Tucker Carlson 'blindsided by Fox News firing that was a direct order from Rupert Murdoch after Jan 6 conspiracy claims and producer's lawsuit alleging bullying, sexism and anti-Semitism'
Fox announced today that Carlson's last show was on Friday April 21st
He was the network's most successful host drawing in 3.5million viewers
By Jen Smith, Chief Reporter and Josh Boswell For Dailymail.com
Published: 11:34 EDT, 24 April 2023 | Updated: 16:40 EDT, 24 April 2023
Tucker Carlson was blindsided by his firing from Fox News and learned of it on Monday morning shortly before it was announced, sources tell DailyMail.com.
Even some of his closest staff were unaware that his show had been axed, reading about it for the first time on Twitter.
'No one I know was told about it beforehand. We were blindsided,' one senior staffer who works closely with Tucker's show, Tucker Carlson Tonight, told DailyMail.com.
Another insider revealed he still has no idea why he was let go so suddenly, and that many staffers are now questioning whether it's part of a wider plan by the Murdoch family to sell the media behemoth.
'Tucker still hasn't been given any indication of why he was taken off the air. His producer Justin Wells was fired too.
'We believe Rupert wants to sell the company and it's harder to find an institutional buyer with Tucker as the main star.
'Tucker gone makes it more of an appealing media company to buy,' the source said.
The Los Angeles Times reports that it was a combination of Carlson's coverage of the January 6 riot and a recent lawsuit filed by Abby Grossberg, a former producer, who says she was subjected to sexism, bullying and anti-Semitism while working on the show.
The Times' sources say Rupert Murdoch gave the order for Carlson to be shown the door.
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