Megyn Kelly returned to television on Wednesday, October 16, and she used the chance to slam her former employer NBC over their handling of sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Lauer. Megyn, 48, appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight in her first televised interview since she was fired by NBC last fall after she defended white people doing blackface on Halloween.
Megyn addressed allegations in Ronan Farrow’s new book, Catch And Kill, that NBC had mishandled both his own reporting on Harvey Weinstein and the investigation into allegations against Matt, 61.
“What did they know, and when did they know it?” Megyn asked on Fox, according to Variety. As Star readers know, Ann Curry claimed she had told executives about Matt’s behavior before she left the Today show in 2012.
“Show us the money,” Megyn, who used to host her own primetime show on Fox News, said. “The number one that needs to happen now is they need to release any and all Matt Lauer accusers from their confidentiality agreements. NBC says it has nothing to hide. Great. Let’s not hide anything.” In Ronan’s book, multiple women claimed they signed NDAs when they departed the company.
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“The question is open as to whether [NBC] put dollars ahead of decency, about whether they were more interested in protecting their star anchor than they were in protecting the women of the company,” Megyn continued. “There needs to be an outside investigation into this company. They investigated themselves. That doesn’t work.”
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Megyn made that same argument during a September 2018 episode of
Megyn Kelly Today. The morning talk show, which ran for a little over a year, frequently covered issues related to #MeToo, including allegations against both Matt and
NBC legend Tom Brokaw.
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“The question is open as to whether [NBC] put dollars ahead of decency, about whether they were more interested in protecting their star anchor than they were in protecting the women of the company,” Megyn said. “There needs to be an outside investigation into this company. They investigated themselves. That doesn’t work.”
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She also wondered why the network allegedly tried to stop Ronan’s investigation into Harvey Weinstein. “Was it to protect someone internally?” she asked. “What Ronan is suggesting is they worked to cover up one sexual predator, Harvey Weinstein, in order to protect another — Matt Lauer.”
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In the book, Ronan alleged that Harvey threatened to reveal Matt’s behavior if NBC continued with the story about the producer’s misconduct. NBC has repeatedly denied this claim. Ronan eventually took his reporting to the New Yorker.
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Megyn also addressed whether
she’ll be back on TV in the future. “I’ll get back on that horse soon — because this has been fun,” she said. “So I’ll probably get back out there, but right now I’m still enjoying my day-to-day life with my family.”
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Megyn’s NBC colleagues, including
Al Roker, condemned her remarks and she exited the network weeks later.
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It wasn’t the first time Megyn got in trouble for racist remarks. In 2013, she told viewers on Fox News, “For all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white.”
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“The question is open as to whether [NBC] put dollars ahead of decency, about whether they were more interested in protecting their star anchor than they were in protecting the women of the company,” Megyn continued. “There needs to be an outside investigation into this company. They investigated themselves. That doesn’t work.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
Megyn made that same argument during a September 2018 episode of
Megyn Kelly Today. The morning talk show, which ran for a little over a year, frequently covered issues related to #MeToo, including allegations against both Matt and
NBC legend Tom Brokaw.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“The question is open as to whether [NBC] put dollars ahead of decency, about whether they were more interested in protecting their star anchor than they were in protecting the women of the company,” Megyn said. “There needs to be an outside investigation into this company. They investigated themselves. That doesn’t work.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
She also wondered why the network allegedly tried to stop Ronan’s investigation into Harvey Weinstein. “Was it to protect someone internally?” she asked. “What Ronan is suggesting is they worked to cover up one sexual predator, Harvey Weinstein, in order to protect another — Matt Lauer.”
In the book, Ronan alleged that Harvey threatened to reveal Matt’s behavior if NBC continued with the story about the producer’s misconduct. NBC has repeatedly denied this claim. Ronan eventually took his reporting to the New Yorker.
Megyn also addressed whether
she’ll be back on TV in the future. “I’ll get back on that horse soon — because this has been fun,” she said. “So I’ll probably get back out there, but right now I’m still enjoying my day-to-day life with my family.”
Megyn’s NBC colleagues, including
Al Roker, condemned her remarks and she exited the network weeks later.
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It wasn’t the first time Megyn got in trouble for racist remarks. In 2013, she told viewers on Fox News, “For all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white.”
Photo credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
