A 'pay or play' clause in Tucker Carlson's contract with Fox News could keep him off the air through the 2024 election: report
He has also expressed to people close to him a desire to make a swift return to the air, however, his contract with Fox News restricts him from working anywhere else until January 2025, sources familiar with the discussions told the Times.
One person with knowledge of Carlson's deal told the newspaper the former host's contract contains a"pay or play" clause that restricts network hosts from working with competitors for as long as they are under contract. Carlson was fired from Fox with little explanation. In the weeks before his termination, court records from the Dominion lawsuit revealed how the host
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