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<p>Tucker Carlson and his loyalists have begun an intense pressure campaign against Fox News in the hopes of getting him released from a noncompete clause—and people familiar with the situation tell Confider the squabble may only get worse as the fired primetime star may know where some proverbial bodies are buried. </p>
<p>A steady <a href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/tucker-carlson-fox-news-exit-dominion-lawsuit-twitter-show-1235613404/">stream of leaks</a> about Fox News over the past week, designed to <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/19/exclusive-fox-news-lawyer-phone-call-tucker-carlson-breach-of-contract-case/">embarrass the network</a> or further <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-demonizes-trans-people-while-parent-company-calls-for-inclusivity">undermine its standing with conservative</a> viewers, have come after negotiations between Carlson’s lawyers and Fox have stalled out. </p>
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Tucker Carlson and his loyalists have begun an intense pressure campaign against Fox News in the hopes of getting him released from a noncompete clause—and people familiar with the situation tell Confider the squabble may only get worse as the fired primetime star may know where some proverbial bodies are buried.
