Carlson and Lemon Hire Same Attorney After Surprising Exits From Cable News

Breitbart: Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former CNN anchor Don Lemon hired the same lawyer to navigate their departures from their respective cable television channels.

Reports say Los Angeles, California-based attorney Bryan [Freedman] is representing both Carlson and Lemon. [Freedman] has reportedly [secured] favorable breakup terms for hosts before, including Megyn Kelly’s departure from NBC News in 2019 and the “The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison in 2021.

Who Is Bryan Freedman? Don Lemon And Tucker Carlson Hire Same Lawyer After Ousters. via @forbes https://t.co/8UNYq4hDPt

— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) April 25, 2023

HuffPost wrote:

• Forbes called the $10 million exit settlement [Freedman] got for Harrison, who was dumped for defending a contestant’s attendance at a Confederate-themed ball, “perhaps his most notable win.”
• The “famously aggressive litigator” continues to represent Chris Cuomo in his wrongful termination suit against CNN, The Daily Beast noted.
• Both Carlson and Lemon were shown the door on Monday, generating a seismic shift in cable news.

The New York Times noted that Lemon’s retainer of “aggressive Hollywood litigator” [Freedman] was a “clear sign of acrimony.”

Carlson’s exit from Fox News sent shockwaves through the political and media landscape.

#TuckerCarlsonFired & Don Lemon have hired the same lawyer after leaving their networks. Bryan Freedman is known as the go-to lawyer for multimillion-dollar payouts in messy media breakups. He's worked for former TV hosts at ABC, NBC, and CNN, and a long list of celebrities.

— UTRA_MAGA_MAN Ver. 6.0 (@Eyewin55Paul) April 25, 2023

Former President Donald Trump wrote that Carlson’s departure would be a big blow to cable news as well as America.

There are already reports of prominent as well as everyday conservatives canceling their subscription to Fox Nation in response to Carlson’s exit from Fox News.