LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items for you as we march over this Hump Day:
• Media Matters: Megyn Kelly told her listeners on Sirius XM yesterday that she’s thankful “perverted” Pride Month is over. Hard to believe she was ever considered a legitimate journalist.
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ (and adjacent) publications including the latest from DNA Magazine. Continue reading “Megyn Kelly Thankful ‘Perverted’ Pride Month Is Over + More News”
Some news items I thought worth your time:
• Academy Awards: I’m watching live – how about you? Follow here for all the winners as they happen.
• JoeMyGod: Increasingly toxic Megyn Kelly got into a social media fight with fellow-conservative talking head Mark Levin to the point she called him a “micro-penis.” #InfightingIsFunny Continue reading “98th Academy Awards + Hegseth Meltdown + More News”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • Media Matters: Fox News’ Jesse Watters told viewers on a recent episode of The Five: “I don’t like Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. I need to know if someone is gay. I have to know.” Continue reading “Jesse Watters ‘Needs To Know’ If Someone Is Gay + More News”
Some news items you might have missed: • LGBTQ Nation: Conservative talking head Megyn Kelly lost her mind when she heard Taylor Swift endorsed VP Kamala Harris, and accused the pop star of wanting to sterilize children and chop off their body parts. Note: Swift endorsed Biden in 2020. Continue reading “Megyn Kelly Meltdown Over Taylor Swift Endorsing Harris + More News”
Donald Trump used to be a fan of former Fox News host Megyn Kelly – until she pointed out this week that the Donald has “lost a step” in terms of mental sharpness. Continue reading “Megyn Kelly: ‘No Question Trump Has Lost A Step’”
Conservative talking head Megyn Kelly (screen capture)
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TMZ is reporting that TODAY show host Megyn Kelly, formerly of Fox News, has been let go after her remarks about blackface earlier this week.
“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. Sources connected to the network tell us unless a Hail Mary is thrown and caught at some point today … Megyn is gone for good.
The split with NBC comes the day after Megyn’s emotional on-air apology where she insisted she’d learned a lesson due to the backlash.
The mea culpa was clearly a case of too little, too late for the Peacock … which, to be honest, had issues with Megyn’s show even before the blackface blowup. Translation: the ratings were terrible. They’d dropped more than 30 percent, year-to-year, in her time slot.
Megyn Kelly wonders what the big deal is about blackface pic.twitter.com/07yvYDuAYe— Tommy Christopher (@tommyxtopher) October 23, 2018
TMZ goes on to say that her co-workers apparently ‘hated’ being on-air with her.
During coverage of Dr. Christine Ford’s testimony, for example, Kelly was part of a panel with NBC veterans Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd.
Kelly’s blunt, overtly conservative style was so off-putting, Mitchell left the panel before the segment was over.
I can admit to watching her morning show several times, but it was painful. Morning ‘light fare’ doesn’t suit Kelly at all.
According to The Daily Mail, Kelly apparently has a “no-break” deal with NBC which means she will walk away with a payout of $69 million.
Kelly’s talent agency, CAA, has also dropped her as well.
Gaslighting minorities for years saying things like, “what’s wrong with dressing in blackface” and “Santa is white” and walking away with $69M (i.e., being paid NOT to work) is the white privilege-est thing ever.Megyn Kelly is OUT at NBChttps://t.co/mFtzKl2QX9
— Holly Fιɢυeroα O’Reιlly (@AynRandPaulRyan) October 25, 2018
Her Sunday night show was a boring debacle, punctuated by low ratings, a PR nightmare involving Alex Jones, and an early cancelation. The soft news was painful, the hard news didn’t break ground. It was a bad scene. https://t.co/vs5byKjO6t— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) October 25, 2018
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Today Show host Megan Kelly got into hot water yesterday when she questioned why blackface wasn’t ok for Halloween?
Seriously?
During a round-table conversation about Halloween costumes, Kelly said that blackface was, “OK when I was a kid as long as you were dressing like a character,” and said she doubted whether blackface was actually racist.
“What is racist?” she asked. “Because you do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface on Halloween.”
Umm, yeah. You do.
Kelly sent a memo to staffers at NBC apologizing for her lack of understanding:
When we had the roundtable discussion earlier today about the controversy of making your face look like a different race as part of a Halloween costume, I suggested that this seemed okay if done as part of this holiday where people have the chance to make themselves look like others. The iconic Diana Ross came up as an example. To me, I thought, why would it be controversial for someone dressing up asDiana Ross to make herself look like this amazing woman as a way of honoring and respecting her?
I realize now that such behavior is indeed wrong, and I am sorry. The history of blackface in our culture is abhorrent; the wounds too deep.
I’ve never been a “pc” kind of person — but I understand that we do need to be more sensitive in this day and age. Particularly on race and ethnicity issues which, far from being healed, have been exacerbated in our politics over the past year.
Last night, on CNN, hosts Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon discussed the debacle. Lemon came straight out of the gate with a truth bomb saying, “Megyn is 47 years old, she’s our age, there has never been a time in her 47 years that blackface has been acceptable.”
“Megyn is 47 years old, she’s our age, there has never been a time in her 47 years that blackface has been acceptable” @DonLemon on #CuomoPrimeTime pic.twitter.com/aihmlQ0VOd— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) October 24, 2018
Today, Kelly began her show with an apology:
“I want to begin with two words, I’m sorry..The country feels so divided and I have no wish to add to that pain and offense. I believe this is a time for more understanding, more love, more sensitivity and honor..Thank you for listening and for helping me listen too.” Megyn Kelly pic.twitter.com/6hHrvZLNvK— Megyn Kelly TODAY (@MegynTODAY) October 24, 2018
Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News star, told her Megyn Kelly Today audience on NBC that while Fox News Corp. promised many that the work environment for female workers would improve after ousting network head Roger Ailes, and hosts Bill O’Reilly & Eric Bolling, no real change has happened.
In an emotional address, Kelly confirmed to her viewers, “O’Reilly’s suggestion that no one ever complained about his behavior is false. I know because I complained.”
Kelly also shared that victims are often bullied into silence through “fear of public shaming, including through the media.” She named names and pointed fingers at Irena Briganti, Fox’s media relations chief, who she says “is known for her vindictiveness.”
“To this day [Briganti] pushes negative articles on certain Ailes accusers like the one you are looking at right now,” Kelly said.
Watch below.
Kelly’s monologue comes on the heels of a bombshell report in the New York Times which revealed that O’Reilly paid a $32 million settlement to one woman, Lis Wiehl, just before Fox News resigned him to a huge new contract. Fox News was aware of the basic terms of the settlement, if not the exact amount.
“O’Reilly’s suggestion that no one ever complained about his behavior is false. I know because I complained.” @megynkelly on Bill O’Reilly pic.twitter.com/BO8ifQcJbu— TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 23, 2017
Speaking on Glenn Beck’s radio show today, Bill O’Reilly proclaimed he’s being attacked for political purposes and that it’s been a “horror show” for him and his family.
This past weekend, The New York Times reported that O’Reilly agreed to a $32 million settlement to a former legal analyst who had accused O’Reilly of harassment.
As has been said elsewhere – no one pays $32 million over false allegations.
This article has been updated since it’s original posting.
Monday saw the launch of Megyn Kelly’s Today Show and it seems she’s going to need some time to find her “light-hearted morning show” banter.
Speaking with the cast of Will & Grace, the former Fox News host introduced a superfan of the iconic 90s sitcom, Russel Turner, from the audience.
Things got a bit awkward from the get-go.
“Is it true that you became a lawyer—and you became gay—because of Will?” Kelly asked the excited Turner.
Fortunately, Turner was quick on the fly: “I look at Will Truman, I’m like, ‘He has it made.’ Lawyer, best apartment in New York, and gay? Come on, trifecta.”
After surprising Turner with tickets to Los Angeles to a taping and backstage tour of Will & Grace, Kelly closed out the segment with another graceless turn of phrase: “I don’t know about the lawyer thing, but I think the Will & Grace thing and the gay thing is going to work out great!”
UPDATE: Debra Messing took to her Instagram afterwards to say “Honestly I didn’t know it was MK until that morning. The itinerary just said Today show appearance. Regret going on. Dismayed by her comments.”
She later deleted that comment but several folks screen-capped it.
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Here is Megyn Kelly telling a gay #WillAndGrace superfan, “I think the ‘Will & Grace’ thing and the gay thing’s gonna work out great.” 😑😑😑 pic.twitter.com/KyN9kVQ0rK— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) September 25, 2017
Watch: Megyn Kelly Draws Criticism for Awkward Gay Joke About #WillAndGrace Fan on Talk Show Debut https://t.co/yXj7SvKC5L pic.twitter.com/eWjiqTnvm8— IndieWire (@IndieWire) September 25, 2017
This Megyn Kelly #WillAndGrace interview has us cringing so hard https://t.co/YwqXdbGZ1d— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 25, 2017
Megyn Kelly is every mom trying waaaaay to hard to “relate” to her gay son but instead just makes it waaaaay worse pic.twitter.com/dh2sSi2kVq— Will Kellogg (@Will_Kellogg) September 25, 2017