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Megyn Kelly to leave NBC with $30 million payout: NBC News
Megyn Kelly and NBC News have agreed to the high-profile TV host’s exit terms, which will allow her to leave the company with a $30 million payout.
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Megyn Kelly attends the TIME 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2018 in New York City. (AFP/Angela Weiss)
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egyn Kelly and NBC News have agreed to the high-profile TV host’s exit terms, which will allow her to leave the company with a $30 million payout, NBC News reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the agreement.
The news comes after months of negotiations over parts of Kelly’s contract following her removal in October from NBC’s morning show Today. Kelly will leave NBC with the remainder of her $69 million contract, according to the report.
Read also: US talk show host Megyn Kelly off air after blackface comment
NBC and Kelly have resolved their differences, and Kelly is no longer an employee of the network, according to a statement from NBC, cited in the report.
The former Fox News anchor was removed as the host of NBC’s morning fixture following a Halloween segment, when she questioned why using “blackface” for a costume was inappropriate. Kelly later apologized for the comments.
