Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News

One of the highest rated US TV hosts, Tucker Carlson, is leaving Fox News, the US media elephantine has announced.

In a statement, Fox said that the web and Mr Carlson person agreed to "part ways".

His past TV programme was Friday 21 April, the connection added. His primetime slot volition present beryllium hosted by a bid of interim hosts until a imperishable replacement is found.

The brief, 2 paragraph connection gave nary crushed for the decision.

The announcement comes conscionable days aft Fox News settled a defamation suit from the voting instrumentality institution Dominion implicit its sum of the 2020 statesmanlike election.

In the lawsuit, Dominion argued that its concern was harmed by Fox spreading mendacious claims its machines were rigged against Donald Trump.

The lawsuit prompted disclosures of substance messages that showed Mr Carlson's backstage views contrasted with his on-air output.

His show, which aired successful the coveted 20:00 to 21:00 EST slot, was cited repeatedly successful tribunal documents by Dominion's attorneys successful their assertion immoderate of its output was defamatory.

Mr Carlson's amusement was the second-highest rated connected US cablegram web TV the week betwixt 27 March and 2 April.