Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon hire a top Hollywood lawyer
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Tucker Carlson (left) and Don Lemon were ousted from their perches at Fox News and CNN recently.
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NEW YORK – Former Fox News star host Tucker Carlson and former CNN anchor Don Lemon, freshly ousted from their perches at top cable networks,
The prominent Hollywood lawyer, Mr Bryan Freedman, has a track record of getting multimillion-dollar settlements for TV stars and other celebrities.
He represents Mr Chris Cuomo, the former CNN anchor who is seeking US$125 million (S$167 million) for wrongful termination
The news that both Mr Carlson, until recently Fox’s top-rated prime time star, and Mr Lemon, until recently one of CNN’s morning hosts, had retained Freedman portended possible fights ahead.
Mr Freedman declined to comment.
Mr Freedman, who is based in Los Angeles, founded the law firm Freedman and Taitelman with Michael Taitelman in 1997.
He became known as an aggressive litigator, taking on high-profile clients in the entertainment industry, including Quentin Tarantino, Julia Roberts, Mariah Carey, Seth Rogen and Gabrielle Union.
In recent years, he has represented axed TV hosts including Mike Richards, a former executive producer of Jeopardy!,
He also represented Michael Jackson’s estate in a US$100 million fight against the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland,
For the past 14 years, Mr Freedman has been included in The Hollywood Reporter’s annual list of the entertainment industry’s top 100 lawyers. In 2022, he said to the publication: “How do employers police their own? What kind of due process is there?”
Mr Freedman was accused of sexual assault in the 1980s while he was a university student and eventually settled the case for US$40,000 without admitting liability, according to court documents. Insider earlier reported the suit and settlement. NYTIMES
