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The s**t continues to hit the fan regarding newly-fired former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

standing in solidarity with the writers on strike beginning Tuesday, but he and his team did offer one last show before the deadline hit Monday night. During his last taping, the host joked that his home network doesn’t really even know what he does for them.As part of his “A Closer Look” segment, Meyers roasted Fox News for reportedly creating a secret dossier full of damaging information on now-former host Tucker Carlson, apparently as part of an effort to keep him from disparaging the network after he got fired.Of course, according to a recent report from Rolling Stone, the move is just “classic Fox” — but to Meyers, it’s actually “insane” that an employer would do that.“Not only does NBC not have a file on me, they don’t even know what I do here,” Meyers joked.

including Tucker Carlson. And it ignited a flurry of reporting about why, exactly, the conservative cable network parted with its top-rated host,” Psaki began in Sunday’s “Inside” segment. “Was it because of highly offensive and crude messages discovered by the board of directors? Maybe.

is officially a matter of national security. Okay, not quite, but Ariana Madix did attend the on April 29. Yeah, we were surprised, too.Madix, 37, is going through an with her boyfriend of nine years, Tom Sandoval, 39, after discovering his affair with their fellow cast member Raquel Leviss, 28.

President Joe Biden spent a great deal of his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on the fate of journalists held in captivity, vowing, “I promise you. I am working like hell to get them home.”

“They rioted because they didn’t want to work until 64,” Roy Wood Jr. said tonight at tonight at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner of recent uprisings over pension reform in France. “Meanwhile in America we have an 80-year-old man begging us for four more years of work,” the Daily Show correspondent added with President Joe Biden sitting just a few away

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Comedian Roy Wood Jr. did something many guests at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner forget to do: celebrate journalism. In a series of funny remarks that took on everything from Don Lemon to Fox News Channel’s massive $787.5 million settlement to Dominion Voting to President Biden’s age, Wood devoted significant time to calling for support for local journalism, noting that reporters working for regional and local media outlets are often the first to spot malfeasance or something wrong. He also mentioned his father’s work in local radio and his mother’s career in education. The comments added a personal touch to the proceedings, which are organized each year by the White House Correspondents Association and meant to call attention to the mission of holding government officials accountable in reporting meant to be consumed by the American public.

EXCLUSIVE: Brittney Griner will attend tonight’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, which draws a list of sports and entertainment celebrities, media figures and politicos.

Lawrence Jones will host Fox News Tonight next week, the latest rotating host in the 8 PM ET time slot after the exit of Tucker Carlson.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Tucker Carlson hasn’t left Fox Corporation quite yet. The company’s Fox News Media unit has hours and hours of various specials and original programming the controversial anchor developed for the subscription-based streaming service Fox Nation, and doesn’t appear poised to take any of that content down. The Carlson-created options currently available on the service are manifold. There is a program called “Let Them Eat Bugs!” that examines how “global leaders, movie stars and social media influencers are making a concerted push to force bugs into your diet, whether you like it or not.” A “Tucker Carlson Originals Christmas Special” is available for those interested. And Carlson’s last broadcast on Fox News Channel — from Friday, April 21 — is ready to for binge-viewing. There are also classic Carlson interviews to be found in “Tucker Carlson Tonight: The Vault.”

Jimmy Kimmel found yet more reasons to mock Tucker Carlson during his monologue on Thursday night, this time by recalling all of the TV jobs Carlson has also been fired from throughout his career. Yes, Carlson was fired by Fox News on Monday. But before that he was fired by MSNBC, before that by PBS, and before that by CNN.

John Hinckley, Jr.Wood said no jokes or subjects are “off limits.” He said he might have something to say about Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon, hosts from Fox News and CNN who were fired this week.“I’m more likely to edit out a joke for time constraints than for sensitive subject matter. Everything is in play,” Wood said.Wood joked that he hopes he doesn’t offend Fox News executives too much, since they might want to consider him as a guest host for Carlson’s time slot.He also said he might shift from host to fan if he gets to meet NBC news anchor Lester Holt Saturday.“He is a role model that I look up to and respect,” Wood said.While the event is generally light-hearted, Wood said he also sees it as a vessel for public access to the president and other powerful figures, without filters.“I don’t really think of this whole thing as some sort of big roast. I think it’s an accountability session,” he said.

MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes topped the 8 p.m. ET time slot on Wednesday night, a ratings win for a Fox News rival following the departure of Tucker Carlson.

What is Rupert Murdoch up to? At age 92 he confronts the challenge of re-energizing Fox News, yet his stewardship remains as enigmatic as his politics.

Tucker Carlson is breaking his silence.

the most racist show in the history of cable news.“Should we be concerned that they might know he dresses up as a drag queen and reads stories to kids?” Kimmel joked.Rolling Stone reported Tuesday that over Carlson’s 14-year tenure with the conservative network, Fox News compiled an “oppo file” on him filled with damning information it could use to keep him “in check,” should they come into conflict. “The file, assembled by Fox and its communications department, includes complaints regarding Carlson’s workplace conduct, allegations that he created a toxic workplace environment and disparaging comments Carlson made about his colleagues and managers,” according to Salon.The contents of these files have not been revealed, but now that he actually is in conflict with Fox, they’re of great interest to Carlson’s many critics, including Kimmel.“This is apparently something they do over there — they collect compromising information about their employees in case they need to use it,” Kimmel said in his Wednesday night monologue.“Did he once try to buy a fuel-efficient car? I mean, does he have a collection of paintings that weren’t by Hitler? I don’t know,” Kimmel joked.

Tucker Carlson is firing back after he was let go from Fox News earlier this week. In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Carlson officially broke his silence for the first time since the surprising ouster and dropped clues about where his career could be headed next. «One of the first things you realize, when you step outside the noise for a few days, is how many genuinely nice people there are in this country and decent people who really care about what's true,» Carlson began, adding that «the other thing you notice when you take a little time off is how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are. They're completely irrelevant.

Don Lemon isn’t letting his unexpected termination from CNN keep him down. The longtime TV newsman is looking on the bright side and planning for his upcoming summer.

LIVE – Updated at 01:19Don Lemon has been fired by CNN after 17 years at the network. Howard Stern responded to the news, arguing that Lemon was “lucky” to have lost his job at the same time Tucker Carlson was ousted from Fox News. “Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years,” CNN said.

Tucker Carlson finally spoke up on Wednesday, but said nothing specific about his recent firing, his future plans or even his state of mind. In fact, he didn’t really say anything specific at all.Carlson’s two-minute rant, in the form of a video posted to Twitter you can watch above, was instead a vague, cryptic list of grievances against “people in charge,” “both political parties” and what he called the emergence of a “one-party state” in the United States. The former Fox News darling appeared to have recorded the message from his home studio in Maine, where he regularly self-taped “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and “Tucker Carlson Originals.”“Good evening, it’s Tucker Carlson,” he began.

Don Lemon isn't letting his unexpected termination from CNN keep him down. The longtime TV newsman is looking on the bright side and planning for his upcoming summer.Lemon walked the carpet at the TIME 100 Gala in New York City on Wednesday — where he was joined by his fiancé, Tim Malone — and he spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about parting ways with the network.«I'm doing well, and I'm here to celebrate… I'm happy to be here,» Lemon said, smiling.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Tucker Carlson has issued a statement following his exit from Fox News. In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Carlson delivered a vague speech in which he spoke about what it’s been like to “step outside the noise” and how “true things prevail.” “One of the first things you realize when you step outside the noise for a few days is how many genuinely nice people there are in this country,” Carlson started. “Kind and decent people, people who really care about what’s true. And a bunch of hilarious people, also. A lot of those. It’s gotta be the majority of the population, even now. So that’s heartening.”

Don Lemon opted for a little retail therapy following his ouster from CNN. The 57-year-old was spotted at an Apple Store in New York City on Monday shortly after news broke that the network where he spent nearly two decades abruptly fired him.Lemon was seen wearing jeans, a black sweater over a white T-shirt, shades and a hat while holding two iPhones.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor It’s an idea that would make any news executive salivate. What if MSNBC revived CNN’s old “Crossfire” show, enlisting Tucker Carlson from the right and Don Lemon from the left? Such a concept would normally be unthinkable. Tucker Carlson is known for his work on Fox News. Don Lemon has long held forth for CNN. It has been that way for years. Until, as of earlier this week, it wasn’t. Within the space of 90 minutes on April 24, Carlson was ousted from Fox News Channel and Lemon was pushed from CNN. Both were stalwart personalities for their networks. Both were valued for their ability to spark conversation, debate, pushback and even furor. For years, that has been the cable-news coin of the realm. As the economics of TV shift, however, it is becoming clearer that media executives may have less patience for TV-news pot-stirrers.

Tucker Carlson broke his silence and shared what the future holds for him. The immediate future, anyway.A reporter with the  is said to have spotted the provocative firebrand riding in a golf cart Tuesday night on his way out to dinner with his wife of 32 years, Susan.

a new report from the Wall Street Journal says. People familiar with the matter told the outlet that the company’s lawyers informed Carlson that they had successfully managed to redact information from a court filing in Fox’s legal battle with Dominion Voting Systems, in which it was revealed that the controversial opinion host called a senior executive the c-word. But Carlson reportedly told colleagues that he wanted his private message about the executive to go public.

It’s been more than a day since Tucker Carlson was abruptly fired from Fox News for reasons that still haven’t been made public. But on Tuesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the ABC host demonstrated there’s still some more jokes to wring out of the whole mess.For instance, Kimmel brought up one of the more amusing details to come out of the case — that one Fox employee celebrated Carlson’s firing by claiming” that “It’s a great day for… for the real journalists who work hard every day to deliver the news at Fox.”“I’d like to see some evidence first,” Kimmel joked.“We’re getting more details about Tucker Carlson’s ouster from Fox News. Tucker was reportedly blindsided by this.

Fired Fox News producer Abby Grossberg says Tucker Carlson was hell-bent on finding video evidence of an FBI agent in the crowd of the Jan. 6 riots in order to spin a conspiracy theory he could feature on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” Grossberg, who is suing Fox News for alleged discrimination, appeared Tuesday on MSNBC, opening up about her time as a talent booker on the show. “I found it difficult to cover the kind of stories that they wanted me to cover,” Grossberg said. “I wasn’t expecting it.

settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which sued the network for allegedly airing false claims about the 2020 election.Fox News ultimately agreed to pay Dominion $787.5 million to resolve the lawsuit, without having to issue an apology for the statements in question.As part of discovery, Dominion sought out internal communications at Fox News, some of which were made public. According to The Washington Post, those communications included text messages from Carlson.

Megyn Kelly and Chris Cuomo have a thing or two in common with Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon. Kelly and Cuomo are weighing in on Monday's sudden firing of Carlson from Fox News and Lemon from CNN, offering both support and perspective to the situations. Kelly took to her eponymous SiriusXM show on Monday to weigh in on both exits. First, Carlson from Fox News. «This is a terrible move by Fox, and it's a great thing for Tucker Carlson,» she said.