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yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 08:40 AM Jul 2020

Looks like Bowtie Boy Tucker Carlson is going down.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/confirmed-fox-knew-of-harassment-allegations-against-tucker-carlson-before-his-pre-planned-vacation/

Fox News learned the details of sexual harassment allegations against top network host Tucker Carlson on July 9, four days before Carlson announced on the air that he would be taking a “long-planned” vacation, Salon has confirmed.
Carlson, who claims to have gone into journalism after a career in the CIA failed to pan out, was named in a sweeping and graphic sexual misconduct lawsuit which two women filed against the network Monday in a New York federal court.

The women, Jennifer Eckhart and Cathy Areu, alleged rape and sexual harassment at the hands of some of Fox News’ biggest stars, including the recently fired Ed Henry and Carlson’s primetime colleague Sean Hannity. Areu singled Carlson out for allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation.

Michael J. Willemin, an attorney who along with veteran sexual misconduct litigator Doug Wigdor represents the two women, told Salon that their team informed the network about the details surrounding Areu’s allegations July 9, which a Fox News spokesperson confirmed to Salon in an email.


Looks like Hannity is caught up in the abuse scandal as well. Oh the humanity!

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Looks like Bowtie Boy Tucker Carlson is going down. (Original Post) yellowcanine Jul 2020 OP
Oh good he'll be free to be Drumpf's vp candidate soothsayer Jul 2020 #1
Hey, isn't Ainsley Earhardt living at Hannity's house? I wonder how this new is being received. TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #85
LOL Joinfortmill Jul 2020 #106
Please let this stick Nikki28 Jul 2020 #2
Franklin???? ET Awful Jul 2020 #28
If only it were Al Franklin and not Al Franken. If only! iscooterliberally Jul 2020 #29
Yes, Ben's brother. yellowcanine Jul 2020 #52
Al Franken didn't sexually harrass anyone....not even close to the same thing. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #81
I don't believe Franken did anything wrong either. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2020 #98
franken is what happens when dem and progressive leadership ignore talk radio, the certainot Jul 2020 #100
CIA? Bwahahahaha. underpants Jul 2020 #3
Was that Mr Carlson leftieNanner Jul 2020 #24
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." dchill Jul 2020 #93
Thank you for the huge laugh! leftieNanner Jul 2020 #95
UR welcome! dchill Jul 2020 #102
From what I can tell... BGBD Jul 2020 #27
Yeah, and my Olympic career unfortunately didn't work out, and tenure at Harvard fizzled out, Rabrrrrrr Jul 2020 #36
It's all BGBD Jul 2020 #38
Me neither. Lord Ludd Jul 2020 #94
keep on trucking! KatyMan Jul 2020 #55
He probably had a problem with the 'I' part. Captain Zero Jul 2020 #30
In this instance, "long planned" only means that... NurseJackie Jul 2020 #4
+1, its a tell that something was wrong and that the women had hard enough evidence that Carlson uponit7771 Jul 2020 #7
Not "if they were innocent" but rather if a cover-up were possible groundloop Jul 2020 #16
+1, the evidence must be strong enough where they can't cover it up ... that's good for America uponit7771 Jul 2020 #22
very good for america. hannity was second fiddle to limbaugh on radio and certainot Jul 2020 #46
This is great news Cetacea Jul 2020 #78
thanks! certainot Jul 2020 #88
Word on the street is that Laura Ingraham wants to be the new Limbaugh Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #101
600 limbaugh stations with multiple owners are not going with her - dems need to stick a stake in it certainot Jul 2020 #103
Cool. nt Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #104
Yeah, an announced vacation in radio/TV almost always means the person is out DemInBuckhead Jul 2020 #17
"Long planned vacation" is the new "spend more time with my family"... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #23
Hiking on the Appalachian Trail requires planning. yellowcanine Jul 2020 #53
Especially if you want to take your South American squeeze toy... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #58
Nice reference. Obscure, but nice. RussellCattle Jul 2020 #62
K&R, I pray they have hard evidence to make them shit can them now. Even if they don't I don't see uponit7771 Jul 2020 #5
Doug Wigdor is involved, so be careful DFW Jul 2020 #6
Thx !!! My expectations have been tempered. uponit7771 Jul 2020 #9
ok, we will see. I know there was a bs allegation against Hannity a few years ago JI7 Jul 2020 #14
I'll wait and see, too DFW Jul 2020 #40
+1, this is typical Russian like feints to discredit the media on topics uponit7771 Jul 2020 #73
+1 chowder66 Jul 2020 #70
Tucker deserves a proper going-away present Vogon_Glory Jul 2020 #8
Sucker should get 20 tons of single-ply toilet paper. nt NCjack Jul 2020 #39
But he can't sew the TP into a cape and pointy hood that so many of his friends wear. n/t Vogon_Glory Jul 2020 #54
Eh...leave FOX and get on the Trump TV soon enough Bengus81 Jul 2020 #10
The Goddamn Democrats Strike Again! Glamrock Jul 2020 #11
I don't know how Soros can afford to pay them MyOwnPeace Jul 2020 #15
My last Soros paycheck was MontanaMama Jul 2020 #43
Buh-bye Fucker and Shammity! lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #12
If only they got rid of Fox and Friends. LiberalFighter Jul 2020 #13
How will "Family Man" Tucker Carlson's wife and kids take this news: Mike 03 Jul 2020 #18
So, Fox knew about the lawsuit long before the long-scheduled unannounced vacation. Interesting. George II Jul 2020 #19
You know by looking at them and listening to 3 words out of their mouths Blecht Jul 2020 #20
Well, there goes that 2024 Presidential run nattyice Jul 2020 #21
Bwahahaha DemInBuckhead Jul 2020 #25
Actually this works into his favor to get the nomination Cosmocat Jul 2020 #26
It would also help jayschool2013 Jul 2020 #32
Maybe soon after the 2020 election, Malaria will be free and on-the-hunt. She can NCjack Jul 2020 #45
You forgot about the pee tape. iscooterliberally Jul 2020 #33
Poor widdle (Rhymes With "Tucker") NT jayschool2013 Jul 2020 #31
Link to Complaint is below BUT BEWARE, it comes with a "Trigger Warning" MFGsunny Jul 2020 #34
Just vile! smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #57
This! n/t MFGsunny Jul 2020 #65
Tuckered Out. Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #35
Fair and balanced. pwb Jul 2020 #37
FOX was losing their far RW viewers to OANN anyway. Tucker will have a slot there. Fla Dem Jul 2020 #41
tRump Family Gang looking to buy ONAN {strike}stroke{/strike} stake. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #47
That doesn't surprise me. calimary Jul 2020 #105
Unless he's in jail. Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #61
Tucker might be in trouble for helping dox a reporter louis-t Jul 2020 #42
Tucker threatened to dox the NYT reporter live on his show. But several weeks ago... FailureToCommunicate Jul 2020 #97
Carlson and Hannity have always been complete slimeballs. Sloumeau Jul 2020 #44
Tucker is *uckered. yellowcanine Jul 2020 #48
Puckered? MyOwnPeace Jul 2020 #49
That too yellowcanine Jul 2020 #51
"You get a falafel!" musette_sf Jul 2020 #50
Pleas let it be true.... RANDYWILDMAN Jul 2020 #56
Their base will deny and smear these brave women. saidsimplesimon Jul 2020 #59
kick Demovictory9 Jul 2020 #60
Fucker Carlson going down? shanti Jul 2020 #63
Hey carlson!! tiptonic Jul 2020 #64
Like Insane Clown POUTUS, Cucker and Mannatee will claim they're Hassler Jul 2020 #66
Curious to me that Jennifer Eckhart has no Wikipedia page. ZZenith Jul 2020 #67
Oh, the huge manatee! GoneOffShore Jul 2020 #68
LOL onetexan Jul 2020 #69
............ Upthevibe Jul 2020 #71
I thought Carlson... SergeStorms Jul 2020 #72
Am I wrong or have we been here before? jimlup Jul 2020 #74
Oooops. This one is worse than O'Reilly bad. Someone's got to go to jail. marble falls Jul 2020 #75
If the allegations are true. Ed Henry is a rapist. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #82
Someone's goimg to jail. marble falls Jul 2020 #84
Credit where credit is due the link to Salon where the article came from MagickMuffin Jul 2020 #76
Unfortunately, there's plenty more where Hannity and Carlson DeminPennswoods Jul 2020 #77
Has the Con sent his best wishes to Fucker and Hannity? malaise Jul 2020 #79
Evidence against Tucker is too weak to get him fired Cicada Jul 2020 #80
No it is not...I expect there have been other women who were paid off. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #83
I don't expect much. I remember Bill OReilly's AleksS Jul 2020 #86
Tucker smiboy1956 Jul 2020 #87
Why vote for any of those pos? rockfordfile Jul 2020 #89
So that settles it. It's Fucks Newz. nt live love laugh Jul 2020 #90
Good riddance, you disgusting, ecstatic Jul 2020 #91
Well, of course it had to be something like this. Tucker's vacation story is unbelievable TlalocW Jul 2020 #92
His family has a house on a lake in Maine. He's doing the show remotely from there. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2020 #107
From what I've seen, Henry's got big trouble. The other 2, not so sure. oldsoftie Jul 2020 #96
clearly this is a liberal dem marxist plot - like global warming certainot Jul 2020 #99

Nikki28

(557 posts)
2. Please let this stick
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 08:44 AM
Jul 2020

The same way they did with Al Franklin. Time to get these demons out of the news business. If these two go it would be half way there to taking our country back. The only fear I have is they will head one of Trump picks for Judge and make our government worse.

Demsrule86

(68,352 posts)
81. Al Franken didn't sexually harrass anyone....not even close to the same thing.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 06:21 PM
Jul 2020

And the Fox rapist could face criminal charges in New York. Franken was a hit job that some in our party stupidly supported. Thank God Northam stood tall.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
98. I don't believe Franken did anything wrong either.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:50 PM
Jul 2020

Nor Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. I think those were overblown. Generally, though, I believe women. I think every woman who has worked outside the home has been sexually harassed or coerced in some way. I used to work with lawyers and judges and it happened to me as a young woman. Nobody in authority will do anything about it. We know that.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
100. franken is what happens when dem and progressive leadership ignore talk radio, the
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 12:14 AM
Jul 2020

biggest political mistake in history - ongoing for 30 fucking years

like trump

 

BGBD

(3,282 posts)
27. From what I can tell...
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 10:21 AM
Jul 2020

He applied after college and his application was denied.

That was the extent of his intelligence career. From there he embarked on a career of unintelligence.

Rabrrrrrr

(58,347 posts)
36. Yeah, and my Olympic career unfortunately didn't work out, and tenure at Harvard fizzled out,
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:05 AM
Jul 2020

and I decided against pursuing my NFL career, and I'm now working on my astronaut career.

KatyMan

(4,147 posts)
55. keep on trucking!
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 01:49 PM
Jul 2020

With half-assed work, family connections and a trust fund, you're free to be the best you you can be (unlike those no good liberals/women/minorities/immigrants who don't work and want everything handed to them).

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
4. In this instance, "long planned" only means that...
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 08:48 AM
Jul 2020

His vacation wasn't long-planned. Carlson wasn't planning on taking a vacation. --- In this instance, "long planned" only means that Fox News Execs (and HR and PR departments) have a "long planned" policy in effect that any on-air talent who's mixed-up in rape or sexual harassment will be forced to take an immediate "vacation".

They're all playing with words and splitting hairs.

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
7. +1, its a tell that something was wrong and that the women had hard enough evidence that Carlson
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 08:53 AM
Jul 2020

... and Hannity did something wrong.

If these guys were innocent enough they'd fight it tooth and nail big time

groundloop

(11,488 posts)
16. Not "if they were innocent" but rather if a cover-up were possible
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 09:30 AM
Jul 2020

That's all that concerns them, can we explain our way out of this 'problem'. The top brass at Faux News don't give a shit about innocent or guilty, right or wrong, but merely whether or not they can wiggle out of it.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
46. very good for america. hannity was second fiddle to limbaugh on radio and
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:30 AM
Jul 2020

if putin loses those three (limbaugh due to lung cancer - after telling milllions for years cancer from smoking was a dem commie plot) the country will go 15.1 pts left - 12 pts for limbaugh, 3 pts for hannity, and .1 for carlson

this is really something to rejoice about - losing 3 of the biggest liars on the planet, responsible for millions of deaths from global warming denial and COVID

Cetacea

(7,367 posts)
78. This is great news
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 06:13 PM
Jul 2020

I'm happy for you in particular. Thanks again for your tireless efforts in spreading awareness.

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
101. Word on the street is that Laura Ingraham wants to be the new Limbaugh
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 12:20 AM
Jul 2020

when that treasonous pig finally dies.

She's a bigger piece of work than any of them.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
103. 600 limbaugh stations with multiple owners are not going with her - dems need to stick a stake in it
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 12:42 AM
Jul 2020

- the ad industry wants those stations and needs to know it's going to have to change programing on a lot of them

the age of limbaugh, the party of limbaugh, is over. it needs a nudge though

DemInBuckhead

(110 posts)
17. Yeah, an announced vacation in radio/TV almost always means the person is out
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 09:43 AM
Jul 2020

Fox is likely just working with the lawyers to make sure the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed, and making sure that's all in order before they push the person out.

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
5. K&R, I pray they have hard evidence to make them shit can them now. Even if they don't I don't see
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 08:52 AM
Jul 2020

... a court not allowing this to go to jury and that would be bad enough for Carlson and Hannity.

DFW

(54,056 posts)
6. Doug Wigdor is involved, so be careful
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 08:52 AM
Jul 2020

He is a Trump-supporting Foxsucker who represented Tara Reade against Joe Biden, and continued to defend her orally after dropping her as a client (I guess a LITTLE credibility is helpful for a high-profile lawyer in pursuing cases like this).

Hannity and Carlson are odious characters to us, so we want to believe this, but if Wigdor is involved, I want to see if this has some foundation to it before doing the happy dance over Hannity's or Carlson's downfall.

JI7

(89,182 posts)
14. ok, we will see. I know there was a bs allegation against Hannity a few years ago
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 09:27 AM
Jul 2020

it was against him from another right wing crazy type but no legal action was taken.

I don't know enough about Ed Henry but as much as I hate Hannity and Carlson I have to admit that i'm not sure I believe this in the way I did when it came to O'Reilly and some others .

DFW

(54,056 posts)
40. I'll wait and see, too
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:17 AM
Jul 2020

It would be typical of them to float a bogus accusation, watch Democrats jump all over it publicly, just to make us look foolish if it’s not true. If there’s any substance to the story, I think it will not be long in coming out.

Vogon_Glory

(9,086 posts)
8. Tucker deserves a proper going-away present
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 08:55 AM
Jul 2020

What do you give a guy who regularly spouts white-Supremacist talking points and networks with known bigots?

Multiple king-size white topsheets.

Glamrock

(11,781 posts)
11. The Goddamn Democrats Strike Again!
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 09:18 AM
Jul 2020

This is the work of George Soros! He's got his "European" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink, knowhatimean,knowhatimean) hands in everything! Fox needs to fight this! This is the first step to us all being micro-chipped by Pelosi at the behest of Bill Gates! Shut down the oppositions speech. It's in Ching Changs Book of War! Rush has already reached his expiration date. You can't go more than 6 or 7 days after that. you know what I'm saying. And now Hannity and Carleson are being accused of Rape and Sexual harassment? I told you this Weinstein thing was gonna be bad. I wonder how much these chicks are being paid by Soros?

And of course the obligatory

MyOwnPeace

(16,888 posts)
15. I don't know how Soros can afford to pay them
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 09:30 AM
Jul 2020

after all of the money he keeps sending me to write protest letters saying mean things about BunkerBoy!

I will admit, though, the latest check must be lost somewhere in the mail - perhaps in a bag with all of those cheating mail-in ballots from the last election.......

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
18. How will "Family Man" Tucker Carlson's wife and kids take this news:
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 09:43 AM
Jul 2020
32. Following the show, Mr. Carlson changed on set into his leather jacket for the
annual Christmas party that he told Ms. Areu he would only be attending for approximately 10
minutes to, “make a quick appearance.”

33. Following the show, Mr. Carlson, hardly making any effort to hide his intentions,
began telling Ms. Areu that he would be alone in New York City that night, and specifically said
that he would be staying alone in his hotel room without any wife or kids.

34. Without question, Mr. Carlson was probing to see whether Ms. Areu was
interested in a sexual relationship. Ms. Areu awkwardly sidestepped Mr. Carlson’s advances and
declined to spend the night at his hotel. Mr. Carlson promptly retaliated against Ms. Areu, who
was featured on his show only three times in 2019 and has not appeared once in 2020.

Blecht

(3,803 posts)
20. You know by looking at them and listening to 3 words out of their mouths
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 10:07 AM
Jul 2020

These guys have no respect for women. I'd believe that there is nothing too disgusting for them.

I hope they go down.

Cosmocat

(14,543 posts)
26. Actually this works into his favor to get the nomination
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 10:19 AM
Jul 2020

Just needs a few more dozen accusations, a few open affairs with porn stars and Penthouse models, a tape bragging about grabbling women by the vagina and he can walk away with the R nomination.

jayschool2013

(2,309 posts)
32. It would also help
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 10:38 AM
Jul 2020

if he married a former pole dancer/nude model/Eastern European "escort." You just can't have enough GOP "family values" going for you, right?

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
45. Maybe soon after the 2020 election, Malaria will be free and on-the-hunt. She can
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:24 AM
Jul 2020

hook-up with Sucker and do another 4-y tour in the White House.

pwb

(11,205 posts)
37. Fair and balanced.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:13 AM
Jul 2020

That is what they promise along with the so called truth. Let me guess here, Trump hardly knows them, Evangelicals forgive them, Republicans have no comment. From the team that has been leading the republicans by the nose for decades. If I had a fuck to give I would.

Maru Kitteh

(28,303 posts)
61. Unless he's in jail.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 02:21 PM
Jul 2020

Maybe.

"AND NOW LIVE - FROM FLORIDA'S PREMIERE STATE PENITENTIARY - IT'S TUCKER CARLSON!"


louis-t

(23,199 posts)
42. Tucker might be in trouble for helping dox a reporter
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:18 AM
Jul 2020

that he claims was "going to" release his home address. He's psychic, you know.

FailureToCommunicate

(13,989 posts)
97. Tucker threatened to dox the NYT reporter live on his show. But several weeks ago...
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 10:55 PM
Jul 2020

he dox-ed the Governor of Maine.

When you roll in the mud, Tucker, you're gonna get dirty too.

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
44. Carlson and Hannity have always been complete slimeballs.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:23 AM
Jul 2020

These allegations are completely unsurprising to me. Carlson and Hannity apparently want to be like Trump in *every* way.

RANDYWILDMAN

(2,645 posts)
56. Pleas let it be true....
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 01:53 PM
Jul 2020

not because I want women to be hurt or abused, Because the pain this man causes should not be allowed . Can he and hannity go the the same place bill o reilly went to and NEVER be heard from again

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
59. Their base will deny and smear these brave women.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 02:17 PM
Jul 2020

It seems evident to me that only a resounding defeat at the polls is the only lesson and message we can send.

ZZenith

(4,110 posts)
67. Curious to me that Jennifer Eckhart has no Wikipedia page.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 04:04 PM
Jul 2020

Never known someone so famous to not have a page on there.

Hmmmm.

jimlup

(7,968 posts)
74. Am I wrong or have we been here before?
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 05:09 PM
Jul 2020

Seems like Deja Vu. Wasn't something like this a thing a year ago? Like the last time Carlson went fishing?

AleksS

(1,665 posts)
86. I don't expect much. I remember Bill OReilly's
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 06:40 PM
Jul 2020

Issues, and it all rolled right off.

The whole GD world believes IOKIYAR.

Only Democrats get taken down by this stuff, no matter how spurious or untrue it is (see: Al Franken.)

Makes me sick.

TlalocW

(15,359 posts)
92. Well, of course it had to be something like this. Tucker's vacation story is unbelievable
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 07:51 PM
Jul 2020

I mean, do you honestly think he's ever gone fishing in his life?

TlalocW

FailureToCommunicate

(13,989 posts)
107. His family has a house on a lake in Maine. He's doing the show remotely from there.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 08:59 AM
Jul 2020

I 'spect he has done some fishing with his lil pole.

oldsoftie

(12,410 posts)
96. From what I've seen, Henry's got big trouble. The other 2, not so sure.
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 09:26 PM
Jul 2020

Unless Areu also has bad texts/emails. If so, I havent read that

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
99. clearly this is a liberal dem marxist plot - like global warming
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 12:11 AM
Jul 2020

absurd but true, according to 1500 unchallenged radio stations

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