Fox News host Greg Gutfeld defends ex-colleague Tucker Carlson from ‘hall monitor’ critics

Gutfeld, a late night show host on Fox, defended Carlson from backlash against a series of videos of him making off-the-cuff remarks on his Fox set.

Gutfeld, a late night show host on Fox, defended Carlson from backlash (Image: Getty Images)

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld once again came running to the defence of Tucker Carlson on Tuesday as more behind-the-scenes clips of Carlson’s comments leaked to the press.

Weighing in on a Twitter thread to Carlson’s off-air comments, Gutfeld slammed critics coming for Carlson in the wake of his abrupt exit from Fox News.

He wrote: “Apparently everyone understands nonsense banter between segments except for hall monitor failures bitterly chronicling the lives of the far more successful.”

Gutfeld, a co-host of The Five and host of his late-night show Gutfeld, defended Carlson twice last week, once on Twitter and another time during an episode of The Five

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He lashed out at his colleague Geraldo Rivera, who had issued some seething comments about Carlson after his departure.

Rivera tweeted: “I don’t wish ill on anybody, but there is no doubt – as I said at the time – Tucker Carlson’s perverse January 6 conspiracy theory was ‘bull***t.’ Having lost the election President Trump incited an insurrection that sought to undermine our Constitutional process.”

In response, Gutfeld hit back at Rivera for taking a shot at Carlson, which came across as Gutfeld was offering support to his former colleague.

“You’re a class act Geraldo. A real man of the people,” Gutfeld tweeted.

Carlson was suddenly fired last week by his longtime employer for reasons that were not made clear (Image: Getty Images)

Despite the somewhat raunchy nature of some of the behind-the-scenes clips of Fox’s former highest-rated host currently circulating, the videos do not seem to be grounds for termination, many have said.

In clips that have been making the rounds after being leaked to Media Matters, Carlson is seen criticising the Fox Nation online platform, for which he produced a significant amount of content.

Carlson said: “Nobody watches Fox Nation because the site sucks.” He added that the site’s failures were a “betrayal of our efforts.”

The video appears to have been shot on the set of Tucker Carlson Today, one of Fox Nation’s exclusive shows.

“I’m just frustrated with it. It’s hard to use that site. I don’t know why they’re not fixing it. It’s driving me insane. And they’re like making, like, Lifetime movies. But they don’t…work on the infrastructure of the site. Like what? It’s crazy. And it drives me crazy because it’s like we’re doing all this extra work and no one can find it. It’s unbelievable, actually,” said Carlson.

“We’re like working like animals to produce all this content, and the people in charge of it…they’re ignoring the fact that the site doesn’t work. And I think it’s like a betrayal of our efforts. That’s how I feel.”

Carlson was formerly Fox’s top rated host (Image: Getty Images)

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In another video posted by Media Matters, Carlson is overheard exchanging remarks with Fox Nation host Piers Morgan, who is about to interview him.

The conversation starts politely with Carlson welcoming Morgan to the company and Morgan saying he’s had a positive experience so far and then changes pace as Carlson delivers what is meant to be a humorous comment about sex.

Carlson said in jest: “If we’re going to talk about sex, I’d love to hit up some of the fine points of technique, but, you know, but it’s your show. It’s totally up to you.”

Morgan, playing along with the bit, responded: “We can certainly talk about your sexual technique, especially after your tanning testicle last week,” making reference to a segment Carlson did about the practice of tanning one’s testicles as a way to reduce a decline in testosterone levels.

“Not mine!” replied Carlson. “We’ll speak in more general terms, but I’ve got something to add.”

In another leaked clip, Carlson, speaking to someone off camera joked that someone’s “girlfriend was yummy,” then said: “Just kidding, in case this is being pulled off the bird. Hey, Media Matters for America, go f**k yourself! I don’t even know what his girlfriend looks like.

“And if I did, I would not find her yummy.”

The network has been tight-lipped in its explanation of Carlson’s bombshell firing.

In a statement last Monday, a spokesman said: “FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways.

“We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.”