Fmr. Fox News Producer Abby Grossberg on Tucker’s Departure: ‘Yesterday Felt Like a “Twilight Zone” Episode’

Wallace Hi everyone It ░░░░░░░░ 4 00 in New ░░░░░░░░ The Fox News empire ░░░░░░░░ a crossroads today having ░░░░░░░░ more than three quarters ░░░░░░░░ a billion with a ░░░░░░░░ dollars for airing election ░░░░░░░░ conspiracies facing more lawsuits ░░░░░░░░ abruptly without its biggest ░░░░░░░░ star Tucker Carlson The ░░░░░░░░ York Times reports that ░░░░░░░░ s departure this week ░░░░░░░░ made all the more ░░░░░░░░ by the fact that ░░░░░░░░ network did nothing after ░░░░░░░░ pushed the envelope over ░░░░░░░░ over and over again ░░░░░░░░ inflammatory disinformation on multiple ░░░░░░░░ The network stuck by ░░░░░░░░ as did Lachlan Murdoch ░░░░░░░░ executive of the Fox ░░░░░░░░ after Carlson claimed that ░░░░░░░░ had made America poor ░░░░░░░░ dirtier He seemed to ░░░░░░░░ off his on air ░░░░░░░░ of a racist conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ known as the great ░░░░░░░░ along with revelations that ░░░░░░░░ was a prodigious airer ░░░░░░░░ the company s own ░░░░░░░░ laundry When Russia invaded ░░░░░░░░ Carlson s show frequently ░░░░░░░░ the Kremlin s point ░░░░░░░░ view attacking U S ░░░░░░░░ and blaming the conflict ░░░░░░░░ American designs for expanding ░░░░░░░░ The ideological fallout from ░░░░░░░░ s ouster is at ░░░░░░░░ hour unclear The Times ░░░░░░░░ this Mr Carlson s ░░░░░░░░ as a populist pundit ░░░░░░░░ media figure prefigured Trump ░░░░░░░░ takeover of the Republican ░░░░░░░░ His own conversion from ░░░░░░░░ tied libertarian to vengeful ░░░░░░░░ traced the nativist insurgency ░░░░░░░░ fractured and remade the ░░░░░░░░ during the Obama years ░░░░░░░░ he prospered in tandem ░░░░░░░░ Trump s presidency as ░░░░░░░░ New York real estate ░░░░░░░░ made Frank nativism and ░░░░░░░░ cultural resentment the primary ░░░░░░░░ of conservative politics But ░░░░░░░░ Fox and its star ░░░░░░░░ once prospered because of ░░░░░░░░ their efforts to deny ░░░░░░░░ overturn the election results ░░░░░░░░ thrust both the network ░░░░░░░░ the former president into ░░░░░░░░ peril That legal peril ░░░░░░░░ a 2 7 billion ░░░░░░░░ from Smartmatic a lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ one of Fox s ░░░░░░░░ and a lawsuit from ░░░░░░░░ former employee and staffer ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Carlson s own ░░░░░░░░ Abby Grossberg New York ░░░░░░░░ reports this Tucker Carlson ░░░░░░░░ facing a lawsuit from ░░░░░░░░ former head of booking ░░░░░░░░ Grossberg who says she ░░░░░░░░ subjected to a hostile ░░░░░░░░ discriminatory work environment Ms ░░░░░░░░ who was fired by ░░░░░░░░ News shortly after she ░░░░░░░░ two lawsuits against the ░░░░░░░░ in March joined Carlson ░░░░░░░░ team in 2022 after ░░░░░░░░ years as a senior ░░░░░░░░ for Maria Bartiromo another ░░░░░░░░ host Ms Grossberg said ░░░░░░░░ the lawsuit naming Mr ░░░░░░░░ that male producers regularly ░░░░░░░░ vulgarities to describe women ░░░░░░░░ frequently made anti Semitic ░░░░░░░░ Fox News denies her ░░░░░░░░ and says this We ░░░░░░░░ continue to vigorously defend ░░░░░░░░ against Ms Grossberg s ░░░░░░░░ legal claims which are ░░░░░░░░ with false allegations against ░░░░░░░░ and our employees That ░░░░░░░░ where we begin today ░░░░░░░░ us now is former ░░░░░░░░ News producer Abby Grossberg ░░░░░░░░ we just mentioned she ░░░░░░░░ suing Tucker Carlson and ░░░░░░░░ Fox executives for promoting ░░░░░░░░ hostile and discriminatory work ░░░░░░░░ while working on Tucker ░░░░░░░░ s show How are ░░░░░░░░ doing GROSSBERG Good Wallace ░░░░░░░░ GROSSBERG It s strange ░░░░░░░░ s been a really ░░░░░░░░ crazy ride yesterday felt ░░░░░░░░ a Twilight Zone episode ░░░░░░░░ Why GROSSBERG I heard ░░░░░░░░ news I was starting ░░░░░░░░ get these texts coming ░░░░░░░░ friends And it just ░░░░░░░░ a few words Tucker ░░░░░░░░ I thought okay maybe ░░░░░░░░ was the 60 Minutes ░░░░░░░░ that they were talking ░░░░░░░░ it and I started ░░░░░░░░ write back oh yeah ░░░░░░░░ saw the Epps thing ░░░░░░░░ s terrible I was ░░░░░░░░ while we were doing ░░░░░░░░ kind of coverage And ░░░░░░░░ said no he s ░░░░░░░░ And it was are ░░░░░░░░ sure Because obviously you ░░░░░░░░ I m at the ░░░░░░░░ of a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and it felt surreal ░░░░░░░░ there were a lot ░░░░░░░░ mixed emotions that went ░░░░░░░░ my head There were ░░░░░░░░ first like yes and ░░░░░░░░ also the reality that ░░░░░░░░ don t want anything ░░░░░░░░ to happen to anybody ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ and his executive producer ░░░░░░░░ Wells who was also ░░░░░░░░ really were responsible for ░░░░░░░░ me and making my ░░░░░░░░ a living hell So ░░░░░░░░ is a feeling of ░░░░░░░░ but it s only ░░░░░░░░ Wallace Why did you ░░░░░░░░ work for him GROSSBERG ░░░░░░░░ was working with Maria ░░░░░░░░ at the time I ░░░░░░░░ as a female that ░░░░░░░░ would never get the ░░░░░░░░ producer title there working ░░░░░░░░ that show The opportunity ░░░░░░░░ up to go to ░░░░░░░░ and it was a ░░░░░░░░ I would be overseeing ░░░░░░░░ team I would also ░░░░░░░░ overseeing three different platforms ░░░░░░░░ I liked the staff ░░░░░░░░ when I interviewed with ░░░░░░░░ And I was hoping ░░░░░░░░ it would be more ░░░░░░░░ and what he was ░░░░░░░░ on air was just ░░░░░░░░ show and unfortunately that ░░░░░░░░ t the case Wallace ░░░░░░░░ when do you realize ░░░░░░░░ GROSSBERG Immediately I show ░░░░░░░░ first day of work ░░░░░░░░ I know that this ░░░░░░░░ a popular one it ░░░░░░░░ been widely publicized there ░░░░░░░░ literally pictures like this ░░░░░░░░ of Nancy Pelosi in ░░░░░░░░ bathing suit in Europe ░░░░░░░░ all over There was ░░░░░░░░ one on my computer ░░░░░░░░ for the temporary computer ░░░░░░░░ had to use and ░░░░░░░░ had to take it ░░░░░░░░ just to work Within ░░░░░░░░ few days I was ░░░░░░░░ into Justin Wells office ░░░░░░░░ Alex McCaskill who was ░░░░░░░░ senior producer as well ░░░░░░░░ asked if Maria was ░░░░░░░░ an affair with Kevin ░░░░░░░░ It was just I ░░░░░░░░ shocked I couldn t ░░░░░░░░ believe it I was ░░░░░░░░