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Geraldo Rivera Says He Is Feeling ‘Free at Last’ After Leaving Fox News<!-- wp:html --><p>Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter</p> <p>Former Fox News stalwart Geraldo Rivera told CNN he felt “liberated” and “free, free at last” after leaving the network in his first interview with the outlet in 15 years on Tuesday night.</p> <p>Rivera joined Alisyn Camerota to discuss the latest details in the Trump investigations, but the conversation soon took a turn his former employer.</p> <p>Rivera revealed last month that he was <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/geraldo-rivera-quits-fox-news-says-he-was-fired-from-the-five">quitting</a> the network after almost 23 years with the company. He’d been fired from his co-hosting gig on <em>The Five</em>, the conservative cable giant’s most-watched program, which he later said was due to a “<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/geraldo-dishes-about-toxic-relationship-that-led-to-fox-news-departure">toxic relationship</a>” he had with one of the top-rated show’s co-stars.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/geraldo-rivera-says-he-is-feeling-free-at-last-after-leaving-fox-news">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Former Fox News stalwart Geraldo Rivera told CNN he felt “liberated” and “free, free at last” after leaving the network in his first interview with the outlet in 15 years on Tuesday night.

Rivera joined Alisyn Camerota to discuss the latest details in the Trump investigations, but the conversation soon took a turn his former employer.

Rivera revealed last month that he was quitting the network after almost 23 years with the company. He’d been fired from his co-hosting gig on The Five, the conservative cable giant’s most-watched program, which he later said was due to a “toxic relationship” he had with one of the top-rated show’s co-stars.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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