Geraldo Rivera quits Fox News after being ‘fired’ from panel show ‘The Five’

Geraldo Rivera quits Fox News after being ‘fired’ from panel show ‘The Five’

Geraldo Rivera, Fox News correspondent, tweeted Thursday he is quitting Fox News after he said he was fired from “The Five,” the late-afternoon panel show.

“Bumpy day on the North Atlantic,” Rivera tweeted. “Anyway, I got fired from The Five, so I quit Fox. After 23 years tomorrow, Fox and Friends could be my last appearance on the network. Thanks for the memories.”

In the video, Rivera said that “I’m not going to be on The Five” this week as he’s “been fired” from the program.

Earlier this month, after announcing he would no longer be one of the show’s rotating “liberal” co-hosts, Rivera had noted that his final appearances would be June 29 and 30.

“And, as a result of that, I’ve quit Fox. So, I’ll have more to say about that on Fox & Friends tomorrow morning. Thank you,” he added.

Rivera told The Daily Beast on Thursday evening that his tweet “sums it up.” He added that he’s “not mad at anybody” and is “looking forward to the next adventure.”

“We reached an amicable conclusion with Geraldo over the past few weeks and look forward to celebrating him tomorrow on Fox & Friends which will be his last appearance on the network,” Fox News said in a statement.

After announcing his imminent departure from The Five last week, in which he said “being the odd man out isn’t always easy,” Rivera insisted to the Associated Press that it was his decision to leave Fox News’ most-watched program. At the same time, he added that Fox management “didn’t race after me to say, ‘Geraldo, please come back.’”

Earlier this month, Rivera said that it was his choice to leave “The Five,” but that Fox management “didn’t race after me to say, ‘Geraldo, please come back.’”

“The Five” had averaged more than 3 million viewers last year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.