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Leaked video footage of Tucker Carlson, a prominent Fox News personality, expressing his frustration with Fox Nation, a streaming service for which he produces content..The footage was published by Media Matters for America, a progressive watchdog. The footage was recorded in August 2022 before Carlson's interview with Andrew Tate, a controversial right-wing social media personality who was arrested on allegations of rape, people trafficking, and organized crime in December 2022.
In the leaked video footage, Carlson is seen on his Fox News set, talking on the phone with an unidentified male Briton, and discussing his upcoming interview with Tate. Carlson calls the Fox Nation website "unwatchable" and says that "nobody watches" it. He also criticizes the site's infrastructure, saying that it is "driving him insane."
Carlson expresses frustration that he and his team are "working like animals" to produce content for Fox Nation, but the people in charge of the service are ignoring the fact that the site doesn't work. Carlson feels that this is a betrayal of their efforts and that it shows a lack of support for their work.
The article notes that The New York Times also obtained video footage of Carlson speaking off-air. In this footage, Carlson reportedly discusses "postmenopausal fans" and whether they would approve of how he looks on air. He is also heard describing a woman he finds "yummy."
Fox News declined to comment on the leaked footage, and the article notes that the network has been bullish about its streaming service. Lachlan Murdoch, the CEO of Fox Corporation, had previously stated that Carlson had helped increase Fox Nation subscriptions by 40 percent in 2021.
The article concludes with a message from The Guardian, a reader-funded news outlet that relies on the ongoing generosity of its readers to provide reliable reporting. The Guardian notes that they have no billionaire owner, meaning they can fearlessly chase the truth and report it with integrity. They urge their readers to invest in their journalism and support their ongoing efforts to provide open and free access to information.
