Fox News Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Tucker Carlson Over His Twitter Show

Fox News has sent a cease and desist letter to Tucker Carlson over his Twitter show that launched last week.

The network pulled Carlson’s show from their lineup and announced that they had parted ways with the star personality, but he is still under contract through the end of next year. Axios first reported on the letter sent to Carlson from Fox attorneys.

Harmeet Dhillon, an attorney representing Carlson, wrote on Twitter, My friend and client Tucker Carlson will not be silenced — by the far left or by Fox News.”

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She said in a statement to Axios that “Fox is now demanding that Tucker Carlson be silent until after the 2024 election.”

A Fox News spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment. Talent contracts typically include exclusivity provisions to limit or prevent top personalities from appearing on other networks and platforms.

Attorney Bryan Freedman also represents Carlson, and he spoke out last week after the network sent a letter declaring that Tucker on Twitter was a contract breach. Freedman has previously argued that Fox News breached the contract and that the non-compete provision is no longer valid. Joe Biden is a frequent target of Carlson’s commentary, but his administration is seeking to ban noncompete clauses.

On Twitter, Dhillon said that her representation of Carlson was preventing her from appearing on the network. She wrote, “For all the friends who have been asking ‘why don’t we see you on Fox anymore?’ — This is why. I am passionately committed to free speech and a free flow of information necessary for a free society. Until Fox stops trying to silence Tucker, it’s not a place for me. And I feel for my friends working at the network which has clearly caved into pressure from some quarter to silence. What you are seeing on Fox today is a censored version of the news. Keep that in mind as you make your viewing and your commenting choices.”

Carlson’s executive producer said that the host’s next Twitter episode will drop on Tuesday, and focus on former President Donald Trump’s federal indictment.

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