LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Tucker Carlson, one of Fox News Channel’s most-watched hosts, said he would take a pre-planned vacation as his primetime program comes under intense scrutiny.Carlson announced his plans Monday in the wake of a new controversy surrounding his program, “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” after a CNN report last week revealed one of his top writers, Blake Neff, had posted racist and misogynist remarks over a long period on an online forum, AutoAdmit, largely used by law students.
That staffer resigned from Fox News, and the network’s top executives condemned his postings over the weekend.“We don’t endorse those words,” Carlson said. “They have no connection to the show.
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