Fox News Media and controversial host Tucker Carlson have "agreed to part ways", the media firm has mentioned.

The announcement comes lower than per week after mum or dad firm Fox Corp agreed to pay $787.5m (£632m) to Dominion Voting Systems to avert a defamation trial.

The trial would have put one of many world's high media firms within the crosshairs over its protection of false vote-rigging claims within the 2020 US election.

Carlson had been anticipated to testify within the Dominion trial.

The voting techniques firm had alleged that statements made on Carlson's present after the 2020 election have been defamatory.

The Denver-based firm added that messages between Carlson and his crew have been proof that they knew the falsehood of claims that their ballot-counting machines have been used to govern the election in favour of Joe Biden..

There has been no instant clarification from Fox about why Carlson is leaving.

The community has mentioned his final programme was on Friday.

"Fox News Tonight" will air stay at 8pm EST (1am Tuesday UK time) beginning this night as an interim present helmed by rotating Fox News personalities till a brand new host is known as, the community added.

"We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor," the press launch from Fox News mentioned.

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