SaysWho? Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Scoop: Fox demands Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist in new letter WWW.AXIOS.COM "Tucker will not be silenced by anyone," his lawyers said in a statement. Quote Fox is continuing to pay Carlson, and maintains that his contract keeps his content exclusive to Fox through Dec. 31, 2024. Carlson is making a First Amendment argument for posting on Twitter, and asserts that Fox has committed material breaches of his contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 lol lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Non-competes aren't typically all that enforceable, so good luck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Spork3245 said: Non-competes aren't typically all that enforceable, so good luck Yeah pretty much my thought on this. I don't see this going anywhere for Fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 What Fox supposedly has here is not a non-compete though. They are just saying he remains employed under the terms of the contract, and that contract disallows producing content anywhere but Fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 35 minutes ago, sblfilms said: What Fox supposedly has here is not a non-compete though. They are just saying he remains employed under the terms of the contract, and that contract disallows producing content anywhere but Fox. Yup - he hasn't actually been "fired" by Fox at all, he's only just not on the broadcast schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePi Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 It's thesame scheme the WWE used for years for their wrestler's they've released. Keep them on ice for months and still pay out their contract so they can't go anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 I'm surprised they care so much about a Twitter show. I understand keeping him under contract so he doesn't take his audience to NewsMax or whatever, but Twitter is hardly a threat. Not that I'll shed a tear for anyone in this situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 12 minutes ago, TwinIon said: I'm surprised they care so much about a Twitter show. I understand keeping him under contract so he doesn't take his audience to NewsMax or whatever, but Twitter is hardly a threat. Not that I'll shed a tear for anyone in this situation. I'm guessing that not enforcing the contract against him doing a show on Twitter harms their ability to enforce it if he tries to go to NewsMax. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 But it's probably also about Uncle Rupert seeing this as a personal vendetta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Well sure, you keep him off the air for as long as possible and his brand and worth both go down significantly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 4 hours ago, sblfilms said: What Fox supposedly has here is not a non-compete though. They are just saying he remains employed under the terms of the contract, and that contract disallows producing content anywhere but Fox. Ah, that’s very different then. I thought he was terminated and they already paid out the remainder/early termination fee for some reason. 2 hours ago, ThreePi said: It's thesame scheme the WWE used for years for their wrestler's they've released. Keep them on ice for months and still pay out their contract so they can't go anywhere else. WWE is a bit different: they’re not employees. Since they’re independent contractors it’s believed that if one of them would try to fight the 90-day clause that they’d win. None have bothered to try, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Can't he just quit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 15 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: Can't he just quit? I'm guessing terminating his contract early would cost him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 8 hours ago, ThreePi said: It's thesame scheme the WWE used for years for their wrestler's they've released. Keep them on ice for months and still pay out their contract so they can't go anywhere else. Fitting—he is the political equivalent of a WWE character. (If a WWE character were to gain such a huge following of fans taking his antics seriously that it had malignant effects on society) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 6 hours ago, Signifyin(g)Monkey said: Fitting—he is the political equivalent of a WWE character. (If a WWE character were to gain such a huge following of fans taking his antics seriously that it had malignant effects on society) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Spork3245 said: If Trump is convicted this will qualify as a beautifully metaphorical gif. (Ref=legal system, arena=world stage) Not sure what the meaning of the wrestler in the background would be though… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Signifyin(g)Monkey said: If Trump is convicted this will qualify as a beautifully metaphorical gif. (Ref=legal system, arena=world stage) Not sure what the meaning of the wrestler in the background would be though… Biden duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Signifyin(g)Monkey said: If Trump is convicted this will qualify as a beautifully metaphorical gif. (Ref=legal system, arena=world stage) Not sure what the meaning of the wrestler in the background would be though… The metaphor goes deeper than that since the Ref IS the wrestler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Signifyin(g)Monkey said: If Trump is convicted this will qualify as a beautifully metaphorical gif. (Ref=legal system, arena=world stage) Not sure what the meaning of the wrestler in the background would be though… 27 minutes ago, TUFKAK said: Biden duh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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