TV host Tucker Carlson and Fox News have "agreed to part ways," Fox said in a statement Monday.
"We thank him for his service to the network," Fox said in the statement about the top-rated host, which noted that Carlson's last show was on Friday.
The network did not provide a reason for Carlson's departure.
The news comes nearly one week after a $787.5 million settlement agreement between the network and Dominion Voting Systems, which had accused Fox of knowingly pushing false conspiracy theories that the voting machine company rigged the 2020 presidential election in Joe Biden's favor, in what Dominion claims was an effort to combat concerns over declining ratings and viewer retention.
Fox defended its coverage, dismissing the suit as a "political crusade in search of a financial windfall."
A Dominion spokesperson declined to comment on Carlson's departure when contacted by ABC News.
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