Fox News host Tucker Carlson discusses ‘Populism and the Right’ during the National Review Institute’s Ideas Summit at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel March 29, 2019 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Fox Corporation erased $930 million in market value on Monday after announcing Tucker Carlson would depart Fox News.The split came one week after the company settled a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems.Tucker Carlson has consistently had one of the most-watched news shows on cable TV.Fox Corporation stock fell as much as 5% on Monday and erased $930 million in market value after it was announced that Fox News Media parted ways with host Tucker Carlson.
Shares of the media company recovered slightly and were trading at $29.61, down almost 4% at 12:15 p.m. ET.
The split between Carlson and Fox News comes just one week after the company settled a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $788 million due to the network’s spread of misinformation related to the 2020 Presidential election and unfounded claims of election fraud.
Carlson has long been one of the most popular hosts at Fox News, with the conservative talk show personality’s 8pm show consistently being the most watched news show on cable TV.
“FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” Fox News said in a statement.
The company said it will fill the 8pm hour with a rotation of Fox News personalities until it names a new host.
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