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Tucker Carlson

Former CNN host Don Lemon (left) and ex-Fox News personality Tucker Carlson (right). (Photos by Ted Eytan and Gage Skidmore, Composite image by The Desk)

Don Lemon, Tucker Carlson still had time left on contracts

Both cable news stars were fired before the expiration of their talent agreements with CNN and Fox News, respectively.

Former Fox News Channel commentator Tucker Carlson attends an event in Phoenix, Arizona in 2014. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)

Tucker Carlson caught off-guard by Fox News firing

Fox News personality Tucker Carlson was caught off-guard by his dismissal on Monday, with his firing adding to an already-tense newsroom.

Fox News host doesn’t have to report facts, network’s attorney says in court

Fox News does not have to present factual information across its commentary programming, a lawyer told a federal judge on Wednesday.

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