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# “Stunning” news: Tucker Carlson departs Fox News Channel; Don Lemon exits CNN
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/stunning-news-tucker-carlson-departs-fox-news-channel/
- Published: 2023-04-24T17:51:36.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-24T20:22:45.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:53

**In “stunning” news just before the upfront advertising market is set to begin,** leading cable TV prime-time news host **Tucker Carlson** is departing Fox News Channel, effective immediately, reports [TVNewser](https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/fox-news-tucker-carlson-part-ways/528775/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).

According to TVNewser, the decision comes “just days after Fox News and Fox Corp [settled their defamation lawsuit](https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/update-fox-settles-with-dominion-voting-systems-for-787-5-million/528287/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) with Dominion Voting Systems for a record $787.5 million over the network’s promotion of ex-President **Donald Trump**’s false 2020 presidential election claims.

“Many wondered if the Murdoch family would make any substantial changes at the network in light of the settlement. Well, here’s one.

“Carlson was a central figure in the defamation lawsuit, as we’ve detailed countless times in recent weeks. Not only that, but a former producer at the network named **Abby Grossberg** recently accused Carlson and his show staff of making anti-Semitic and misogynistic remarks behind the scenes on a frequent basis.”

**Meanwhile, at CNN, news anchor Don Lemon is exiting the cable network,** reports [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2023/04/24/1171662180/don-lemon-cnn-terminated?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).

“Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years,” the news outlet [said in a tweet](https://twitter.com/CNNPR/status/1650535190568026113?ref=capitolcommunicator.com). “We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors.”

In a [statement posted to his Twitter account](https://twitter.com/donlemon/status/1650533617636966400?ref=capitolcommunicator.com), Lemon confirmed his ouster, saying his agent told him Monday morning that he had been terminated by CNN.

“I am stunned. After 17 years at CNN, I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly,” Lemon said.

Lemon had recently [returned to the air](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/21/1158580541/cnns-don-lemon-returns-after-sexist-and-ageist-remarks-about-nikki-haley?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) after taking time off following [sexist and ageist remarks](https://www.npr.org/2023/04/24/1171662180/don-lemon-cnn-terminated?ref=capitolcommunicator.com#e) he made on CNN about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, states NPR.

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CARLSON PHOTO: FOX