Ken Tucker Leaves Entertainment Weekly

TV critic called an "icon"

Ken Tucker, one of the founding staffers of Entertainment Weekly, is taking a buyout.

Jess Cagle, the magazine's managing editor, said Tucker was on the startup team that launched EW in 1989. Tucker announced his move in a tweet:

Tucker's fans quickly weighed in:

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