Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract

[Skylar]

Personal posts on Twitter are a first amendment right.

Read the first word of the first Amendment. Its not 'Fox'.

 

[Delldude]

Read the first word of the first Amendment. Its not 'Fox

You misunderstand the First Amendment.

The context in which his lawyers are using it is interesting.

NBC:

In a statement, Carlson's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, insisted that any legal action by Fox News would infringe on Carlson's First Amendment rights.

"Fox defends its very existence on freedom of speech grounds," Freedman said. "Now they want to take Tucker Carlson’s right to speak freely away from him because he took to social media to share his thoughts on current events."

 

[Skylar]

The context in which his lawyers are using it is interesting.

NBC:

In a statement, Carlson's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, insisted that any legal action by Fox News would infringe on Carlson's First Amendment rights.

"Fox defends its very existence on freedom of speech grounds," Freedman said. "Now they want to take Tucker Carlson’s right to speak freely away from him because he took to social media to share his thoughts on current events."

They're making a promotional argument, one for public consumption to try and shame Fox News into not seeking damages against Tucker.

That's not a legal argument. There's no 1st amendment claims in an exclusivity clause in a private contract. This isn't a non-compete after Tucker was let go.

Tucker is still employed by Fox News. They're still paying him under his contract through 2025. And he's making content for someone else.

Of course Fox News will have a problem with that.

 

[Rambunctious]

Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract​

Then Tucker said breach this bitch....

 

[Rambunctious]

Its not being reported much but Tucker has brought millions of new Twitter subscribers on board.... FOX news must have hired that AB lady....

 

[Skylar]

Its not being reported much but Tucker has brought millions of new Twitter subscribers on board.... FOX news must have hired that AB lady....

Which makes Fox News breach claims all the more salient. As in the scenario you describe, Tucker is drawing an audience to Twitter, directly competing with Fox News.

While being paid by Fox News to create content exclusively for Fox.

That dog won't hunt.

 

[Rambunctious]

Which makes Fox News breach claims all the more salient. As in the scenario you describe, Tucker is drawing an audience to Twitter, directly competing with Fox News.

While being paid by Fox News to create content exclusively for Fox.

That dog won't hunt.

Tucker doesn't care... he comes from a super wealthy family... NEO FOX can't hurt him...

 

[Blaster]

He's under contract. That the employer is not using him does not make him any less bound by the terms of the contract. He can always quit, and lose his $20m/year for the next 2 years.

You don't understand how contracts work.

 

[Skylar]

Tucker doesn't care... he comes from a super wealthy family... NEO FOX can't hurt him...

You don't hire lawyers to respond to breach claims by your employer if you don't care.

Tucker has at least 25,000,000 reasons to care.

 

[Skylar]

You don't understand how contracts work.

Tucker can't 'quit' his contract. Neither can Fox, for that matter. As long as Fox is meeting their obligations as laid out in the employment contract, Tucker is bound to it as closely as Fox is.

 

[Blaster]

You don't hire lawyers to respond to breach claims by your employer if you don't care.

Tucker has at least 25,000,000 reasons to care.

Tucker is getting his message across to over 88 million viewers per Twitter episode. His ratings eclipse the entire Fox lineup.

 

[Blaster]

Tucker can't 'quit' his contract. Neither can Fox, for that matter. As long as Fox is meeting their obligations as laid out in the employment contract, Tucker is bound to it as closely as Fox is.

Tucker is free to comment on Twitter like any other American. Fox can't stop him.

 

[AsherN]

Tucker is free to comment on Twitter like any other American. Fox can't stop him.

He is creating content. That content is very much like his old show. His contract with Fox says that he can only create content for Fox.

 

[Skylar]

Tucker is getting his message across to over 88 million viewers per Twitter episode. His ratings eclipse the entire Fox lineup.

And he's in breach of his employment contract's exclusivity clause. And he'll likely have to pay damages for that breach.

Fox is still paying Tucker. He's still employed by Fox until 2026.

 

[Skylar]

He is creating content. That content is very much like his old show. His contract with Fox says that he can only create content for Fox.

Its not 'like' his old show. Per Tucker, its a new version of his Fox Show, but on Twitter.

Tucker is almost certainly in breach of his employment contract with Fox.

 

[Leo123]

Its not 'like' his old show. Per Tucker, its a new version of his Fox Show, but on Twitter.

Tucker is almost certainly in breach of his employment contract with Fox.

Yet Tucker basically supports Fox in his latest Twitter video while throwing a few barbs. I don't think Fox is gonna complain.

 

[Leo123]

Thanks. I don't have have a smart phone, or this app on my PC, so unless someone says something, I don't even look. lol

I think it's hilarious all these lefties are still bashing Tucker. In the episode he actually defends Fox. Tucker is obviously for truth.

 

[Blaster]

And he's in breach of his employment contract's exclusivity clause. And he'll likely have to pay damages for that breach.

Fox is still paying Tucker. He's still employed by Fox until 2026.

He also has the right to voice his opinion on Twitter.

 

[Blaster]

He is creating content. That content is very much like his old show. His contract with Fox says that he can only create content for Fox.

You have no understanding of this issue.

 

[Delldude]

They're making a promotional argument, one for public consumption to try and shame Fox News into not seeking damages against Tucker.

That's not a legal argument. There's no 1st amendment claims in an exclusivity clause in a private contract. This isn't a non-compete after Tucker was let go.

Tucker is still employed by Fox News. They're still paying him under his contract through 2025. And he's making content for someone else.

Of course Fox News will have a problem with that.

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