Tucker Carlson is looking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to launch a new media company anchored on Twitter, a new report claims.
The former Fox News anchor is teaming up with ex-White House adviser Neil Patel and plan to anchor the new venture around extended versions of his Twitter shows, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Under the proposal, viewers could watch short clips of Carlon’s shows for free and would then need to subscribe to watch the full version, according to the Journal.
Carlson was pushed out by Fox Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch in the wake of the $787.5m settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over the spread of 2020 election lies.
After launching a new show on Twitter, he became embroiled in a bitter dispute with Fox who alleged he had broken the terms of his $25m annual contract.
Carlson and Mr Patel founded the right-wing Daily Caller news site in 2010, and have reportedly lined up a team of lawyers, financiers and media strategists for the new company, the Journal reports.
The media company would reportedly have its own website and mobile app, and would look to expand on other social media sites beyond Twitter.
The Elon Musk-owned social media platform this week began paying high-profile content creators to post on the site.
Far-right influencers to benefit from the new deal include Andrew Tate, who is facing allegations of human trafficking and rape in Romania.