Sounds like Dinesh demanded the full trailer be shown on air, and Tucker’s producer said there wasn’t time in the segment, so Dinesh cancelled at the last minute. The accusation that Tucker’s team wanted to steal the content is not supported by this text exchange. They planned to give Dinesh and 2000 Mules full credit.
If you want to see how abusively @TuckerCarlson and his @FoxNews team deal with people, read this thread. It’s an exchange between me and Tucker’s executive producer @justinbwells
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
The story goes back to early February when I produced a teaser trailer for the upcoming film. Tucker invited Catherine to come on the show and she recommended they run the teaser trailer to go with her interview. Everything seemed all set until…
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
So basically they wanted to steal our content and pretend like they had produced it. I politely said no. I had earlier clarified with Alex that they should either use the full teaser trailer or not. Yet my refusal to let them go ahead provoked the following exchange
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
“You f-ed over an important show and ally that was trying to do you a solid. Don’t ever bother working on anything with us in the future. And never try to bully my team again. Today’s move was short-sighted and dumb. Good luck with everything in the future.”
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
“…cut out all reference to the film, and run with it as your story. That doesn’t strike me as very fair or decent even if you do have “the most watched show in America.” I simply told Alex we will try and place it elsewhere because our original terms were unacceptable to you”
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
“We would never cut out reference to the film and pass off your story as ours. Our content is far superior to yours. I’m quite confident in that. You live in a fantasy world. You f-ed with our booking on the day of a segment…
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
My reply: “Catherine is her own person. I produced the trailer and that was my only condition that I made clear to Alex. Use all of it or don’t use it. He understood and said so. I am no party to any other discussions so where have I acted badly here?
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
“You presumed you could just go ahead and cut the trailer and that I would give in and say fine. I’m producing this movie in conjunction with Salem Media and they don’t want to have it cut.
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
Justin Wells: “Bulls-t. You’ve wasted enough of our time. We feel terrible for Catherine though. I didn’t know what your terms were. You dumped them on us at the last minute. You and Salem are dictating how much of a trailer a news show runs that’s trying to give you promotion?
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
“Pathetic. There is nothing reasonable about your position. It’s moronic.”
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
What corporation in America can get away with treating people this way? Remember I’m a regular Fox guest. I’ve been appearing on the network almost every week for a couple of years. Even so Tucker’s team has no compunction about adopting this imperious, insulting tone
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
Suzanne Scott the CEO of Fox needs to address this issue, not because of the exchange itself, but because it seems to be the explanation, or a big part of the explanation, for Tucker suppressing any mention of “2000 Mules” on the air
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
The movie is important because of the issues it raises. Without honest elections we’re no longer a constitutional democracy. The country is at stake. Fox is an important force for good and so is Tucker. I’m hoping that both will rise above pettiness here and do the right thing
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 13, 2022
