Elon Musk reveals Tucker Carlson has NOT signed a deal with Twitter as he welcomes his new show to the platform… while ex-Fox News host accuses Rupert Murdoch of ‘breaking promises’ and the media giant of fraud and breach of contract
• Tucker Carlson announced in a video posted to Twitter on Tuesday that he is relaunching his show on the platform
• In a three-minute long video, he slammed the mainstream media and said anyone who tries to tell the truth ‘will be fired’
• Sources have previously said the former FOX News host is preparing for ‘war’ as he fights to be released from his $25 million-a-year noncompete clause
Elon Musk on Tuesday said he had not signed a deal with Tucker Carlson, hours after the fired Fox News host revealed he is relaunching his show on Twitter.
The ousted television host made the announcement in a three-minute video posted to his Twitter page on Tuesday, in which he slammed the mainstream media and said anyone who tries to tell the truth ‘will be fired.’
Sources close to Carlson have previously said he is preparing for ‘war’ against the network as he fights to be released from his $25 million-a-year contract, which prevented him from joining rival networks or starting one of his own.
‘The best you can hope for in the news business at this point is the freedom to tell the fullest truth that you can, but there are always limits,’ Carlson told his fans.
‘If you bump up against those limits often enough you will be fired for it. That’s not a guess, it’s guaranteed.’
He posted the video along with a tweet saying: ‘We’re back.’
Musk, who bought Twitter in October, said he had not signed a deal with Carlson, and the host would generate his own revenue from advertising.