Geraldo Rivera, the longtime Fox News personality, announced on Monday that he was being “booted” from the network’s popular show “The Five.”
“Morning, it’s official, I’m off @TheFive. My last scheduled show appearances are Thursday and Friday June 29th and 30th. It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity. Being odd man out isn’t always easy. For the time being, I’m still Correspondent at Large,” Rivera tweeted.
“It’s been a great run,” Rivera said in a tweet. “But I’m being booted off The Five. Thank you to my loyal viewers over the years.”
In a conversation with the Associated Press later on Wednesday, Rivera claimed that it was his decision to leave The Five, but added that Fox management “didn’t race after me to say, ‘Geraldo, please come back.’”
In early May, he complained that he’d “been canceled” from upcoming broadcasts of the program, adding that he was “sure there’s a good reason” before noting that he’d be back later in the month. The alleged cancellations came after his The Five co-host, Greg Gutfeld, mocked the veteran Fox personality for criticizing Tucker Carlson following the network’s firing of the right-wing star.
During his AP interview, Rivera would not comment directly on his relationship with Gutfeld. He did note, however, that there “has been a growing tension that goes beyond editorial differences and personal annoyances and gripes.” He added that as he approached his 80th birthday, it is no longer “worth it to me” as the show is “too intimate a place and it gets too personal.”
It is unclear what Rivera will do next. He has said that he is considering starting his own podcast.
Morning, it’s official, I’m off @TheFive. My last scheduled show appearances are Thursday and Friday June 29th and 30th. It’s been a great run and I appreciate having had the opportunity. Being odd man out isn’t always easy. For the time being, I’m still Correspondent at Large.
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) June 21, 2023
