Fox News has banned Rudy Giuliani and his son from appearing on its network, Politico Playbook reported on Friday.

Giuliani, who served as a personal attorney to former President Trump, has reportedly been banned for close to three months and only learned of the move by the news network right before Sept. 11, the news outlet reported.

Prior to a scheduled appearance on “Fox & Friends” on Sept. 11, “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host Pete Hegseth apparently called the former New York City mayor the night before and apologized, telling him he had been canceled from their guest list.

A source close to the former New York City mayor told Playbook that Giuliani had been upset by the decision because he had “done a big favor” for Rubert Murdoch.

“He was instrumental in getting Fox on Time Warner so it could be watched in New York City,” the source told Playbook.

Additionally, Giuliani’s son, Andrew, has also been reportedly banned, though it is unclear when that ban would have started. Since his New York gubernatorial campaign was initiated in May, Andrew Giuliani has not appeared on the network, Politico Playbook reported.

The news outlet reported that the Giulianis had been told that the ban had come from the top of the network

The Hill has reached out to Fox News and Giuliani for comment.

The news comes as Giuliani, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell are each being sued by Dominion Voting Systems for defamation for allegedly saying that their machines manipulated votes for President Biden during the 2020 election.

Requests to dismiss the lawsuits by all three were rejected by a judge last month.

https://thehill.com/media/573771-fox-news-bans-rudy-giuliani-from-appearing-report