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
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.
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.
'I also want to be clear that we have not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever. Tucker is subject to the same rules & rewards of all content creators,' Musk tweeted, in response to Carlson's video.
'Rewards means subscriptions and advertising revenue share (still working on software needed for latter), which is a function of how many people subscribe and the advertising views associated with his content.'
On Tuesday, Carlson's lawyers sent an aggressive letter to Fox executives accusing them of fraud and breach of contract.
The letter was sent by Carlson's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, to Fox officials Viet Dinh, the company's chief legal officer, and Irena Briganti, the head of corporate communications.
It claimed that Fox employees, including 'Rupert Murdoch himself,' broke promises to Carlson 'intentionally and with reckless disregard for the truth,' Axios reported.
Fox News must take immediate steps 'to preserve all existing documents and data' relevant to Fox's relationship with Carlson, including correspondence between top executives and several media outlets.
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