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Steve Helling / People.com:
NBC Cancels Megyn Kelly Today After Blackface Controversy, Sources Say — Megyn Kelly's 9 a.m. Today show hour has been canceled, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE. — The news comes just 48 hours after she received immense backlash for her controversial remarks about blackface earlier this week.
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Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Megyn Kelly is OUT at NBC just 48 hours after defending blackface as she and the network fight over whether she will be paid out her $69M contract in full — Her show aired a repeat on Thursday and will also be a repeat on Friday after she defended blackface on Tuesday's show and apologized Wednesday on air
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Megyn Kelly out at NBC after defending blackface … Megyn Kelly is without a job following controversial comments she made about blackface this week. — It took just 48 hours for NBC to ax Kelly, a source told Page Six. — During a panel discussion on “Megyn Kelly Today” …
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Hollywood Reporter:
Megyn Kelly No Longer at CAA (Exclusive) — The move comes a day after the ‘Today’ host's on-air defense of blackface. — CAA is no longer working with Megyn Kelly, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. UTA co-president Jay Sures initally agreed to represent her but later backed out on Wednesday amid the controversy.
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TMZ.com:
Megyn Kelly Out at NBC After ‘Blackface’ Scandal — Megyn Kelly will NOT be back on the air at NBC after her blackface remark, barring a major miracle ... TMZ has confirmed. — “Megyn Kelly Today” aired a repeat on Thursday morning, 2 days after she uncorked the absurd comment that it's okay to wear blackface at Halloween.
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New York Times:
Megyn Kelly's ‘Blackface’ Remarks Lead to Rift With NBC — Megyn Kelly struggled on Wednesday to contain a growing crisis over her racially insensitive remarks during a “Today” show broadcast, statements that propelled longstanding tensions between the former Fox News anchor and her NBC News colleagues into public view.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Megyn Kelly's show in doubt after blackface comments — New York (CNN Business)Two years of pent-up bitterness and backbiting about Megyn Kelly have finally come to a head at NBC News. — Her exit from the 9 a.m. hour of the “Today” show appears to be imminent.
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Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Megyn Kelly's lawyer wants Ronan Farrow on hand to meet with NBC execs
Megyn Kelly's lawyer wants Ronan Farrow on hand to meet with NBC execs
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Cardi B Reveals She Turned Down a ‘Seven Figure’ Offer to Share First Photos of Baby Kulture — No amount of “Money” will make Cardi B share the identity of her baby girl. — The Invasion of Privacy hitmaker, 26, revealed she will be debuting photos of her daughter Kulture Kiari on her own terms …
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People.com:
Jamie Lee Curtis Dishes on Original Halloween: ‘I Made $8,000’ and Bought Wardrobe at JC Penney — Forty years after the original Halloween movie, Jamie Lee Curtis can't believe how much has changed since she starred in the classic horror film. — Curtis, now 59, was just 19 when the first Halloween made her a movie star.
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Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
Highest-Paid TV Actresses 2018: Sofia Vergara Tops Ranking Again With $42.5 Million — For the seventh year in a row, Sofia Vergara is the highest-paid actress on television. Her giant haul, which clocks in at 73% more than second-ranked Kaley Cuoco's $24.5 million, leads this year's ranking of the small screen's top earners.
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Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
Highest-Paid TV Actors 2018: Jim Parsons Leads With $26.5 Million
Highest-Paid TV Actors 2018: Jim Parsons Leads With $26.5 Million
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Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Kim Kardashian! Mindy Kaling! John Stamos! See Busy Philipps' Busy Tonight Late-Night Lineup — Busy Philipps' new show is around the corner — and she's got an exciting lineup of guests for her very first week. — Executive produced by Tina Fey, Busy Tonight premieres this Sunday …
TMZ.com:
‘Ray Donovan’ Star Pooch Hall Charged with Child Abuse, DUI — “Ray Donovan” star Marion “Pooch” Hall has just been criminally charged with felony child abuse and DUI ... this for driving totally wasted and letting his 2-year-old son take the wheel. — TMZ broke the story …
Aurelie Corinthios / People.com:
Why Alfonso Ribeiro Doesn't Think Think a Fresh Prince Reboot with Will Smith Will Ever Happen — With reboot fever in full swing, there's one sitcom that probably won't be coming back to TV: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. — Stopping by PeopleTV's Chatter on Tuesday, Alfonso Ribeiro doubled …