The departure of Megyn Kelly from NBC’s 9 a.m. “Today” timeslot marked a setback for the anchor as well as the network paying her millions of dollars to host. But the split appears to be helping the morning franchise overall.
Since Kelly’s exit from the third hour of “Today,” viewership in the key demographic favored by advertisers in that time period is up around 10%, according to Nielsen. And in each of the last three weeks, overall audience for the flagship first two hours of the NBC A.M. mainstay has been larger than that for its main rival, ABC’s “Good Morning America” – a testament to some of the big breaking news stories that have recently gripped the nation, including a recent shooting tragedy in Pittsburgh. NBC canceled “Megyn Kelly Today” on October 26, two days after comments she made about wearing blackface and amid talks the two sides...
Since Kelly’s exit from the third hour of “Today,” viewership in the key demographic favored by advertisers in that time period is up around 10%, according to Nielsen. And in each of the last three weeks, overall audience for the flagship first two hours of the NBC A.M. mainstay has been larger than that for its main rival, ABC’s “Good Morning America” – a testament to some of the big breaking news stories that have recently gripped the nation, including a recent shooting tragedy in Pittsburgh. NBC canceled “Megyn Kelly Today” on October 26, two days after comments she made about wearing blackface and amid talks the two sides...
- 11/13/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Megyn Kelly is out at NBC after a tumultuous week.
In the culmination of a weeklong firestorm following Kelly’s comments about the acceptability of blackface, NBC News has fired Kelly, according to multiple reports but first broken by The Daily Mail. As part of being relieved of her duties as host of “Megyn Kelly Today,” the network will pay out the remainder of her salary, believed to be in the range of $69 million.
On a Tuesday morning segment on “Megyn Kelly Today,” Kelly compared blackface to other non-racially charged costumes, implying that the practice of darkening one’s skin as part of any Halloween outfit wasn’t an inherently racist practice. Kelly issued an email apology later Tuesday morning, followed by an on-air apology on Wednesday’s episode of “Megyn Kelly Today.” Neither of those actions were able to stop a mounting series of pushback against the host, including...
In the culmination of a weeklong firestorm following Kelly’s comments about the acceptability of blackface, NBC News has fired Kelly, according to multiple reports but first broken by The Daily Mail. As part of being relieved of her duties as host of “Megyn Kelly Today,” the network will pay out the remainder of her salary, believed to be in the range of $69 million.
On a Tuesday morning segment on “Megyn Kelly Today,” Kelly compared blackface to other non-racially charged costumes, implying that the practice of darkening one’s skin as part of any Halloween outfit wasn’t an inherently racist practice. Kelly issued an email apology later Tuesday morning, followed by an on-air apology on Wednesday’s episode of “Megyn Kelly Today.” Neither of those actions were able to stop a mounting series of pushback against the host, including...
- 10/25/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
NBC chose to air a repeat broadcast of “Megyn Kelly Today” – an almost unheard-of maneuver in the realm of morning-news programming – as tensions between NBC News and anchor Megyn Kelly appeared to heighten, putting her future at the Comcast-owned network under a cloud.
“Given the circumstances, ‘Megyn Kelly Today’ will be on tape the rest of the week,” NBC News said in a statement Thursday. Kelly typically tapes the Friday broadcast of the program.
Kelly and NBC News had been in discussions about finding a new role for her other than host of her 9 a.m. program, “Megyn Kelly Today,” according to people familiar with the matter. The program has not fared better than its predecessor, a “Today” hour led by Tamron Hall, Al Roker, Willie Geist and Natalie Morales, and has drawn outsize scrutiny. But the show’s viability took a new turn earlier this week after Kelly...
“Given the circumstances, ‘Megyn Kelly Today’ will be on tape the rest of the week,” NBC News said in a statement Thursday. Kelly typically tapes the Friday broadcast of the program.
Kelly and NBC News had been in discussions about finding a new role for her other than host of her 9 a.m. program, “Megyn Kelly Today,” according to people familiar with the matter. The program has not fared better than its predecessor, a “Today” hour led by Tamron Hall, Al Roker, Willie Geist and Natalie Morales, and has drawn outsize scrutiny. But the show’s viability took a new turn earlier this week after Kelly...
- 10/25/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The plot of the Miss America bullying panel began to thicken this morning on Megyn Kelly Today when former Miss America winners Suzette Charles (Miss America 1984) and Heather Whitestone (Miss America 1995) came forward to confirm Cara Mund’s claims that Gretchen Carlson, a former Miss America herself, bullied her and others.
The two were “shocked and appalled” by the Mund’s open letter from last week claiming that she was bullied and put “on a shelf” by the organization since Carlson became the chairwoman of the board of directors. However, Charles and Whitestone said they were not surprised. Charles said “Gretchen has been bullying for a long time” which has resulted in many resignations from their office in Atlantic City.
Charles said that Carlson has taken “no responsibility for the way she has treated” Mund.
On Sunday, Carlson responded to Mund’s bullying claims saying that she had never bullied...
The two were “shocked and appalled” by the Mund’s open letter from last week claiming that she was bullied and put “on a shelf” by the organization since Carlson became the chairwoman of the board of directors. However, Charles and Whitestone said they were not surprised. Charles said “Gretchen has been bullying for a long time” which has resulted in many resignations from their office in Atlantic City.
Charles said that Carlson has taken “no responsibility for the way she has treated” Mund.
On Sunday, Carlson responded to Mund’s bullying claims saying that she had never bullied...
- 8/20/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Megyn Kelly occasionally reminds her morning viewers that she’s not big on exercise. And yet she’s been doing a lot of heavy lifting lately: trying to build an audience for a new TV show at a time when viewers can be hard to find.
In recent weeks, she’s endured several intense A.M. workouts as her NBC program “Megyn Kelly Today” has placed new emphasis on deeper dives into emotional topics. Kelly has hosted a group of transgender teens who came out on her show; interviewed a Stamford, Conn., firefighter about finding the bodies of children; and talked to a man who decided to forgive a son who killed the other members of their family. She explored all of these across multiple segments that in some cases took up the bulk of the show.
Yes, Kelly is still doing cooking demonstrations and giving away prizes. And she...
In recent weeks, she’s endured several intense A.M. workouts as her NBC program “Megyn Kelly Today” has placed new emphasis on deeper dives into emotional topics. Kelly has hosted a group of transgender teens who came out on her show; interviewed a Stamford, Conn., firefighter about finding the bodies of children; and talked to a man who decided to forgive a son who killed the other members of their family. She explored all of these across multiple segments that in some cases took up the bulk of the show.
Yes, Kelly is still doing cooking demonstrations and giving away prizes. And she...
- 4/5/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Controversial commentator Megyn Kelly spent 13 years on the Fox News network before leaving in 2017 and making the move to NBC. She debuted on September 25 with her new talk show “Megyn Kelly Today,” which replaced “Today’s Take” as the third hour of NBC’s morning “Today Show” lineup. Now she’s nominated for Best Informative Talk Show at the Daytime Emmys on her first try, but she’ll have to face three returning champions: “Steve” (2014-2015), “The Chew” (2016) and “The Dr. Oz Show” (2017).
In the case of “Steve,” it’s not exactly the same show that won twice before. Steve Harvey actually hosted a different eponymous talk show from 2012-2017 that was taped in Chicago, Illinois, and produced by Endemol Shine North America. But that Emmy winning “Steve Harvey” was cancelled in July and replaced in September by a followup show simply titled “Steve” that’s produced by Img and...
In the case of “Steve,” it’s not exactly the same show that won twice before. Steve Harvey actually hosted a different eponymous talk show from 2012-2017 that was taped in Chicago, Illinois, and produced by Endemol Shine North America. But that Emmy winning “Steve Harvey” was cancelled in July and replaced in September by a followup show simply titled “Steve” that’s produced by Img and...
- 4/2/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Jeffrey Tambor’s former assistant Van Barnes appeared on “Megyn Kelly Today” on Wednesday, revealing new details from her sexual misconduct accusations against the “Transparent” star, including her claim that Tambor admitted to watching her sleep naked. “I worked for Jeffrey Tambor for just about two years, on ‘Transparent,’ and a few other projects and movies,” Barnes told Megyn Kelly. “Continually, I was always harassed. It ran the gamut of sexual harassment, physical harassment, and verbal abuse constantly.” Barnes says Tambor continuously asked her why they had not slept together. “It wasn’t something I could always deflect, the sexual statements and requests,”...
- 3/7/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Van Barnes, the former assistant to Jeffrey Tambor who accused the actor of sexual harassment, gave her first television interview on March 7. In an interview with Megyn Kelly on her NBC morning show, Barnes revealed more details of the harassment she said she experienced “continually” while working for Tambor. Because she spoke out, along with “Transparent” actress Trace Lysette, Amazon announced earlier this year that Tambor would not be returning to the groundbreaking show on which he played the central character.
“Continually, I was always harassed. It ran the gamut of sexual harassment, physical harassment, and verbal abuse constantly. And this all really falls under the problem Hollywood has right now with this abuse of power and misogyny,” said Barnes.
Tambor denied the allegations when they first surfaced last fall, saying in an official statement: “I have never been a predator—ever. I am deeply sorry if any action of...
“Continually, I was always harassed. It ran the gamut of sexual harassment, physical harassment, and verbal abuse constantly. And this all really falls under the problem Hollywood has right now with this abuse of power and misogyny,” said Barnes.
Tambor denied the allegations when they first surfaced last fall, saying in an official statement: “I have never been a predator—ever. I am deeply sorry if any action of...
- 3/7/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Meredith Corporation, the leading media and marketing company, today announced that the 2018 Shape Women’s Half-Marathon hosted by Meredith’s Shape magazine in conjunction with the world’s premier community running organization, New York Road Runners (Nyrr), will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the 13.1-mile race by honoring 15 notable female leaders across multiple industries with its Women Run the World Program.
The race, which will be held on Sunday, April 15th, in New York’s Central Park, is one of the largest women’s-only half-marathons in the country, and draws thousands of female runners and walkers of all ages, from around the world, each year.
As a part of the Women Run the World program, the third-annual Women Run the World Relay will pair 13 of the honorees with young women from Nyrr’s Run for the Future program, which trains New York City high schoolers to run their first 5k race,...
The race, which will be held on Sunday, April 15th, in New York’s Central Park, is one of the largest women’s-only half-marathons in the country, and draws thousands of female runners and walkers of all ages, from around the world, each year.
As a part of the Women Run the World program, the third-annual Women Run the World Relay will pair 13 of the honorees with young women from Nyrr’s Run for the Future program, which trains New York City high schoolers to run their first 5k race,...
- 2/27/2018
- Look to the Stars
The hosts of “The View” had plenty to say about Megyn Kelly’s attack on Jane Fonda. NBC anchor Kelly has repeatedly been criticized for asking Fonda about her plastic surgery in a cringe-worthy September interview. On Monday’s episode of “Megyn Kelly Today”, the television personality went on the offensive with a three-minute thrashing of the 80-year-old actress. “Honestly,...
- 1/23/2018
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
Three women shared allegations of sexual misconduct about President Donald Trump on Megyn Kelly Today Monday. Host Megyn Kelly was joined on the show by Samantha Holvey, Jessica Leeds and Rachel Crooks, all three have accused Trump of sexual misconduct, which he denies. In response to the allegations on the show, a White House spokesperson issued a statement: "These false claims, totally disputed in most cases by eyewitness accounts, were addressed at length during last year's campaign, and the American people voiced their judgment by delivering a decisive victory. The timing and absurdity of these false claims speaks volumes and the publicity tour that has begun only further confirms the political...
- 12/11/2017
- E! Online
2017-12-11T11:51:54-08:00Rose McGowan Says Alyssa Milano Makes Her Want to Vomit
Rose McGown continues to police Hollywood's reaction to the Harvey Weinstein scandal, this time attacking her Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano for not condemning Weinstein's estranged wife. McGowan believes that Georgina Chapman, who left Weinstein after stories of his alleged sexual misconduct went public, previously knew about her husband's behavior and should suffer for staying with him anyway. So when Milano told Megyn Kelly that she thinks Chapman is a "good woman," McGowan took to Twitter to express her outrage.
Via Page Six.
Alyssa Milano was slammed by her former “Charmed” co-star Rose McGowan for supporting disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein’s estranged wife.
Milano appeared on “Megyn Kelly Today” on Thursday and was asked about Georgina Chapman, Weinstein’s fashion designer wife. Chapman in October said that she was leaving Weinstein after 10 years of...
Rose McGown continues to police Hollywood's reaction to the Harvey Weinstein scandal, this time attacking her Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano for not condemning Weinstein's estranged wife. McGowan believes that Georgina Chapman, who left Weinstein after stories of his alleged sexual misconduct went public, previously knew about her husband's behavior and should suffer for staying with him anyway. So when Milano told Megyn Kelly that she thinks Chapman is a "good woman," McGowan took to Twitter to express her outrage.
Via Page Six.
Alyssa Milano was slammed by her former “Charmed” co-star Rose McGowan for supporting disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein’s estranged wife.
Milano appeared on “Megyn Kelly Today” on Thursday and was asked about Georgina Chapman, Weinstein’s fashion designer wife. Chapman in October said that she was leaving Weinstein after 10 years of...
- 12/11/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Three women who accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct during the 2016 presidential campaign spoke out on Monday, detailing their stories on the set of “Megyn Kelly Today.” One accuser, Jessica Leeds, said that the president groped her while on an airplane in the late 1970s. “They served a meal and after the meal was cleared, all of a sudden he was all over me, kissing and groping and groping and kissing and my memory of it was nothing was said,” said Leeds. “It was just this silent groping going on.” Also Read: Megyn Kelly: I Was Called 'a Real C-Word' After.
- 12/11/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Alec Baldwin doesn’t want to see “innocent” people go down for something they didn’t do.
During an appearance on Megyn Kelly Today Thursday morning, the actor opened up about sexual harassment scandal in Hollywood, saying he wants to make sure the right people “get convicted.”
“I want to see the people who really did something get convicted, I mean I want the people who are the wrong, I want them to be punished,” he said. “But I don’t want innocent people get hurt either.”
When asked about his since-deleted tweets condemning late night talk show hosts for...
During an appearance on Megyn Kelly Today Thursday morning, the actor opened up about sexual harassment scandal in Hollywood, saying he wants to make sure the right people “get convicted.”
“I want to see the people who really did something get convicted, I mean I want the people who are the wrong, I want them to be punished,” he said. “But I don’t want innocent people get hurt either.”
When asked about his since-deleted tweets condemning late night talk show hosts for...
- 12/7/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Megyn Kelly has made no secret of her often strained relationship with President Donald Trump — and how their public sparring affected her life.
On Wednesday’s hour of Megyn Kelly Today, the host sat down with an array of women who have spoken out about sexual harassment following the reveal that Time elected the “Silence Breakers” as their Person of the Year.
As the discussion inevitably shifted to the president and the allegations he himself has faced, Kelly, 47, recalled the hateful messages she received after she pressed the then-candidate about his controversial comments about women during the first Republican presidential...
On Wednesday’s hour of Megyn Kelly Today, the host sat down with an array of women who have spoken out about sexual harassment following the reveal that Time elected the “Silence Breakers” as their Person of the Year.
As the discussion inevitably shifted to the president and the allegations he himself has faced, Kelly, 47, recalled the hateful messages she received after she pressed the then-candidate about his controversial comments about women during the first Republican presidential...
- 12/6/2017
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
‘Today” show host Megyn Kelly got personal on Wednesday, telling her audience that after her famous dust-up with Donald Trump during the first Republicans debate in August 2015, she got angry voicemails from viewers calling her “a real C-word.” “On my voice mail after the August 15th debate after, I asked that question about misogyny, I got all these voicemails saying, ‘You’re a real C word,'” Kelly said. “And there was one that said, and I quote, ‘No one gives a damn about misogyny.'” Also Read: 'Megyn Kelly Today' on Track to Deliver NBC's Worst Sweeps Ratings Since 2000 The.
- 12/6/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Time magazine's Person of the Year annual issue is recognizing all the women and men that have come forward this year to share their stories of sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Of the people hailed as "Silence Breakers" are Rose McGowan, Megyn Kelly and Alyssa Milano, along with Ashley Judd and Taylor Swift, who share the cover with Susan Fowler, Adama Iwu and Isabel Pascual.
In the issue, Judd opens up about disclosing to The New York Times in an expose released in October that she was sexually harassed by former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein at a Beverly Hills hotel.
"I started talking about Harvey the minute that it happened," Judd recalls to Time. "Literally, I exited that hotel room at the Peninsula Hotel in 1997 and came straight downstairs to the lobby, where my dad was waiting for me, because he happened to be in Los Angeles from Kentucky, visiting me on the set. And he could tell...
Of the people hailed as "Silence Breakers" are Rose McGowan, Megyn Kelly and Alyssa Milano, along with Ashley Judd and Taylor Swift, who share the cover with Susan Fowler, Adama Iwu and Isabel Pascual.
In the issue, Judd opens up about disclosing to The New York Times in an expose released in October that she was sexually harassed by former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein at a Beverly Hills hotel.
"I started talking about Harvey the minute that it happened," Judd recalls to Time. "Literally, I exited that hotel room at the Peninsula Hotel in 1997 and came straight downstairs to the lobby, where my dad was waiting for me, because he happened to be in Los Angeles from Kentucky, visiting me on the set. And he could tell...
- 12/6/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The Today show is already looking into who will replace Matt Lauer after he was fired from the morning show earlier this week over allegations of "inappropriate sexual behavior."
While there have been rumblings that Megyn Kelly would be taking over for the 59-year-old newsman on the first two hours of Today, several sources tell Et that this is not the case. However, NBC does have a replacement in mind.
"The network likes Megyn in her current role," one source noted. "The rumor around the Today show offices is that Willie Geist could be the one to replace Matt."
Geist, 42, has filled in for Lauer on the program in the past, and currently hosts his own weekend show, Sunday Today.
Matt Lauer, Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie and Willie Geist attend the 54th New York Film Festival Jackie screening intro and Q&A at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on Oct. 13, 2016 in New York City...
While there have been rumblings that Megyn Kelly would be taking over for the 59-year-old newsman on the first two hours of Today, several sources tell Et that this is not the case. However, NBC does have a replacement in mind.
"The network likes Megyn in her current role," one source noted. "The rumor around the Today show offices is that Willie Geist could be the one to replace Matt."
Geist, 42, has filled in for Lauer on the program in the past, and currently hosts his own weekend show, Sunday Today.
Matt Lauer, Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie and Willie Geist attend the 54th New York Film Festival Jackie screening intro and Q&A at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on Oct. 13, 2016 in New York City...
- 12/1/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Pamela Anderson is receiving backlash for comments made during an interview on “Megyn Kelly Today” in which she expressed some controversial opinions on Harvey Weinstein’s accusers. Many of the sexual harassment and abuse allegations against Weinstein detail alleged encounters where the former studio head got women to come to his hotel room for a one-on-one meeting, but Anderson says the women should’ve known better than to go into a hotel room alone.
“It was common knowledge that certain producers or certain people in Hollywood or people to avoid, privately,” Anderson said. “You know what you’re getting into if you’re going into a hotel room alone. When I came to Hollywood, of course I had a lot of offers to do private auditions and things that made absolutely no sense. Just common sense: don’t...
“It was common knowledge that certain producers or certain people in Hollywood or people to avoid, privately,” Anderson said. “You know what you’re getting into if you’re going into a hotel room alone. When I came to Hollywood, of course I had a lot of offers to do private auditions and things that made absolutely no sense. Just common sense: don’t...
- 12/1/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Megyn Kelly is offering the women accusing Matt Lauer of sexual harassment a chance to tell their story. After the 59-year-old newsman released a statement in regard to being firedfrom the Today show over these allegations, Kelly opened her program, Megyn Kelly Today, by encouraging the women who have come forward to tell their story […]...
- 11/30/2017
- by Aynslee Darmon
- ET Canada
Megyn Kelly is offering the women accusing Matt Lauer of sexual harassment a chance to tell their story.
After the 59-year-old newsman released a statement in regard to being fired from the Today show over these allegations, Kelly opened her program, Megyn Kelly Today, by encouraging the women who have come forward to tell their story on her NBC morning show.
"As hard as it is to report on one of our own colleagues, we remain committed to telling peoples’ stories if they choose to come forward," Kelly said of NBC breaking the news that they had terminated Lauer.
She added, "The women in this case too, the Matt Lauer case, are invited and welcome to do exactly that on this show. We have been that place on all the other cases and we will be that place, as well as for the accused."
NBC News' Stephanie Gosk also appeared on Kelly's show after reporting on the Lauer...
After the 59-year-old newsman released a statement in regard to being fired from the Today show over these allegations, Kelly opened her program, Megyn Kelly Today, by encouraging the women who have come forward to tell their story on her NBC morning show.
"As hard as it is to report on one of our own colleagues, we remain committed to telling peoples’ stories if they choose to come forward," Kelly said of NBC breaking the news that they had terminated Lauer.
She added, "The women in this case too, the Matt Lauer case, are invited and welcome to do exactly that on this show. We have been that place on all the other cases and we will be that place, as well as for the accused."
NBC News' Stephanie Gosk also appeared on Kelly's show after reporting on the Lauer...
- 11/30/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
After admitting that Matt Lauer‘s firing “hits close to home,” Megyn Kelly says she’s committed to reporting the story as fairly and accurately as possible.
The former Fox News anchor — who was with the network for 12 years before moving to NBC this year — opened her Thursday hour on the Today show by addressing the shocking new reports that have come out since Lauer, 59, was terminated by NBC News after the network received a “detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior,” with reason to believe “this may not have been an isolated incident.”
In a report published Wednesday afternoon by Variety,...
The former Fox News anchor — who was with the network for 12 years before moving to NBC this year — opened her Thursday hour on the Today show by addressing the shocking new reports that have come out since Lauer, 59, was terminated by NBC News after the network received a “detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior,” with reason to believe “this may not have been an isolated incident.”
In a report published Wednesday afternoon by Variety,...
- 11/30/2017
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
Megyn Kelly was as shocked as her Today show colleagues to hear that Matt Lauer was fired from the Today show, but was also showed concern for the woman accusing the 59-year-old newsman of "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace."
On Wednesday morning, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb announced at the top of the Today show that Lauer -- who started on the NBC morning show in 1994 -- was let go from the network after allegations of sexual misconduct. Lauer did not comment on the allegations or his recent termination until Thursday morning at the top of the Today show.
Hours later, Kelly reacted to the news on her show, Megyn Kelly Today, and admitted that she too was taken aback by the allegations.
"This one does hit close to home," Kelly told viewers. "I too have known Matt for a long time and he has been a friend and kind and supportive to me in my transition...
On Wednesday morning, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb announced at the top of the Today show that Lauer -- who started on the NBC morning show in 1994 -- was let go from the network after allegations of sexual misconduct. Lauer did not comment on the allegations or his recent termination until Thursday morning at the top of the Today show.
Hours later, Kelly reacted to the news on her show, Megyn Kelly Today, and admitted that she too was taken aback by the allegations.
"This one does hit close to home," Kelly told viewers. "I too have known Matt for a long time and he has been a friend and kind and supportive to me in my transition...
- 11/29/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Megyn Kelly is urging people to think of the victims of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace in light of her colleague Matt Lauer‘s firing.
On Wednesday, the former Fox News anchor — who was with the network for 12 years before moving to NBC this year — opened her hour by addressing the bombshell news that Lauer, 59, had been terminated by NBC News after the network received a “detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior,” with reason to believe “this may not have been an isolated incident.” The news was announced this morning by visibly shaken Today co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb.
On Wednesday, the former Fox News anchor — who was with the network for 12 years before moving to NBC this year — opened her hour by addressing the bombshell news that Lauer, 59, had been terminated by NBC News after the network received a “detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior,” with reason to believe “this may not have been an isolated incident.” The news was announced this morning by visibly shaken Today co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb.
- 11/29/2017
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
Suzanne Somers and husband Alan Hamel appeared together on Thursday’s edition of “Megyn Kelly Today” in what turned out to be an unexpectedly controversial appearance when the former “Three’s Company” star joked about marital rape. While discussing the memoir that Somers, 71, wrote with Hamel, 81 — titled Two’s Company: A Fifty-Year Romance with Lessons […]...
- 11/17/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Megyn Kelly is exposing sexual harassment in Washington, D.C. — and sharing her own experiences.
During a segment on Thursday’s broadcast of NBC’s Megyn Kelly Today, Rebecca Weir and Katherine Cichy revealed their personal incidents regarding harassment on Capitol Hill.
Weir, a former aide to ex-congressman Gary Miller, shared that she experienced several inappropriate moments firsthand, but one stands out to her: when Miller stopped her from leaving his office after she presented a proposal and told her she looked “stunning” before asking her to “twirl” for him.
“And I was stunned,” said Weir. “I was 22 years old,...
During a segment on Thursday’s broadcast of NBC’s Megyn Kelly Today, Rebecca Weir and Katherine Cichy revealed their personal incidents regarding harassment on Capitol Hill.
Weir, a former aide to ex-congressman Gary Miller, shared that she experienced several inappropriate moments firsthand, but one stands out to her: when Miller stopped her from leaving his office after she presented a proposal and told her she looked “stunning” before asking her to “twirl” for him.
“And I was stunned,” said Weir. “I was 22 years old,...
- 11/16/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: “I think women everywhere, whether it's the women of Hollywood or the women of Denny's, understand what this is like,” says Megyn Kelly of the allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein, James Toback and others that have emerged since the New York Times‘ October 5 exposé on the now disgraced Weinstein. “That's why it's resonating, because it's not just Angelina Jolie or Rose McGowan,” the Megyn Kelly Today host adds, noting the…...
- 11/9/2017
- Deadline TV
The Associated Press is reporting that New York City police believe they have a “credible rape allegation” against disgraced former producer Harvey Weinstein and are currently in the process of “gathering evidence for a possible arrest.” Reporter Anthony McCartney tweeted as such this afternoon, which you can see below:
New York (AP) — NYC police say they have a credible rape allegation against Harvey Weinstein, are gathering evidence for possible arrest.
— Anthony McCartney (@mccartneyAP) November 3, 2017
Additionally, the New York Times reports that the news was announced at an afternoon news conference at Police Headquarters in Lower Manhattan, during which “officials in the Police Department said they were gathering evidence with an eye toward preparing a warrant to arrest Mr. Weinstein, whose representatives have said is undergoing therapy outside of New York. If Mr. Weinstein were in the city, the Police Department’s chief of detectives, Robert K. Boyce, said that his...
New York (AP) — NYC police say they have a credible rape allegation against Harvey Weinstein, are gathering evidence for possible arrest.
— Anthony McCartney (@mccartneyAP) November 3, 2017
Additionally, the New York Times reports that the news was announced at an afternoon news conference at Police Headquarters in Lower Manhattan, during which “officials in the Police Department said they were gathering evidence with an eye toward preparing a warrant to arrest Mr. Weinstein, whose representatives have said is undergoing therapy outside of New York. If Mr. Weinstein were in the city, the Police Department’s chief of detectives, Robert K. Boyce, said that his...
- 11/3/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Megyn Kelly has gone all-in on sexual harassment coverage lately — and it’s working for her. The third hour of the “Today” show’s TV ratings grew double digits last week, when Kelly welcomed guests with allegations of inappropriate behavior by prominent men in Hollywood and the media. For the week of October 23, “Megyn Kelly Today” rose 10 percent versus the average from previous week; the hour’s 2.338 million total viewers was its largest audience since premiere week, per Nielsen. And Kelly was up 11 percent week over week in the key 25-54 demographic, with 682,000 viewers among that age range. Also Read:.
- 11/1/2017
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Donna Karan is still haunted by her controversial comments defending Harvey Weinstein.
In a new interview with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, the 69-year-old designer apologizes for defending the now disgraced studio mogul during an interview at the CineFashion Film Awards earlier this month. In video published by The Daily Mail, Karan was asked about Weinstein, and suggested that women may be "asking for it" by the way they dress.
“I think we have to look at ourselves," Karan said. "Obviously, the treatment of women all over the world is something that has always had to be identified. Certainly in the country of Haiti where I work, in Africa, in the developing world, it’s been a hard time for women. To see it here in our own country is very difficult, but I also think, how do we display ourselves? How do we present ourselves as women? What are we asking? Are we asking...
In a new interview with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, the 69-year-old designer apologizes for defending the now disgraced studio mogul during an interview at the CineFashion Film Awards earlier this month. In video published by The Daily Mail, Karan was asked about Weinstein, and suggested that women may be "asking for it" by the way they dress.
“I think we have to look at ourselves," Karan said. "Obviously, the treatment of women all over the world is something that has always had to be identified. Certainly in the country of Haiti where I work, in Africa, in the developing world, it’s been a hard time for women. To see it here in our own country is very difficult, but I also think, how do we display ourselves? How do we present ourselves as women? What are we asking? Are we asking...
- 10/30/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
One of the journalists who has accused Mark Halperin of sexual harassment spoke to NBC News’ Megyn Kelly shortly after news broke that the news division had terminated his contract. "I was angry because I was silent, and because I was silent, this happened to other people," Eleanor McManus told Kelly, in her first TV interview, on Megyn Kelly Today this morning. McManus, former senior producer for CNN’s Larry King Live, previously wrote for the cable news network that she…...
- 10/30/2017
- Deadline TV
"We are putting the casting couch on trial here,” actress Dominique Huett’s attorney Jeff Herman told Megyn Kelly this morning of his client’s $5 million civil suit against The Weinstein Company over the alleged misconduct of its former co-chairman Harvey Weinstein and TWC’s alleged knowledge of his behavior. Harvey Weinstein's latest accusers, Huett and former production assistant Mimi Haleyi, spoke exclusively to Kelly on NBC News' Megyn Kelly Today about their claims…...
- 10/25/2017
- Deadline
"We are putting the casting couch on trial here,” actress Dominique Huett’s attorney Jeff Herman told Megyn Kelly this morning of his client’s $5 million civil suit against The Weinstein Company over the alleged misconduct of its former co-chairman Harvey Weinstein and TWC’s alleged knowledge of his behavior. Harvey Weinstein's latest accusers, Huett and former production assistant Mimi Haleyi, spoke exclusively to Kelly on NBC News' Megyn Kelly Today about their claims…...
- 10/25/2017
- Deadline TV
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- 10/23/2017
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
Megyn Kelly complained about Bill O'Reilly's behavior last November. The Megyn Kelly Today host made this revelation on her show Monday, explaining that she wrote an email to the co-presidents of Fox News about O'Reilly last year about how he behaved with women. Kelly worked at Fox News from 2004 to Jan. 2017 and now she's sharing what she wrote to her former employers. Over the weekend, The New York Times published a story that alleged O'Reilly had made a $32 million sexual harassment settlement in Jan. 2017 with Lis Wiehl, a Fox News legal analyst, shortly before inking a new contract with the company. A spokesperson for O'Reilly, who was fired by Fox News in...
- 10/23/2017
- E! Online
Megyn Kelly has unleashed a brutal assault on Bill O’Reilly and her former employer, Fox News, over their handling of sexual harassment claims. Kelly specifically rejected O’Reilly’s recent assertion that there were no internal complaints at the network about his behavior. “O’Reilly’s suggestion that no one ever complained about his behavior is false. I know because I complained,” she said on her NBC show “Megyn Kelly Today.” Speaking directly to the camera, Kelly also took a swipe at Fox News’s fearsome media relations chief Irena Briganti. Also Read: 'Megyn Kelly Today' Ratings...
- 10/23/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Former Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly spent the weekend taking issue with a New York Times report that he’d come to a $32 million settlement in regard to sexually harassing another Fox News personality. One of O’Reilly’s talking points: that no one at the network had ever complained to human resources about his behavior.
VideosBill O’Reilly to Matt Lauer: ‘I Never Mistreated Anyone’ at Fox News
“In the more than 20 years Bill O’Reilly worked at Fox News, not one complaint was filed against him with the Human Resources Department or Legal Department by a coworker,...
VideosBill O’Reilly to Matt Lauer: ‘I Never Mistreated Anyone’ at Fox News
“In the more than 20 years Bill O’Reilly worked at Fox News, not one complaint was filed against him with the Human Resources Department or Legal Department by a coworker,...
- 10/23/2017
- TVLine.com
Megyn Kelly’s transition from primetime to the more-humanizing morning television hasn’t exactly been a smooth one. “Maybe try dancing?” suggested absolutely no one. Well, the Fox News Channel alum gave it a whirl anyway on Thursday, and we all have Hoda Kotb to either thank or blame for the results. Warning: once you do look at this particular “Megyn Kelly Today” clip, you can never unsee it. Also Read: 'Megyn Kelly Today' Ratings Are So Bad Kathie Lee and Hoda Are Down Too Watch Kelly and Kotb get down down below. If you think it’s a tough mid-afternoon watch,...
- 10/19/2017
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
At the moment, Megyn Kelly is the host of Megyn Kelly Today, which is the third hour of NBC’s Today that runs from 9Am to 10Am. Unfortunately, it seems that the new talk show has not been performing well, as shown by the fact that its numbers are 32 percent lower than those of its predecessor when compared on a year over year basis. Even worse, it is clear that Megyn Kelly Today is having a negative impact on Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda, seeing as how its numbers have fallen by 26 percent as well. Summed up, Megyn
Is Megyn Kelly in Danger of Losing her Job Yet?...
Is Megyn Kelly in Danger of Losing her Job Yet?...
- 10/17/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
2017-10-16T07:36:10-07:00Megyn Kelly Drags 'Today' Ratings to Historic Lows
Megyn Kelly cost NBC a lot of money when they lured her to the network from her position at Fox News. The cash outlay seems to have been a huge mistake, given that Kelly's morning show, Megyn Kelly Today, started with low ratings and plummeted from there. A string of high-profile awkward moments during celebrity interviews haven't helped things at all, and Kelly's ratings are now lower than the Today show has ever seen. The turn events has some saying that not only is Kelly's job at NBC in danger, the executives who brought her to the network might have something to worry about, too.
Via Page Six.
A big get with Harvey Weinstein accuser Lauren Sivan wasn’t big enough to pull Megyn Kelly out of her ratings slump.
Her “Megyn Kelly Today” viewership...
Megyn Kelly cost NBC a lot of money when they lured her to the network from her position at Fox News. The cash outlay seems to have been a huge mistake, given that Kelly's morning show, Megyn Kelly Today, started with low ratings and plummeted from there. A string of high-profile awkward moments during celebrity interviews haven't helped things at all, and Kelly's ratings are now lower than the Today show has ever seen. The turn events has some saying that not only is Kelly's job at NBC in danger, the executives who brought her to the network might have something to worry about, too.
Via Page Six.
A big get with Harvey Weinstein accuser Lauren Sivan wasn’t big enough to pull Megyn Kelly out of her ratings slump.
Her “Megyn Kelly Today” viewership...
- 10/16/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Earlier this year Helen Mirren, 72, appeared on the cover of Allure and pioneered a new way of embracing her age by urging people to stop using the term “anti-aging.” And now, Jane Fonda, is making an equally powerful statement by appearing on the cover of Town & Country completely unretouched.
The 79-year-old went all-natural for the November issue appearing on the black-and-white cover wearing a collared shirt, oversize earrings and a chainlink necklace.
Fonda has been a L’Oréal spokesperson since her first campaign in 2014 and just walked in the brand’s Paris show (alongside Mirren!). She’s been open and...
The 79-year-old went all-natural for the November issue appearing on the black-and-white cover wearing a collared shirt, oversize earrings and a chainlink necklace.
Fonda has been a L’Oréal spokesperson since her first campaign in 2014 and just walked in the brand’s Paris show (alongside Mirren!). She’s been open and...
- 10/12/2017
- by Colleen Kratofil
- PEOPLE.com
Megyn Kelly is not just dragging down the 9 a.m. hour of “Today,” her ratings are currently hurting co-workers Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb at 10 a.m. Comparing Kelly’s first two weeks versus the “Today” show’s former 9 o’clock iteration over its final 10 episodes, “Megyn Kelly Today” has declined an average of 10 percent among adults 25-54, which is the key demographic for news programming. When looking at the same two weeks from 2016, the falloff is worse: a 29 percent drop. The following hour — Kathie Lee and Hoda’s — is down 18 percent year over year. Also Read: Megyn...
- 10/11/2017
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Megyn Kelly made her first appearance on MSNBC Wednesday for a doozy of an interview with network lion Andrea Mitchell. In her inaugural appearance Kelly spoke at length about Harvey Weinstein and larger issues of sexual harassment in the media/entertainment community — in the process she also referenced some dirty laundry from her former employer Fox News. Also Read: 'Live With Kelly & Ryan' Creams 'Megyn Kelly Today' Premiere Week by 43 Percent “I’m new over here in the NBC family, and I come from Fox News and Fox News’ problems on this front have been well-documented and well-publicized,...
- 10/11/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
2017-10-11T07:20:13-07:00Is Megyn Kelly Going to Kill NBC's 'Today'?
NBC gambled when it offered a cushy morning-show gig to Fox News host Megyn Kelly. Would Kelly's conservative audience follow her to a mainstream network? Would Kelly be able to manage the transition from fierce partisan politics to fluffy lifestyle and celebrity journalism? So far, it looks like the answer to both those questions is "no." Ratings for Megyn Kelly Today have been disturbingly low compared to the network's previous morning ratings, and, worse, Kelly's show seems to be having a negative impact on NBC's other morning programming.
Via Page Six.
The numbers are in, and “Megyn Kelly Today” is dragging down the “Today” show franchise, an insider explained to Page Six.
“Not only are ratings plummeting since Megyn Kelly joined the ‘Today’ franchise, but the numbers show Kelly’s lead-in has also affected Kathie Lee...
NBC gambled when it offered a cushy morning-show gig to Fox News host Megyn Kelly. Would Kelly's conservative audience follow her to a mainstream network? Would Kelly be able to manage the transition from fierce partisan politics to fluffy lifestyle and celebrity journalism? So far, it looks like the answer to both those questions is "no." Ratings for Megyn Kelly Today have been disturbingly low compared to the network's previous morning ratings, and, worse, Kelly's show seems to be having a negative impact on NBC's other morning programming.
Via Page Six.
The numbers are in, and “Megyn Kelly Today” is dragging down the “Today” show franchise, an insider explained to Page Six.
“Not only are ratings plummeting since Megyn Kelly joined the ‘Today’ franchise, but the numbers show Kelly’s lead-in has also affected Kathie Lee...
- 10/11/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Megyn Kelly spoke out against Donna Karan on Tuesday, after the designer defended Harvey Weinstein in the wake of multiple women alleging they were sexually harassed by the studio mogul.
Karan was asked about Weinstein at the CinéFashion Film Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, where she suggested that women may be "asking for it" by the way they dress.
“I think we have to look at ourselves," Karen said in a video published by the Daily Mail. "Obviously, the treatment of women all over the world is something that has always had to be identified. Certainly in the country of Haiti where I work, in Africa, in the developing world, it’s been a hard time for women. To see it here in our own country is very difficult, but I also think, how do we display ourselves? How do we present ourselves as women? What are we asking? Are we asking...
Karan was asked about Weinstein at the CinéFashion Film Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, where she suggested that women may be "asking for it" by the way they dress.
“I think we have to look at ourselves," Karen said in a video published by the Daily Mail. "Obviously, the treatment of women all over the world is something that has always had to be identified. Certainly in the country of Haiti where I work, in Africa, in the developing world, it’s been a hard time for women. To see it here in our own country is very difficult, but I also think, how do we display ourselves? How do we present ourselves as women? What are we asking? Are we asking...
- 10/10/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
For five years, Modern Family‘s Jesse Tyler Ferguson has been designing the coolest collection of bow ties with his husband Justin Mikita for their non-profit organization, Tie the Knot. They’re known coming up with creative designs around buzzy pop culture topics (remember the Bryan Cranston-themed ties and Orange Is the New Black collab?) that contribute towards charities that benefit Lgbtq equality. And to celebrate the milestone anniversary of the brand, Ferguson asked the most talked-about cast on TV to lend a hand in designing his new collection, the cast of Will and Grace.
All four actors of...
All four actors of...
- 10/10/2017
- by Colleen Kratofil
- PEOPLE.com
Megyn Kelly landed the first TV interview with TV reporter Lauren Sivan, who, just a few days ago, alleged that Harvey Weinstein masturbated in front of her after trying to kiss her.
Sivan, who joined Kelly in her Megyn Kelly Today studio for an interview during the NBC News host's 9 a.m. hour of the morning show Monday, told her story about meeting and being accosted by Weinstein, including how she felt as it was happening and looking back on the incident.
She revealed that it was Weinstein's bizarre statement to the New...
Sivan, who joined Kelly in her Megyn Kelly Today studio for an interview during the NBC News host's 9 a.m. hour of the morning show Monday, told her story about meeting and being accosted by Weinstein, including how she felt as it was happening and looking back on the incident.
She revealed that it was Weinstein's bizarre statement to the New...
- 10/9/2017
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Over the past eight days, we've chronicled Megyn Kelly's shaky start as host of Megyn Kelly Today.
- 10/3/2017
- by Joe DePaolo
- Mediaite - TV
As Megyn Kelly’s “Megyn Kelly Today” continued in its second week on air, the NBC host cut off guest Tom Brokaw as he brought up the National Rifle Association. Brokaw later said that he couldn’t hear the host trying to toss to commercial, but people on Twitter are criticizing the moment. Tuesday’s broadcast featured a panel discussion about the deadly massacre in Las Vegas on Sunday night, including renowned journalist and former NBC News anchor Brokaw as well as Dr. Sue Varma, Jeff Bauman and Evy Poumpouras as guests. A man in the audience asked, “We’re constantly bombarded with the news.
- 10/3/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Tom Brokaw was cut off by Megyn Kelly in the middle of speaking out against the NRA in the wake of the tragic shooting in Las Vegas. The former “NBC Nightly News” anchor was appearing on a panel on “Megyn Kelly Today” when he was asked by an audience member at what point does wall-to-wall […]...
- 10/3/2017
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
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