Megyn Kelly Out At NBC; $69 Million Contract Will Be Paid ‘In Full’

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Update 2: And it’s confirmed:

  • MEGYN KELLY FIRED FROM NBC FOLLOWING BLACKFACE SEGMENT – SOURCES: NBC

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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 Kelly and the management team that hired her, suggesting that Kelly may not be the only one leaving the network – as everybody responsible for her “$100 million sh*tshow” will likely be shown the door.

At the same, an NBC executive told DailyMail.com that Kelly will not be missed at the network.

‘That hour used to be a ratings hit with Al Roker and Tamron Hall and it was relatively inexpensive to produce,’ said the executive.

‘Now viewers get to witness the greatest example of white privilege on television. She defended blackface. I mean how is this acceptable in any way? She needs to go.’

That same executive was also critical of the decision to hire Kelly, questioning why Andy Lack and Noah Oppenheim had not already gotten rid of the $69 million woman.

‘Andy and Noah need to own this mistake and fire her. There shouldn’t be a place for someone with these views to remain on NBC News,’ said that executive.

‘Andy and Noah both should be held accountable too. They gave her the $69 million and all she has delivered is scandal after scandal. Add production costs and they are responsible for a $100 million dollar s*** show at 9am every morning.’

But while Kelly would seemingly have few options for employment after her departure from NBC, the Daily Mail reported that her people are in preliminary talks for Kelly to possibly return “home” to the cable news channel that made her: Fox News. Its audience, which is notoriously opposed to PC culture, would probably laugh off the black face scandal.

If she does indeed return to Fox, the argument could be made that Kelly actually benefited from the scandal – after all, it’s giving her an excuse to end a relationship that’s clearly not working, keep her enormous pay package, and return to Fox, where viewers will likely welcome her back with open arms.

…It’s almost as if this was her plan the entire time…

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Amid a flurry of reports that “Megyn Kelly Today” is on the verge of cancellation, the former Fox News host skipped Thursday’s taping of her eponymous 9 am show as NBC instead aired a previously-taped episode.  Her absence comes as the one-time cable news wunderkind is reportedly negotiating her exit package from the network, where she currently earns more than $15 million a year (a staggering sum for a host whose show has consistently underperformed in the ratings amid a rash of controversies) as she deals with the fallout of what’s perhaps her biggest scandal to date: Her bizarre decision to defend wearers of black face.

Two days ago, Kelly asked during a panel discussion about inappropriate Halloween costumes “what is racist” about white people wearing black face and black people wearing white face, adding that “back when I was a kid that was okay as long as you were dressing up as a character.”

Her words triggered an almost immediate flurry of outrage, and the next day, Kelly delivered a tearful apology on her show, saying she was “sorry” to have contributed to the divisiveness that is already tearing America apart.

https://twitter.com/MegynTODAY/status/1055084273420722176

Kelly’s show on Friday will also reportedly be pre-taped, according to Mediaite, as speculation intensifies about when – or if – Kelly will return. Adding fuel to the fire of speculation, Kelly last night parted ways with her agents at CAA, one of the country’s premier talent agencies.

Less than two years after signing with the network and a little more than a year after making her network debut, the network, frustrated by her repeated stumbles, is showing Kelly “no mercy.” Sources close to NBC News President Andy Lack told CNN that “Kelly’s show will be ending” and that “she is unlikely to return” later. Kelly’s move to NBC from Fox in January 2017 was the subject of breathless coverage in the media. Despite coming to public prominence after declaring in 2013 that “Santa Claus is white” during her show on Fox News, Kelly became a liberal media darling (see this laughable puff piece published three years ago in the NYT Magazine) and endured years of speculation that she would move to a more “mainstream” network once her contract with Fox ran out. However, Kelly got off to a rough start at NBC, as her ratings lagged and she became mired in controversy almost immediately after asking an audience member if watching the show “Will & Grace” was how he “became gay.”

Kelly will be the second “Today” host to leave the show in the past year (after Matt Lauer was felled by a #MeToo controversy in late 2017) and is set to prove, once again, that for many alumni of Fox News, building a career after leaving the cable news giant is much more easily said than done, as the Ringer pointed out.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-25/megyn-kellys-nbc-show-verge-cancellation-host-skips-thursday-taping

27 thoughts on “Megyn Kelly Out At NBC; $69 Million Contract Will Be Paid ‘In Full’”

  3. nbc heads andy lack and noah oppenheim…

    SURPRISE! They’re both kikes!

    Ya think just maaaybe this is an orchestrated faux indignant outrage to cause a rift? Yeah, me too.

    Oooo, and lest I forget, chump has a new msm arch-nemesis from cnn, zucker. Guess?

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  4. The way I read it is they’re saying without saying, “Well pay you tons of money so we can make an example out of you.” What she said (see vid below) was so mild and it is being treated as a grievance of grievances, a cardinal and unforgivable sin. All this to keep raising the bar on political correctness, and the assault on free speech. America’s darling being dethroned so we’ll more diligently watch our p’s and q’s. It’s working like a charm, but of course, not on Trenchers and the like.

    Yeah, it’s all a circus, grand theater, but not without grand manipulation. Much as I am anti-celeb, and knowin’ Meghan is a player in the show, I’d still like to see her breakout and sue their butts for messin’ with her First Article rights. I think this is a significant occurrence and can backfire on the speech police. Outrage seems appropriate.

    What she said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40EftC3iBbU

    ps: I know we have bigger issues, and maybe engaging on this level of tv shenanigans is fruitless, but I still punch where I can. Something self-fulfilling in that.

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    1. She looked very ingenuous in her apology and for good reason. No apology needed and she knows it.

      She’ll probably move on and start up her own conservative alt news program. Oh boy.

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    2. Nobody wanted her at NBC from the start, they have been trying to find a way to get rid of her, 69 mil? A drop in the bucket to these idiots. Another contract renewal would have cost them twice as much.

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  5. Hell of a golden parachute contract.

    1st thought was yeah, she pulled the rip cord and can now take the rest of her life to do what ever outside public view but narcissistic personas will never be satisfied, she’ll turn up in front of a camera again soon.

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  8. Like many other posters on this site have said, WHO THE HELL CARES!!??

    So is this what our news agencies have come to? Firing someone for a comment that I still don’t know how, in any way, is offensive to anyone? It’s like someone asking you what’s your favorite color and if you say white then you’re fired. WTF is wrong with this country? Who would even want to work for a company or in a country which fires you for something as childish as that?

    Like we’ve said before, this country is run by children with lower brains than those living in a third world country.

    Unfrigginbelievable…….

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  9. Okay, I gotta say, I CARE! Because they are attempting to kill The First Article and infecting those who are susceptible to said infection. It means more compliant people walking around all around me, and we don’t need more of those. Every time they mess with an Article it’s like messin’ with a vital organ, affects the whole organism. So I care and this particular case is like a thorn in me side. I’ve no choice but to keep exposing it. Now I just have to figure out what I’m gonna be for Halloween. Goin’ for ultimate “offending” here. Suggestions welcome.

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        1. Wrap yourself in toilet paper painted like the flag, hell, use the stuff on the bottom of Trumps shoe.

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          1. Ha! We’ll see.

            On a side note… I wonder about, and maybe shouldn’t worry about, some of the strong voices I haven’t heard here for a while, especially those who have contributed so much over the years. I just hope they are okay and hope they realize how much I’ve learned from them. Jus’ had to say.

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          1. But of course. I’m all for authenticity. (Grin)

            But maybe it should be a poor, old, beaten up flag, tattered, stained. (Sad face)

            Some other costume ideas I’m tossin’ around:

            Corey Booker – Anyone got a pair of handcuffs I can borrow?

            Rosie O’Donnell – I just need 6 volunteers to dress up as my body guards

            Q Anon – That’ll be easy. All I have to do is be invisible and tell lies

            Ruth Bader-Ginsburg (Oh never-mind, I don’t wanna give anyone a heart attack)

            🙂

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          2. Really Galen, anything you might wear will probably offend someone, so think you are safe lol!
            *(Anyone/Everyone still not getting notifications tho tried 5 times tonight, at WP….ugh! suggestions!)*

          3. RT, sometimes the tech goes nuts. Every time I post I have to clear my browser history for the last few hours. Not sure why. I post and get the 404 bad request. Frustrating. Hope you get to the bottom of it. Also, every single time I post I click on the box that says “Save my name, email” etc. But it never does. I have to fill out all the info each and every time. Geez.

            Oh well, on we go.

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          4. Yep Galen, tried some days ago, didn’t work, L&h said my end, tried to fix, nothing…tried again tonight, same…thought the same with save name and stuff, will keep trying! Eventually! It’ll work! Thanks! & Nite 🙂

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