Now that the sometimes nauseating sometimes stupefying fever dream that was Megyn Kelly hosting the 9 a.m. hour of the Today show has come to an end, it’s possible NBC can breath a sigh of relief knowing ratings have since gone up.
Before she was let go from NBC due to insensitive remarks about blackface, former “Today” show host Megyn Kelly was slated to head the network’s election night coverage, alongside esteemed anchors as Lester Holt and Savannah Guthrie. Allegedly, Kelly’s rating were abysmal and the network decided to try and find an…
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Megyn Kelly, the racist former Fox anchor who went ahead and said something racist on NBC, has officially lost her morning show over her comments condoning blackface.
Megyn Kelly is out at NBC after she questioned whether or not blackface should be allowed on Halloween during a segment on Megyn Kelly TODAY (Answer: No.) But it’s far from the first time she’s made racist or race-baiting comments on the air.
To the left, to the left, everything you own Megyn Kelly is in a box to the left.
Today in white tears: Megyn Kelly opened her segment of the Today show addressing her comments made on yesterday’s episode, in which she said that she didn’t understand what the big deal was over blackface. Her voice trembled a few times, and toward the end of her apology, it sounded as though she might cry. She was…
I know what you’re thinking: Megyn Kelly was probably banking on her terrible blackface analysis playing better than it did and nothing has changed. But who are you going to believe? The Megyn Kelly who said in 2013 that Santa has to be a white man and on Tuesday wondered aloud on TV if it really was racist for white…
In September 2017, Megyn Kelly had a strained, awkward interaction with her guest Jane Fonda. Kelly asked the actor why she had said in a previous interview that she wasn’t proud to admit to getting some plastic surgery work done, and Fonda expressed her displeasure at the question, quickly changing the subject.
It’s been two years since Roger Ailes resigned as Fox News Chairman and CEO in the wake of a slew of sexual misconduct allegations, and exactly one year since he shuffled loose his rank mortal coil. Now, Annapurna Pictures is moving forward with its plans for a film. About time.
Megyn Kelly’s transition to Today host has been rough. Ratings for Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly on NBC News were in the toilet and reduced to occasional specials. A new report from the Wall Street Journal indicates that the cost of Kelly’s spiral has been high—more expensive than the salaries of several other big…
Jeffrey Tambor was fired from the set of Transparent after an investigation into the claims made by several women on set who claimed Tambor subjected them to sexual harassment. One of those women, Van Barnes, has come forward to detail what her experience with Tambor was like, and ask why Amazon hasn’t stepped up to…
Megyn Kelly, Dickensian orphanage owner come from Fox to woo us back now that we’ve moved in with nice rich parents at NBC, is not actually nice, according to Page Six. We know, we’ve watched the show, but we won’t say that, for karmic gruel is best served on morning primetime.
Ann Curry appeared as a guest host on The View Tuesday morning (an audition, perhaps?) and—as expected—was asked about her time at Today, and her opinion of Megyn Kelly. Because of who she is, Curry’s drags were eloquent and thoughtful, but make no mistake about it: they were still drags.
Though my mornings have improved by nearly every conceivable measure since giving up Megyn Kelly Today, part of me misses the caffeine-like jolt I received from its endless parade of bad decisions, inane commentary, and squandered opportunities. But last week’s allegations that the show’s workplace environment is…
After Kevin Bleyer was fired as head writer of Megyn Kelly Today, he forwarded a very long and very detailed email originally meant just for HR to a whole bunch of his former coworkers. Not long after, the email was leaked in full to The Daily Mail. It describes a “toxic” environment rife with bullying and abuse from…
If there’s one thing NBC loves, it’s undervaluing their greatest assets (like Tamron Hall and Hoda Kotb). If there’s another thing NBC loves, it’s wasting money. But if there’s a third thing NBC loves, it’s corporate synergy.
Here are two facts: 1) Throughout the tail end of Matt Lauer’s tenure at NBC’s Today, ABC’s Good Morning America beat it in the ratings, and 2) In the two weeks since Lauer was kicked to the curb for sexual misconduct and replaced by Hoda Kotb, Today’s viewership has surpassed GMA’s by a considerable margin.
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