Maren Morrisisn’t sweatingTucker Carlson’s Fox News departure.
On Monday, the network announced that the longtime pundit and FOX News Media “agreed to part ways” — and Morris, 33, wasn’t afraid to share her feelings on the matter.
“Happy Monday, MotherTucker,” she wrote in an Instagram Story featuring a faux screencap of a 2022Tucker Carlson Tonightairing, which referred to her as a “lunatic country music person.”
Maren Morris/Instagram
Morris then shared another graphic on her Instagram, which read, “the only tuckers allowed are the drag queens.”
Of course, Morris and Carlson’s history dates back to last September, when the controversial media personality, 53, called Morris both a “lunatic” and a “fake country music singer” on air as Brittany Aldean appeared on Carlson’s Fox News show amidsocial media drama over transgender rights.
At the time, Aldean — the wife ofJason Aldean— drew backlash from Morris and others in the country music industry after shedisparaged parents of transgender youthon Instagram. Morris responded on Twitter: “It’s so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human? Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie.”
Maren Morris, Tucker Carlson.Michael Kovac/Getty for Elton John AIDS Foundation; Roy Rochlin/Getty
The Twitter exchange then became a segment on Carlson’s show, and Carlson’s “lunatic” label for Morris eventually became the basis for at-shirt that raisedmore than $150,000 to benefittrans rights groupsthanks to Morris' efforts.
“ATTN LUNATICS New shirt in the shop. All proceeds will be split between @translifeline & the @glaad Transgender Media Program,” Morriscaptioned a photoof the shirt at the time.
Morris also reclaimed Carlson’s “lunatic” language when shemade herself into a timely memeback in October — but her latest Carlson clap-back comes as the host’s time at Fox News is officially done.
In its statement about Carlson’s departure, the network shared: “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.”
Carlson’s exit comes the same dayDon Lemonwasterminated from CNN. Other celebrities have shared their thoughts online, withMeghan McCainnot being shy about her reaction to the major changes at both networks.
“It’s a bad day to be a misogynist on cable man…” McCain wrote on Twitter in response to the news.
source: people.com
