Shard

Not sure what I am more shocked at, that she is getting let go for an off colour remark of her $69 million contract ! I can't say I watch Ms Kelly, as never had access to Fox (thankfully) but have seen the odd clip of her on You Tube, and thought she was quite good in a sassy sort of way.

The blackface at Halloween remark really doesn't seem that horrendous to me (and her, evidentally). Are Americans that sensitive or am I from a bygone era and not keeping up with the manufactured outrage of the times.

$69 million, that really is a large sum for a newsreader type. I don't know why the public is so into this 'winner takes all' system of wealth.

Rete

IMHO, no one in the media circus warrants this type of salary.

MidAtlantic

She's not even on Fox!

Welcome to America.

Shard

No I know she's NBC now but she used to be Fox.

Anian

I think it's less about what she said and more about how if she didn't realise it was a bad thing to say then she is going to make a much bigger goof sometime soon. Her contract is almost up anyway. I guess it was a ploy to lure some of the Fox idiots to NBC, but it was a poor move considering how low she went to shill for the Republicans on Fox.

scrubbedexpat099

Well now it is about money, seems she has good legal representation as you would expect.

Most Americans are fine but there are sadly may who are easily offended.

Jerseygirl

NBC should not have employed her in the first place. By all accounts she is a very unlikable individual. People who worked with her complained of the way she treated them. Right from the start she was resented by her colleagues at NBC. Al Roker and Tamran Hall were cut from the 9am hour and replaced by Kelly. Both popular, long term employees with good ratings. She was paid more than the other anchors who have been with NBC for years.

It was so obviously that NBC were trying very hard to integrate her with the rest of the Morning Show’s anchors. They had her alongside the anchors when doing morning ‘walk abouts’ in the Rockefeller Centre, she appeared with the others towards the end of the 8am hour. Lastly they positioned Jenna Bush (who is very likeable, a natural for chat shows) for the first 10/15 minutes of her show, in attempt to gain back some of the ratings.

Right from the start she upset people. In one of her first shows there was a situation with the Will and Grace actors. Several celebs have cancelled their appearances on her show because of various things she has said. When the Matt Lauer debacle happened, she was quick to jump in and publicly criticize him on her show. Yes he deserved it, but he was liked by many and it was seen as a betrayal.

Maybe if she had been liked and accepted by the rest of her colleagues at NBC, they would have closed ranks and not have come out in force against her.

She was a train wreck waiting to happen.

Octang Frye

She was also a bit of a moose.
They should hire Anne Diamond and Nick Owen. Or Frank Bough.

zzrmark

I keep forgetting that we've regressed to the 1950's and are now required to grade women according to the Trump f$#kability scale. What do you think a newscaster should have to be to keep her job, an 8, 9 maybe, perhaps they should be cavorting under-dressed on a pole whilst reading the news?

scrubbedexpat099

Info-babes have been around a lot longer than Trump.

Saw a couple of Moose on the way back from the Supermarket.

zzrmark

And that makes the demeaning of women ok then?

scrubbedexpat099

Not something I would agree with, Kennedys and of course Bill come to mind.

thinbrit

Regression implies it has not always been this way.

Gender aside, it has been shown time and time again that we are more inclined to trust someone if we find them attractive. I do believe, from a business perspective, employing attractive (male or female) newscasters is good for ratings and therefore for the networks business.

scrubbedexpat099

Well we have a wide geographical representation, we can watch the local news this evening, switch channels and see...

Octang Frye

Yes, it's hilarious. I am not a feminist. To hello with feminism.

"Demeaning of women". Seriously, take a bromide. Quick, bring the fainting couch! zzmark is about to swoon. I think she (he?) is having a fit of the vapors. Female hysteria...