A flood of reporting in the aftermath of Tucker Carlson's abrupt exit from Fox News suggested that allegations outlined in lawsuits from Dominion Voting Systems and a former producer who worked for his most-watched programme likely played a role in a decision to "part ways" with the host, as the network described it.
Now, speculation about the future of other Fox stars has been growing among pundits and media reporters after his apparent firing and the massive $787m settlement with Dominion, announced after a jury was already sworn in for what would have been a blockbuster trial against the right-wing media behemoth.
If that litigation played a role in Carlson's exit from Fox News, analysts and pundits are left questioning how other figures who were central to the Dominion case have thus far avoided similar fates. The Daily Beast flatly asked in its headline, "How Does Maria Bartiromo Still Work at Fox News?" Former Fox host Megyn Kelly said on her radio programme that Carlson's firing is "a massive misjudgment of what their audience wants."
"If … this is a reaction to the Dominion lawsuit, why is Maria Bartiromo there? Why is Jeanine Pirro still there? Why is Suzanne Scott still there?" she said. |
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