Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract

[MisterBeale]

This is interesting.

So, we all know that the Murdoch's, Fox Corp. and Tucker had a falling out. Every pundit and their brother has had a theory as to why the most popular news commentary show was cancelled at the height of its popularity.

. . . and of course, Tucker is still under contract, so, technically, he can't go to work for anyone else. Yet.

So? Is Tucker, by making videos on twitter, just making personal content to espouse his views on public events? Or has he breached his contract and become a subcontracting, "employee," for twitter? Bringing in revenue for that platform?

Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract​

Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract

Fox lawyers notified the former host that his new Twitter show violates his old Fox contract.

www.axios.com

Is this a corporate, contractual issue, that has only to do with money and business?

Or is this a free speech issue, and a battle of the populists and a defense of liberty against the man?



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[shockedcanadian]

I predicted this the day I read he was fired. With his following he shouldn't have taken their payout and/or signed a contract. You knew they would give him a golden parachufe in exchange for silencing him.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

This is interesting.

So, we all know that the Murdoch's, Fox Corp. and Tucker had a falling out. Every pundit and their brother has had a theory as to why the most popular news commentary show was cancelled at the height of its popularity.

. . . and of course, Tucker is still under contract, so, technically, he can't go to work for anyone else. Yet.

So? Is Tucker, by making videos on twitter, just making personal content to espouse his views on public events? Or has he breached his contract and become a subcontracting, "employee," for twitter? Bringing in revenue for that platform?

Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract​

Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract

Fox lawyers notified the former host that his new Twitter show violates his old Fox contract.

www.axios.com

Is this a corporate, contractual issue, that has only to do with money and business?

Or is the a free speech issue, and a battle of the populists and a defense of liberty against the man?

All non-lawyers are invited to provide their non-legal wishful opinions.

 

[MisterBeale]

I predicted this the day I read he was fired. With his following he shouldn't have taken their payout and/or signed a contract. You knew they would give him a golden parachufe in exchange for silencing him.

I haven't read the contract, nor do I know if it was a "payout."

I thought that this deal were terms signed, before hand.

". . . In a letter to Carlson's lawyers, Fox News general counsel Bernard Gugar said the broadcaster was "in breach" of his contract, which was signed in November 2019 and amended in February 2021. . . . "

Fox News tells Tucker Carlson he violated his contract with new Twitter show

In a statement, Carlson’s lawyer insisted that any legal action by his client’s former employer would infringe on his First Amendment rights.

www.nbcnews.com

I don't think he signed anything as a term for leaving.

 

[theHawk]

Tucker who?

Tucker 90 millions views Carlson.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

I predicted this the day I read he was fired. With his following he shouldn't have taken their payout and/or signed a contract. You knew they would give him a golden parachufe in exchange for silencing him.

Tucker 90 millions views Carlson.

aka Tucker in deep trouble for breaking the contract Carlson who cost Fox News $700 million for lying about Dominion Carlson

 

[FA_Q2]

Tucker who?

It is funny that you think he disappeared.

He has millions of followers. They did not vanish the second FOX had to fire Tucker and they are jsut going to move with him. Firing him will do very little in the way of sidelining Tucker in general.

 

[theHawk]

This is interesting.

So, we all know that the Murdoch's, Fox Corp. and Tucker had a falling out. Every pundit and their brother has had a theory as to why the most popular news commentary show was cancelled at the height of its popularity.

. . . and of course, Tucker is still under contract, so, technically, he can't go to work for anyone else. Yet.

So? Is Tucker, by making videos on twitter, just making personal content to espouse his views on public events? Or has he breached his contract and become a subcontracting, "employee," for twitter? Bringing in revenue for that platform?

Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract​

Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract

Fox lawyers notified the former host that his new Twitter show violates his old Fox contract.

www.axios.com

Is this a corporate, contractual issue, that has only to do with money and business?

Or is the a free speech issue, and a battle of the populists and a defense of liberty against the man?

They just want to silence him for the election.

Can’t have someone speaking common sense to Americans during “election season”. It all has to be controlled, state approved media.


Do y’all think we live in a free republic or something?

 

[theHawk]

aka Tucker in deep trouble for breaking the contract Carlson who cost Fox News $700 million for lying about Dominion Carlson

Tucker never pushed the Dominion theory. In fact he asked the people pushing that, and according to him they had next to nothing, so he never ran with it.

 

[easyt65]

This is interesting.

So, we all know that the Murdoch's, Fox Corp. and Tucker had a falling out. Every pundit and their brother has had a theory as to why the most popular news commentary show was cancelled at the height of its popularity.

. . . and of course, Tucker is still under contract, so, technically, he can't go to work for anyone else. Yet.

So? Is Tucker, by making videos on twitter, just making personal content to espouse his views on public events? Or has he breached his contract and become a subcontracting, "employee," for twitter? Bringing in revenue for that platform?

Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract​

Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract

Fox lawyers notified the former host that his new Twitter show violates his old Fox contract.

www.axios.com

Is this a corporate, contractual issue, that has only to do with money and business?

Or is the a free speech issue, and a battle of the populists and a defense of liberty against the man?

Didn't Fox News kinda invalidate his contract when they FIRED HIM?!

 

[pknopp]

I have no idea why Fox would air this publicly. If he breached his contract sue him. Otherwise I have no idea why they would issue a statement.

 

[MisterBeale]

Didn't Fox News kinda invalidate his contract when they FIRED HIM?!

I am not sure, I guess we would all need access to go over the contract.

However, I believe he did get a payout, to leave, and stick to a non-compete clause.

It was my understanding, that Fox was going to continue to pay him, as long as he did not get a job with a competitor.

 

[theHawk]

I have no idea why Fox would air this publicly. If he breached his contract sue him. Otherwise I have no idea why they would issue a statement.

Because they just want to silence him.

 

[pknopp]

Because they just want to silence him.

A lawsuit would do that. I am guessing their lawyers may still be tied up with their other lawsuits at the moment.

 

[MisterBeale]

Tucker 90 millions views Carlson.

Even on twitter, he attracts more attention than CNN and MSMBC combined.

She knows, they all know. It drives them nuts. Folks on the right and left, know, Tucker tells it like it is, and that is why, they all pay attention.

Trust in news collapses to historic low​

Trust in news collapses to historic low

Partisanship is the driving factor.

www.axios.com

 

[MisterBeale]

A lawsuit would do that. I am guessing their lawyers may still be tied up with their other lawsuits at the moment.

 

[pknopp]

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$800 million is what proved Tucker a liar.

 

[Faun]

This is interesting.

So, we all know that the Murdoch's, Fox Corp. and Tucker had a falling out. Every pundit and their brother has had a theory as to why the most popular news commentary show was cancelled at the height of its popularity.

. . . and of course, Tucker is still under contract, so, technically, he can't go to work for anyone else. Yet.

So? Is Tucker, by making videos on twitter, just making personal content to espouse his views on public events? Or has he breached his contract and become a subcontracting, "employee," for twitter? Bringing in revenue for that platform?

Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract​

Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract

Fox lawyers notified the former host that his new Twitter show violates his old Fox contract.

www.axios.com

Is this a corporate, contractual issue, that has only to do with money and business?

Or is the a free speech issue, and a battle of the populists and a defense of liberty against the man?

Looks like a show to me. That's not just his views but he's bringing on guests so they can share their's as well.

 

[okfine]

Is Fox News mad because he stole their Russian propaganda source?

 

[1srelluc]

FOX fired him so as long as he is not bad-mouthing FOX by name he causes them no harm thus they can't show any harm.....Nothing to sue over that will hold up past the first hearing.

He has no particular time slot on Twitter so FOX can't gig him on hurting their ratings either. They did that to themselves when they fired him.

In fact FOX would likely end-up paying any legal expenses Tucker incurs in a likely counter suit.