Tucker Carlson not fired from Fox News, Megyn Kelly says

Former Fox News star Megyn Kelly supplied her perception into the Tucker Carlson departure from the highest cable information community.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Carlson and Fox News were parting ways. The surprising departure ignited shockwaves throughout the media panorama.

Megyn Kelly, who left Fox Information in 2017 after being on the cable information juggernaut for 13 years, weighed in on Carlson’s sudden abdication from the reigning prime cable information TV present.

Talking on “The Megyn Kelly Present” on SiriusXM, the previous Fox Information anchor spoke about Carlson’s sudden departure from the community.

“I wish to, I feel break some information for you. Tucker Carlson hasn’t truly been fired,” Kelly mentioned on her podcast.

“He is nonetheless an worker of the Fox Information Channel,” Kelly acknowledged. “What occurred was Suzanne Scott known as him, she’s the CEO, on Monday morning and mentioned he was not going to be allowed to do any extra exhibits and that he had been kicked out of his firm e-mail.”

She added, “And now they will have to barter an exit, some reporting, to me, means that she mentioned it should be an amicable parting.”

She mentioned that the departure caught Tucker “fully off guard.”

Based on Kelly, Carlson inquired as to why he was being let go from the cable information community and that they refused “to inform him why.”

Kelly famous that Carlson is “not free to launch a podcast or a digital present or negotiate with different employers in any respect,” including that he’s “nonetheless beneath contract.”

Kelly mentioned that Fox Information fired Carlson’s govt producer, Justin Wells.

Talking of Carlson’s dismissal, Kelly began, “I imply, to me, that is simply so disheartening. He is been on the firm for years. He’d been within the primetime for seven years and noticed Fox Information by one of the crucial troublesome occasions in its historical past — the instant period post-Roger Ailes the place they did not know left from proper.”

She famous that earlier than Tucker, Fox Information had misplaced Invoice O’Reilly and herself.

“He smashed the ball out of the park,” Kelly mentioned of Carlson’s Fox Information present. “And he took a variety of dangers, and he was heterodox … he pushed in opposition to the orthodoxy on so many various issues.”

She added that Fox Information had “dripping disdain” for Carlson for talking his thoughts.

“He would not get to inform his personal group — he would not get to say goodbye,” Kelly mentioned. “I imply, it is completely disrespectful to him. And in contrast to Don Lemon, he hadn’t been immersed in controversy after controversy contained in the constructing in opposition to his personal colleagues.”

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Kelly appeared on “The Jesse Kelly Show” on Friday and cemented her opinions relating to the Carlson departure.

“I simply assume it is completely disgusting how Fox not solely fired him, however [is] clearly decided to destroy him,” Kelly advised host Jesse Kelly. “It isn’t sufficient to fireside the man from his primary present that has made Fox thousands and thousands of {dollars}.”

She claimed that the Fox Information public relations group is making an attempt to “drive a wedge between Tucker and his viewers.”

Kelly complimented Carlson for getting Fox Information’ conservative viewers by the “Trump era.”

Kelly proclaimed, “And for what? What did he do once more? Did he value the corporate cash? No. He wasn’t behind the Dominion settlement. That wasn’t a Tucker Carlson drawback, that was one other expertise and executives drawback.”

“He received for them. He put factors on the board. He made them related,” Kelly proclaimed, “He bought them by the Trump period, which was a really difficult time for media.”

Kelly admitted, “I do not know what the actual purpose is behind Tucker’s firing.”

Kelly claimed that Carlson “touched all of the third rails.”

Kelly referenced current Fox Information protection, “In fact, they’re simply as elite as anyone else and don’t desire sure cows being touched. And Tucker touched all of the third rails. There was nothing he would not do. There was no orthodoxy to which he subscribed, which is without doubt one of the causes he was fascinating and a risk.”

Kelly famous that Carlson might have “outlived his usefulness, and that too is disgusting as a result of most likely Trump is gonna be the GOP nominee. Then is what’s Fox gonna do?”

Coincidentally, Carlson reportedly employed Los Angeles-based legal professional Bryan Freedman — who represented Kelly in her departure from Fox Information in addition to Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo for his or her separations from CNN.

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