Tucker Carlson is mobilizing allies to attack Fox News as he eyes launch of new media empire, report says
and the network would essentially pay the commentator $20 million per year until his"pay or play" contract expires in January 2025, through the end of the next presidential election.
Rival outlets — including right-wing Rumble and Newsmax — have reached out offering to pay Carlson more than his Fox contract, Axios reported. In the days following his dismissal,"The idea that anyone is going to silence Tucker and prevent him from speaking to his audience is beyond preposterous," attorney Bryan Freedman, Carlson's legal counsel on the contract dispute, told Axios.
Now, sources say Carlson's right-wing allies are rallying around him in the aftermath of the abrupt firing. Some even suggest he's considering a direct-to-consumer outlet on which his supporters can pay for Carlson's content. "They're coming to him and saying: 'Do you want me to hit Fox?'" a close Carlson friend said to Axios."He's been saying: 'No. I want to get this done quiet and clean.'"Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.
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