Kelly Ripa appears she’s not handling her costar Michael Strahan‘s sudden departure too well — and what happened on Wednesday morning during Live speaks louder than words.
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Just one day after Michael
made an official statement that he was excited to join
Good Morning America full time — leaving
Live With Kelly And Michael behind — Kelly is already showing signs that the next several months of filming with Michael — until September — could get ugly.
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On the April 20 episode, Michael walked on the stage to co-host with — not Kelly — but Ana Gasteyer.
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Reports are claiming that Kelly feels like Michael stabbed her in the back on this move over to GMA, especially since Kelly didn't find out about his new job until minutes before the press did.
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"She was livid," a source told
E! "It wasn't pretty."
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Turns out, the secret move was done on purpose to avoid leaks. "That was a network decision," the insider told the publication. "It wasn't an overnight decision and took some time to put it in place."
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"He's not the boss," the tipster went on. "He is an employee of the network."
What do you think about Kelly's choice to abandon the show this morning? Tweet us your opinions!Photo credit: Splash News
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Watch: Michael Strahan Talks About Leaving 'Live'
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Just one day after Michael
made an official statement that he was excited to join
Good Morning America full time — leaving
Live With Kelly And Michael behind — Kelly is already showing signs that the next several months of filming with Michael — until September — could get ugly.
Photo credit: Splash News
kelly-ripa-no-show-live-michael-strahan-quits-11
On the April 20 episode, Michael walked on the stage to co-host with — not Kelly — but Ana Gasteyer.
Photo credit: Twitter @livekellyandmichael
kelly-ripa-no-show-live-michael-strahan-quits-10
Reports are claiming that Kelly feels like Michael stabbed her in the back on this move over to GMA, especially since Kelly didn't find out about his new job until minutes before the press did.
Photo credit: Twitter @livekellyandmichael
kelly-ripa-no-show-live-michael-strahan-quits-4
"She was livid," a source told
E! "It wasn't pretty."
Photo credit: Splash News
kelly-ripa-no-show-live-michael-strahan-quits-3
Turns out, the secret move was done on purpose to avoid leaks. "That was a network decision," the insider told the publication. "It wasn't an overnight decision and took some time to put it in place."
Photo credit: Splash News
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"He's not the boss," the tipster went on. "He is an employee of the network."
What do you think about Kelly's choice to abandon the show this morning? Tweet us your opinions!Photo credit: Splash News
Watch: Michael Strahan Talks About Leaving 'Live'
