Tucker Carlson, one of Fox News biggest stars, left the network without explanation on April 24, 2023. News outlets have reported that Carlson was fired on the personal order of Fox owner Rupert Murdoch for, among other things, using vulgar language to describe a female executive. However, Carlson has not directly addressed his reported firing and has only posted a cryptic video on his Twitter account that did not explain his exit. According to a new book by journalist Brian Stelter, Carlson was fired in part for alienating “large swaths” of the company and for acting like he was bigger than the network he was on. Fox News hasnt commented publicly on why it cut ties with Carlson, but it came after Fox News last week agreed to pay voting equipment company Dominion $787.5m to settle a high-profile defamation lawsuit. Carlsons departure reportedly came as a shock to media observers and left Fox Corporations stock reeling.