Fox News Responds To Reports That Laura Ingraham Is Getting Fired
Fox News Responds To Reports That Laura Ingraham Is Getting Fired
Contrary to rumors that surfaced on social media, longtime Fox News host Laura Ingraham is still employed by the network.
Ingraham has been a host on Fox for many years. On Wednesday night, “left-wing activists” claimed on Twitter that the network planned to terminate Ingraham.
According to a statement from Fox News, according to Mediaite, “reports based on numerous tweets by left-wing activists are outrageously false – Laura Ingraham, the top-rated woman in cable news, is now and will continue to be a prominent host and vital part of the Fox News lineup.”
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After conservative news aggregator Matt Drudge broke a story describing how Fox News will make a significant shake-up following Tucker Carlson’s resignation from the network on Wednesday afternoon, Ingraham’s name started to circulate.
Drudge claims that the network will relocate veteran host Sean Hannity to the 8 p.m. time slot.
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Drudge’s headline cited Hannity’s new time slot as well as rumors that both Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld would be moving to prime time. It read, “WORLD EXCLUSIVE: FOXNEWS SETS NEW SCHEDULE.”
Both Watters and Gutfeld co-host Fox’s top-rated program The Five at 5 p.m., which is currently hosted by Watters at 7 p.m. and a popular late-night program by Gutfeld at 11 p.m. At 25 years, 6 months, and 15 days, Hannity surpassed Larry King as the longest-running cable news prime time host in April of 2022, according to Mediaite.
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The DRUDGE REPORT has heard that FOXNEWS is getting ready to unveil an ambitious new schedule where every hour of primetime will be altered. Drudge published. “IT’S OUR BOLDEST AND MOST FEARLESS LINE-UP EVER,” A TOP SOURCE TELLS DRUDGE.
In response to Drudge’s allegation, a Fox News source tells Mediaite that “no decision has been taken on a new primetime line-up and there are
A recent story seems to provide more information about the decision Fox News made to remove its biggest personality from the air late last month.
Tucker Carlson was informed by network executives that he was being fired as part of Fox News’ significant $787.5 million defamation deal with Dominion Voting Systems, according to a story by RadarOnline.com.
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“In the latest development to come three weeks after Carlson was fired from the network on April 24, it has been reported that one of Fox Corp.’s eight board members was the one to tell the fired host that his “recent benching” was the result of the covert Dominion settlement condition,” the outlet said.
The chat between Carlson and the board member reportedly took place on April 26, two days after the network announced Carlson’s involuntary resignation from the organization, according to Variety. Additionally, the board member reportedly informed Carlson that since the $787.5 million defamation settlement was a verbal agreement, the covert clause guaranteeing Carlson’s dismissal would not be mentioned in any of the settlement records.
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According to Dominion’s lawyers, if the network would not accept those conditions, the firm was ready to renegotiate the payout, take the issue to trial, or cancel the settlement altogether, RadarOnline.com reported.
Tucker is only collateral damage, according to a source acquainted with the rumored covert agreement: “That condition was supposed to hit Fox, and Tucker is just.” “Dominion desired to reprimand Fox,
RadarOnline.com, however, noted that representatives from the company that makes voting technology refuted the existence of any covert agreement. Dominion sent a statement to the outlet saying, “As the Fox leaders who negotiated the deal fully know, Dominion made no demands about Tucker Carlson’s employment orally or in writing.”
The company added, “Any assertions contrary are totally false and a thinly veiled ploy to further harm Dominion.” Fox should make every effort to put an end to these lies right away.