Tucker Carlson.
Tucker Carlson.
  • Fox News fired Tucker Carlson, host of the most-watched prime-time show on Fox, on Monday.
  • The Rupert Murdoch-controlled company has declined to say why it fired Carlson.
  • Carlson's involvement in defamation and gender bias lawsuits has been the subject of speculation.

Allegations of sexism and harassment have dogged the most-watched prime-time pundit in the country for years – and on Monday, Fox News fired him.