On the day before Dominion’s trial against Fox News, executives found private messages sent by Carlson that showed him making highly offensive remarks and often racist comments of his prime-time show. Discovery of Tucker Carlson's texts set off crisis:
·The day before Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation trial against Fox News was set to begin in a Delaware courthouse, the Fox board of directors and top executives made a startling discovery that helped lead to the breaking point between the network and Tucker Carlson, one of its top stars.
Several people with knowledge of Fox’s discussions said the redacted messages were a catalyst for one of the most momentous decisions that Fox and its leaders — the father-son team of Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch — had made in years: to sever ties with the host of their highest-rated and highly profitable prime-time program and a face of the network in the Trump era.
By the time the board did see the redacted material, Lachlan Murdoch was already moving to find an out-of-court accommodation with Dominion, having given his negotiators the go-ahead to increase Fox’s offer to the company, according to one of the people briefed on the discussions. Although statements made on his show represented only a small piece of the Dominion lawsuit, the disclosures related to his messages took on an outsize role and added to the company’s public relations woes.
The settlement of the Dominion case, however, has not ended the threat posed by the messages. The Times, The Associated Press and National Public Radio have challenged the redactions, meaning they could still become public.
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