After The Five went to remote filming during Covid, the tension between Juan Williams and Fox News funnyman and beloved co-host Greg Gutfield began to swell.
According to the Daily Beast:
[O]ne major driver of Williams’ sudden departure from the highly-rated opinion show was his run-ins with colleague Greg Gutfeld, who had wanted The Five to return to studio and felt Williams was the main reason they were filming remotely.
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[T]he tension seemed to ramp up in recent months, especially after the show went back to filming remotely after Williams’ December covid diagnosis. And generally, the tension was highest with co-host Greg Gutfeld.
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One network insider told The Daily Beast that Gutfeld had been pushing Albano for a while to get Williams removed from The Five, adding that Gutfeld was “really pissed they’re not all back in the studio together and he blames Juan for not being back.”
After the January 6th Capitol insurrection, the relationship between Williams and Gutfield grew increasingly heated. Williams accused his co-hosts of downplaying Trump’s role in the event and ignoring the Trump impeachment.
With Juan leaving the show, Fox News intends to have a rotation of liberal commentators to fill his shoes.
However, if you are a Fox News watcher you can expect to still see Juan on your TV, just not on The Five.
“As the show goes back to the New York Studio, I’ll be staying in D.C.,” Williams said. “I’ll be working for Fox out of Washington. My work as a Fox News political analyst will continue.
