Fox News said Monday it has “agreed to part ways” with Tucker Carlson, its popular and controversial host, less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting. The network said in a press release that the last program of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” aired Friday. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a SponsorTucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio on March 2, 2017, in New York. Richard Drew / AP“We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” the press release from the network said. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a SponsorThere was no immediate explanation from Fox about why Carlson was leaving.

Source: Fox News April 24, 2023 20:55 UTC