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Cutting Ties
Fox News has not said why it ousted Tucker Carlson.
Late-night hosts speculated he was let go because of the text messages he sent deriding former President Donald Trump and Fox executives.
“Fox couldn’t have cared less when Tucker was saying vulgar, offensive stuff on television about other people, but when he said it in private about Fox News executives, they were suddenly outraged,” Seth Meyers said.
“I have no idea why he got fired. Fox had no problem with his cruelty, racism and paranoid conspiracy theories, so I doubt he got fired for that. I mean, firing Tucker for racism now — after tolerating it for so long — would be like canceling ‘Sesame Street’ because you just found out they were puppets.” — SETH MEYERS
“But what could they have on Tucker Carlson that would embarrass him? Did he once try to buy a fuel-efficient car? I mean, does he have a collection of paintings that weren’t by Hitler?” — JIMMY KIMMEL
The Bits Worth Watching
Black Thought and El Michels Affair brought the soul singer Kirby onto “The Tonight Show” for a performance of “Glorious Game” on Wednesday.
What We’re Excited About on Thursday Night
James Corden will be joined by Harry Styles and Will Ferrell for his “Late Late Show” finale on Thursday.
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