‘He made my life hell’: Fox producer who sued Tucker Carlson before being fired says she celebrated his firing because he and his producer were ‘responsible for breaking me’
- Abby Grossberg, who was fired from FOX News shortly after filing a pair of lawsuits against the network, spoke out about Tucker Carlson’s firing
- She said he and his show’s executive producer Justin Wells were “responsible for breaking me”
- Grossberg has alleged in lawsuits that Carlson promoted a toxic work environment, with detailed descriptions of anti-Semitism and sexist remarks
The FOX News female booking producer who filed a lawsuit against longtime host Tucker Carlson last month says she celebrates his abrupt firing, noting that “he made my life hell.”
Abby Grossberg, who was fired from FOX shortly after filing two separate lawsuits against the network earlier this year, said in an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday that Carlson and his show’s executive producer Justin Wells were “responsible for breaking the law.” me’.
About the moment she found out Carlson had been abruptly fired Monday, Grossberg said she felt a slew of different emotions.
‘There were feelings of ‘Yes!’ and then also the reality that you don’t want anything bad to happen to anyone,” she said.
“But at the same time, Tucker and his executive producer Justin Wells, who was also fired, were really responsible for breaking me and making my life hell. So there is a sense of justice, but that is only partial.’
Abby Grossberg, who was fired from FOX shortly after filing two separate lawsuits against the network earlier this year, spoke about Tucker Carlson’s firing on Tuesday
The longtime news presenter was unceremoniously fired on Monday after 14 years at the station
Grossberg said she wanted to join Carlson’s show because it was a promotion from her previous position with Maria Bartiromo, and she got a good feeling with the staff when she interviewed.
“I was hoping it would be more professional and what he portrayed on air was just a show, and unfortunately it wasn’t,” she said Tuesday.
Insiders have said her lawsuit over bullying, sexism and anti-Semitism among Carlson’s senior staff combined with his own “disparaging” comments about senior News Corp executives reportedly led to Rupert Murdoch firing the star host.
According to her 79-page indictment of discrimination, Carlson nurtured an environment in which “unprofessional behavior reigned supreme and the staff’s dislike and contempt for women permeated nearly every work day.”
She claims she was personally a victim of anti-Semitism by senior producer Alexander McCaskill for installing a “ridiculous Christmas” display in the booking area despite knowing she was Jewish, along with a sign reading ” Hanukah bush’ that she took as a personal insult.
According to the lawsuit, McCaskill also harassed another Jewish employee for buying lunch at Breads Bakery, whom Grossberg claims he called the “Jewish bakery.”
Grossberg also alleges that when framing Carlson’s primetime show, producers, including Wells – who also left Fox yesterday – chose female guests based on their appearance and made inappropriate comments about female colleagues.
Grossberg’s lawsuit contains specific allegations against Justin Wells (left), Carlson’s senior executive producer who also left Fox yesterday, and Alexander McCaskill (right), another senior producer on his show
Grossberg also claims she was pressured by Fox lawyers to lie or downplay her concerns about Dominion. Fox has vigorously refuted those claims