![]() ![]() ![]() In a statement released after the settlement was reached, Fox said: “We are pleased to have reached a settlement of our dispute with Dominion Voting Systems. Justin Nelson, an attorney representing Dominion, said the case was settled for $787.5 million. In the past few months, emails and texts gathered for the trial from Fox executives and anchors - Carlson and Sean Hannity included - hinted that people working at the company knowingly put forth false information about the election and Dominion’s involvement in it. Dominion claimed it was owed damages resulting from Fox News’ airing of false claims about its role in the 2020 election. ![]() “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.” And that was it.Ĭarlson’s exit came in the wake of Fox News Channel reaching a settlement in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems, just as their much-publicized trial was about to get underway. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the network said at the time. But there was zero indication of Carlson’s exit the previous Friday, when at the close of what would be his final episode he said to viewers a typical, “We’ll be back on Monday.” Fox News parted ways with its polarizing, primetime anchor on April 24. ![]()
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