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Tucker Carlson Leaves Fox News in Shakeup After Settlement

  • No. 1 news network loses the most-popular prime-time host
  • Fox News should have no trouble finding new star, analyst says
Tucker Carlson Is Out at Fox News
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Fox News is parting ways with Tucker Carlson, its most popular prime-time host who was also the source of repeated controversies over his statements on everything from election fairness to LGBTQ rights.

His exit, coming a week after network parent Fox Corp. agreed to pay $787 million to settle a defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems Inc., leaves a big hole in the schedule of the No. 1 cable network.