Megyn Kelly No Longer at CAA (Exclusive)

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

CAA is no longer working with Megyn Kelly, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.

The move comes a day after the host of Today's 9 o'clock hour defended blackface during a segment on Halloween costumes, claiming that the practice, which finds its roots in 19th century racist minstrel shows, was acceptable when she was a kid. Online reaction was swift, with Hollywood figures from many races, including Padma Lakshmi, Patton Oswalt and Roy Wood Jr. criticizing the stance.

A few hours later, Kelly sent an internal e-mail to the company, explaining that she had now learned that "the history of blackface in our culture is abhorrent." Her NBC colleagues did not shy away from the subject, covering the incident both on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and in late night. "Say what you want about Megyn Kelly, but she looks great for being 200 years old," cracked Late Night host Seth Meyers, while writer Amber Ruffin added, "For someone with a morning show, Megyn Kelly, you sure are late as hell."

The fallout continued the following morning, with Today's flagship edition weighing in with a reported segment by Morgan Radford that noted Kelly had previously insisted on her Fox News show that both Santa Claus and Jesus Christ are white. "The fact is, while she apologized to the staff, she owes a bigger apology to folks of color around the country, because this is a history, going back to the 1830s minstrel shows, to demean and denigrate a race," said Al Roker. Added Craig Melvin, "It was an opportunity for us to learn a little bit more about blackface, but I think a lot of people knew about blackface before yesterday."

Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/megyn-kelly-dropped-by-caa-1154923

[Haggis for Breakfast]

1. Megyn Kelly is what, 48 ?

I'm almost 20 years older than her and blackface has NEVER been acceptable in my life time.

[SCantiGOP]

2. Glad she's gone - I figured it would happen eventually

Trump will hire her. Maybe next UN Ambassador?

[rsdsharp]

12. She's still at NBC.

Her agent (agency) dropped her, not the network (yet).

[djg21]

17. She's walking away

With the balance of her contract being paid, and that is worth $69 Million. I could be very happy doing nothing with that kind of cash in the bank. My heart bleeds for Ms. Kelly.

[pangaia]

4. Megyn Kelly is a nobody with no talent.

She never has been anything and never will be.

She is paid an outrageous salary for... what?

She is totally useless to planet earth.

[RainCaster]

7. Think "Kardashian with a microphone"

Her butt may not be as big, but she certainly is as useless as any of that family.

[Power 2 the People]

5. CAA already got their huge commission checks from her NBC deal

so the stance is not as bold as it appears. They know she is damaged goods and no other major network will want her,therefore no new commissions. Smart business decision on their part.

Maybe this will finally teach other CEOs of legitimate networks that Fox News personalities are not stars and do not bring ratings. The Propaganda is what brings in Fox ratings. The propaganda is the star and it can be regurgitated by anyone who can read a teleprompter.

Look at the history of their marquee anchors who thought they were bigger than the Dark Star:

Megyn Kelly - Bombed in all formats on NBC. Fox ratings in her former time slot still the highest in cable.

Glenn Beck - The Blaze is almost bankrupt and hardly any stations carry his bullshit network. He foolishly believed his star power was driving his ratings at Fox.

Bill O'Reilly - Thought he was the biggest star on cable and strutted like he was something special. Got no offers from anybody and was forced to do his own obscure little podcast. Retread Tucker Carlson came in and the audience didn't miss a beat.

All are gone and their replacements enjoy the same ratings at Fox.


Hopefully the network CEOs now realize the error of their ways and we don't have to see any Fox personalities on our television screens in the future.

[riversedge]

9. #1

[dchill]

20. "...their replacements enjoy the same ratings..."

Addicts don't care who the dealer is. They just want their fix.

[NJCher]

22. Interesting point

Hadn’t thought about it, but the examples tell the story.

[iluvtennis]

6. She's a racist, plain and simple. This last incident and all the prior ones are evidence of it.

[Stuart G]

8. So arrogant and stupid to know that she was saying something "really stupid".

Stupid is still stupid. No matter who says it...

[riversedge]

10. bye bye. so long.

[Bengus81]

11. Trump's always on the look out for a new racist.......

[onetexan]

13. she left Fox, NBC is learning she is toxic, maybe now whitey white Hallmark channel will take her

and feature her in one of their hokey Xmas movies

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. What's CAA? A talent agency?

Can some other agency pick her up?

[CTyankee]

15. Yes, it is Creative Artists Agency and it's based in Los Angeles.

Lots of movie stars' agents are with CAA. She's just one of many if that is her agency.

[Pluvious]

16. How could she have missed Ted Danson's screwup

Back in the 90's, Ted Danson, wore blackface while roasting his then-girlfriend Whoopi Goldberg at the Friar’s Roast.

But then again, if you believed Jebus was a WHITE middle eastern Jewish man 2000 years ago, then maybe Santa is real too.

[Izzy Blue]

18. " Megyn Kelly out? PC debate on blackface costume reportedly costs top anchor her job"

69 million...unfuckingbelievable.


"Reports that Megyn Kelly is parting ways with NBC after a ‘blackface’ Halloween costume remark have sent Twitter into convulsions. She has apparently fired her talent agent and lawyered up for the forthcoming contract battle.

The news host did not appear on her morning show, ‘Megyn Kelly Today,’ on Thursday, and multiple outlets have reported that Kelly is currently negotiating an exit from NBC, citing sources familiar with the matter. She has already parted ways with her talent agency, CAA, and hired a glitzy Hollywood litigator for what could become a long, contentious negotiation over her exit. Kelly, 47, inked a three-year $69-million contract with NBC in January 2017"
READ MORE:
https://www.rt.com/usa/442267-megyn-kell...ace-fired/

[durablend]

19. Hope this isn't a trap

Convenient timing. She falls on the sword, gets a huge payday for (likely) the need to do nothing from here on until her contract runs out and becomes a martyr for the right (Dump: "Look how the EVIL media treated Megan (sic) Kelly, all for just saying what we were all thinking" ).

I don't trust any of them....

[miyazaki]

21. Hmm, breaks out my acronym dictionary for CAA

Let's try the Cigar Association of America.

[cntrfthrs]

23. ignorant, racist privileged princess...

she must have thought her pretty (?) face was enough.....I've known a few like her...3rd wife was that way...the only thing important to her (them) was her/their pretty faces and how many men looked at them a day...