[tim333]

It's kind of part of the same thing. He said stuff Murdoch didn't like so he was gone. Whether he believed it or not is hard to tell.

[dumah]

No, he finally said something that cost Murdoch money instead of making him money.

[sjsdaiuasgdia]

Exactly. They were totally fine with Carlson's content until it cost them a significant amount of money.

[ZeroGravitas]

Part of the lawsuit is that he and the other Fox hosts were texting each other and mocking the lies they were saying on air as obvious nonsense.

[isleyaardvark]

Did he say something different after the $787 million judgement? Because the whole reason that judgement came down is because Murdoch was fine with what Carlson was saying.