- A former Fox producer suing Tucker Carlson mentioned his Monday ouster left her with “blended emotions.”
- Abby Grossberg spoke to MSNBC this week about her ongoing lawsuits in opposition to Carlson and Fox.
- “There’s a feeling of justice,” Grossberg mentioned of Carlson’s firing. “Nevertheless it’s simply partial.”
A former Fox Information producer who’s suing Tucker Carlson and different firm executives for operating a “sexist” work atmosphere mentioned Carlson’s surprising ouster on Monday felt just like the deliverance of “partial” justice.
Abby Grossberg, who booked expertise for “Tucker Carlson Tonight” earlier than she was fired in March shortly after submitting two lawsuits in opposition to Fox, spoke to MSNBC on Tuesday within the wake of Carlson’s bombshell departure from the community, talking about her ongoing lawsuit, in addition to her response to her former boss’s firing.
“Yesterday felt like a Twilight Zone episode,” Grossberg mentioned on “Deadline: White Home” of studying about Carlson’s go away the day earlier than. “I am on the heart of plenty of this and it felt surreal.”
In a March 20 criticism, Grossberg alleged that she was “remoted, overworked, undervalued, denied alternatives for promotion, and usually handled considerably worse than her male counterparts, even when these males have been much less certified than her.”
Fox Information has denied the allegations, and a spokesperson for the corporate instructed Insider final week that they’d “vigorously defend Fox” in opposition to Grossberg’s authorized claims, which they mentioned “haven’t any benefit.”
However chatting with MSNBC on Tuesday, Grossberg alleged she skilled cases of sexism at Carlson’s primetime present, together with male employees members’ pleasure over presumably touring to Romania to interview and hang around with accused human trafficker and rapist Andrew Tate, in addition to a newsroom tradition that allowed the outstanding show of photographs of Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi in a swimsuit plastered on laptop screens.
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As she spoke out in opposition to such incidents, Grossberg mentioned she was progressively shut out of conferences, mocked, and finally demoted.
So, when she realized that Carlson had been ousted on Monday morning, Grossberg mentioned she was left with “blended feelings.”
“Tucker and his govt producer, Justin Wells, who was additionally fired, have been liable for breaking me and making my life a dwelling hell,” she mentioned.
“There’s a feeling of justice,” Grossberg added. “Nevertheless it’s simply partial.”
Attorneys for Grossberg mentioned in an announcement final week that they continue to be “as dedicated as ever” to pursuing litigation in opposition to Fox with the purpose of implementing significant change on the community, particularly within the wake of Dominion Voting Techniques’ $787.5 million settlement with Fox final week.
Grossberg has additionally alleged that Fox Information attorneys coerced her into making false statements in a deposition for the since-settled Dominion lawsuit. Her attorneys mentioned final week that they discovered a number of recordings, together with with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and different Trump allies linked to the 2020 election, on her work units that Fox by no means gave to Dominion throughout discovery.
Grossberg mentioned Tuesday that Dominion has since obtained the recordings.
Within the aftermath of the Dominion settlement, Fox continues to face authorized troubles, together with within the type of one other main lawsuit from Smartmatic, an election know-how firm suing Fox on allegations that the community allowed company to defame its merchandise within the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
Grossberg mentioned Tuesday that she has been subpoenaed within the case.
Whereas Carlson’s departure was welcome information to Grossberg, she mentioned there’s one thing else she’s eagerly awaiting.
“I need an apology from Fox,” she mentioned.
