Twitter / Media Matters for Americaĭuring the discovery phase of the defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion, text messages and emails revealed that Fox hosts and executives were skeptical of then-President Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud and rigged voting machines.Īnother batch of messages revealed Carlson’s scorn for Trump, including one text in which he declared, “I hate him passionately.” Media Matters for America, the liberal watchdog, has published leaked footage showing Carlson denigrating the network. She said the media has no right to access such records. Mowery wrote in the letter that much of the material its competitors sought wasn’t relevant to the issues of the lawsuit. Davis to reveal mostly private text messages and conversations between Fox employees shortly after the 2020 presidential election that were uncovered during the lawsuit.įox lawyer Katharine L. APĮarlier this week, a group of media companies which includes the New York Times, National Public Radio and the Associated Press asked Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Carlson, the highly rated cable news host, was fired by Fox News late last month. The Post’s corporate parent, News Corp., is a sister company to Fox Corp.įox News’ lawyers have also asked the Delaware judge who presided over Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit against the network to reject a request by media organizations to unseal records from the case, which has been settled. When reached by The Post, MMFA responded in a statement that “reporting on newsworthy leaked material is a cornerstone of journalism.” is threatening legal action against Media Matters for America over its “Foxleaks” series featuring leaked behind-the-scenes footage of now-former Fox News star Tucker Carlson. “Fox demands that Media Matters cease and desist from distribution, publication, and misuse of Fox’s misappropriated proprietary footage, which you are now on notice was unlawfully obtained,” the attorneys wrote to Carusone. “This proprietary material was given to you without Fox’s authorization,” the letter went on to state. “Fox did not consent to its distribution or publication … does not consent to its further distribution or publication,” the attorneys wrote. “That unaired footage is Fox’s confidential intellectual property,” attorneys for Fox News’ parent company, Fox Corp., wrote in their letter to Angelo Carusone, the head of MMFA. MMFA’s most recent installment of “Foxleaks” shows Carlson having makeup applied by a Fox News staffer, who is asked by the host if “pillow fights ever break out” in the women’s bathroom. The footage shows Carlson, the highly rated primetime cable host who was dismissed by Fox News on April 24, during commercial breaks making comments denigrating the network. The letter from Fox attorneys is in response to a series of stories published in recent days by MMFA, the liberal pressure group founded by Democratic Party operative David Brock, under the headline “Foxleaks.” Obama roasted for answer to what keeps him up at night: ‘Starving for attention’ĬNN primetime ratings plummet behind Newsmax following Trump bumpįox News host invokes second amendment to defend Ja MorantĬNN’s Trump town hall host Kaitlan Collins roasted by liberals over past Soros attacks, anti-gay tweetsĪttorneys representing Fox News are threatening legal action against the liberal media watchdog Media Matters for America for airing leaked behind-the-scenes clips showing the network’s now-former host Tucker Carlson.
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