Zero Hedge
October 26, 2018
Update 2: And it’s confirmed:
- MEGYN KELLY FIRED FROM NBC FOLLOWING BLACKFACE SEGMENT – SOURCES: NBC
Meanwhile, Fox News has issued a statement on the rumors that Kelly is in talks to return to the network…
Fox News, asked if Megyn Kelly might return to the network, tells me: “We are extremely happy with our entire lineup.”
— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum) October 25, 2018
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Update: It appears Megyn Kelly will not be returning to “Today” – not tomorrow, not ever.
That’s according to a story in the Daily Mail, which confirmed on Thursday afternoon that the former Fox News star has agreed to leave the network after she defended the use of black face in Halloween costumes during a panel discussion on Tuesday, triggering an intense backlash that reverberated across twitter.
But while the damage to Kelly’s reputation and career from her brief but disastrous stint at NBC may be irreparable, at least she will walk away with the entirety of her $69 million contract, thanks to the “no-break” deal she reportedly signed when she announced she would be joining the network in January 2017, after declining to renew her contract at Fox News. The timing of her departure announcement is still TBD, but the deal is as good as done, one executive said.
‘Megyn Kelly is done. She is not ever coming back,’ said an NBC executive with knowledge of the situation.
‘We are just working out timing of the announcement but mark my work – she is gone and will never be seen on NBC live again.’
The source then added: ‘Here’s the worst part – her deal is a non-break deal – so she walks away with all that money. It’s disgusting and heads should roll here because of it.’
A spokesperson for NBC declined to comment at this time.
Several NBC executives, who reportedly spoke with the DM under cover of anonymity, offered some scathing quotes about…