coverage of the January 6 riot and a recent lawsuit filed by Abby Grossberg, a former producer, who says she was subjected to sexism, bullying and anti-Semitism while working on the show. Among discovery submitted before the trial were text messages in which Carlson described his 'passionate' hatred of President Trump Shares in Fox Corp, the network's parent company, fell by 5 percent after the announcement - wiping $690million from its market value 'Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox News is, in part, an admission of the systemic lying, bullying, and conspiracy-mongering claimed by our client, former top producer, Abby Grossberg,' Rahman said. Carlson's departure comes just five days after Fox settled with Dominion Voting Systems which had sued for defamation, claiming hosts like Carlson knew President Trump's election fraud claims were untrue, but pushed them for ratings. After the announcement of Carlson's departure on Monday, shares in Fox Corp - Fox News' parent company - fell by 4 percent from $33.71 to $31.86.