- Tucker Carlson and Fox News parted ways on Monday.
- Carlson was the network's most popular host, but his time there was marked with controversy.
- Most recently, the network paid a $787.5 million settlement in a suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems.
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Tucker Carlson was the most-watched man on cable — and now he is no more.
In a statement on Monday, Fox News announced that it was parting ways with its most popular anchor, making the end of 14 years at the network.
His tenure was marked with controversy: Most recently he found himself at the center of a lawsuit between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems, which ended up costing the network a $787.5 million settlement.
Texts from Carlson disclosed in the suit reveal Carlson's discontent with certain hosts at the network. They also showed he was skeptical about the election-fraud claims he peddled. These messages may have been a part of his downfall, The Washington Post reported, citing what it said was a person familiar with the company's thinking.
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He's also named in a discrimination suit filed last month by a former producer. The suit claims Carlson presided over a culture of misogyny and antisemitism. Fox disputes the claims in the suit.
Over the years, Carlson has made contentious comments about women, immigrants, and Black people that have landed him in hot water and prompted more than a dozen companies to pull their advertisements from his show.
Here's how Carlson went from being rejected from the CIA and publicly taken down by Jon Stewart, to drawing massive audiences, and, eventually, being dropped by the network that made him famous.
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