Interesting that he's still on the payroll, either to return him to the airwaves later, or at least keep him from being hired elsewhere and used to strip their audience away... that could still be a factor in the defamation suit against them, although Smartmatic would have to prove that Fox intends to return him to the air once this blows over.
"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor