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Tuesday 25 april 2023

Tucker Carlson, Fox News’ most popular host, out at network

By DAVID BAUDER bye.”
AP Media Writer Earlier this year, House
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Speaker Kevin McCarthy
said Monday that it will no gave Carlson exclusive ac-
longer broadcast prime- cess to security tapes from
time host Tucker Carlson, the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol
whose stew of grievances riot, which the show used
and political theories about to conclude “the footage
Russia and the Jan. 6 insur- does not show an insur-
rection had grown to de- rection or riot in progress.”
fine the network in recent His interpretation was de-
years and influence GOP nounced by many, includ-
politics. ing Senate Minority Leader
Fox said that the network Mitch McConnell.
and Carlson had “agreed Carlson has also been out-
to part ways” but it offered spoken in questioning the
no explanation for the stun- United States support of
ning move, saying that the Ukraine following its inva-
last broadcast of “Tucker sion by Russian forces.
Carlson Tonight” aired last “It might be worth asking
Friday yourself since it is getting
The break comes less than pretty serious: What is this
a week after Fox agreed to really about?” Carlson said
pay $787 million to settle a Tucker Carlson, host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio on his show. “Why do I hate
lawsuit with Dominion Vot- on March 2, 2017, in New York. Putin so much? Has Putin
ing Systems over the net- Associated Press ever called me a racist?
work’s airing of false claims Carlson, who worked at even leading to talk about found consequences for Has he threatened to get
following the 2020 presi- both CNN and MSNBC ear- him becoming a political Fox News, for TV news and me fired for disagreeing
dential election. Carlson lier in his career, ditched his candidate himself one day. the Republican Party.” with him? Has he shipped
was also recently named bow-tie look and quickly He did not immediately When Carlson’s exit was every middle-class job in
in a lawsuit by a former became Fox’s most popu- return a message seeking announced during a live my town to Russia?”
Fox producer who said the lar personality after replac- comment on Monday. showing of the ABC day- Carlson had been expect-
show had a cruel and mi- ing Bill O’Reilly in the net- “Tucker Carlson had be- time talk show “The View” ed to be among the first wit-
sogynistic workplace. work’s prime-time lineup come even bigger than Fox on Monday, the studio au- nesses called if Dominion’s
Meanwhile, CNN axed its in 2016. His populist tone News,” said Brian Stelter, dience applauded. Host case had gone to trial, but
own controversial anchor, about elites out to get av- who’s writing an upcoming Ana Navarro then led the the two parties settled last
Don Lemon, part of a one- erage Americans rang true second book about Fox, crowd in a sing-along to Tuesday on the same day
day bloodletting in cable with Fox’s predominantly “Network of Lies.” “His sud- a line from the song, “Na that opening statements
television news. conservative audience, den ouster will have pro- Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Good- were expected.q

Dancing With the Stars’ judge Len

Goodman dies at 78

Come Dancing” for 12 ment in November. For sev- fame. “One of the reasons
years from its launch on eral years he judged the he succeeded so well in
the BBC in 2004. The dance British and American shows the States is that he was
competition, which pairs simultaneously each au- quintessentially British,” she
celebrities with professional tumn, criss-crossing the At- said. “He was firm but fair,
dance partners, was a sur- lantic weekly. funny but a gentleman and
prise hit and has become Buckingham Palace said I hope the nation will adopt
one of the network’s most Camilla, the queen consort, his favorite expostulation of
popular shows. was “saddened to hear” ‘pickle me walnuts.’”
From left, judges Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Bruno Goodman’s pithy observa- of Goodman’s death. Goodman also presented
Tonioli gesture, during the final dress rehearsal for the opening tions, delivered in a Cock- The wife of King Charles III BBC radio programs and
of the ‘Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour’ at the NIA, Birmingham, ney accent, endeared him is a fan of “Strictly,” and made TV documentaries,
England, Jan. 20, 2012.
Associated Press to viewers. “You floated danced with Goodman at including a 2012 program
across that floor like but- a 2019 event celebrating about the sinking of the
‘By JILL LAWLESS Monday. He was 78. ter on a crumpet,” he the British Dance Council. Titanic. As a young man,
Associated Press Agent Jackie Gill said remarked after one fox- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Goodman had worked as
LONDON (AP) — Len Good- Goodman “passed away trot. He praised a salsa- spokesman said Goodman a shipyard welder for the
man, a long-serving judge peacefully” on Saturday dancing couple as “like was “a great entertainer” company that built the
on “Dancing with the Stars” night. He had been diag- two sizzling sausages on a who would be “missed by doomed ship.
and “Strictly Come Danc- nosed with bone cancer. barbecue.”Goodman was many.” BBC director-general Tim
ing” who helped revive in- A former professional ball- head judge on the U.S. British broadcaster Esther Davie said Goodman was
terest in ballroom dancing room dancer and British version of the show, ABC’s Rantzen said Goodman “a wonderful, warm enter-
on both sides of the Atlan- champion, Goodman was “Dancing With the Stars,” had been “astonished and tainer who was adored by
tic, has died, his agent said head judge on “Strictly for 15 years until his retire- delighted” by his late-life millions. q