Fox News became upset after Tucker Carlson’s Twitter video garnered over 80 million views, leading them to accuse him of breaching his contract.
In a letter, Fox stated, “We were informed of Mr. Tucker Carlson’s appearance on Twitter in a video lasting more than 10 minutes. As a result of this breach and in accordance with the Agreement, Fox reserves all available rights and remedies under the law.”
Carlson’s legal team, as reported by Axios, responded, “Fox relies on the principle of freedom of speech for its very existence. Yet now they seek to silence Tucker Carlson for expressing his views on current events through social media.”
“Carlson was told by a senior Fox executive that the network's goal is to keep him sidelined until 2025.”
Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract https://t.co/f5Te8BfidB
— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) June 7, 2023
Glenn Greenwald expressed his disappointment, stating, “This is a pathetic move by Fox. They terminated Carlson, and now their stance is that he is not allowed to speak. He didn’t join a rival network. He has no contractual obligations with Twitter. He is simply expressing himself on social media. And for Fox, that is apparently grounds to threaten legal action against him.”
This is pathetic of Fox. They fired Carlson, and now their position is: he's not allowed to speak.
He didn't go to a competing network. He has no contract with Twitter. He's just speaking on social media.
And to Fox, that's cause to threaten to sue him. They want him quiet: https://t.co/lpLPG3EfWC
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 7, 2023