{"id":158318,"date":"2018-11-21T10:19:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T16:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=158318"},"modified":"2018-11-21T10:21:49","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T16:21:49","slug":"158318","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=158318","title":{"rendered":"Kelly ready to accept NBC contract buyout"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Page Six<\/a><\/p>\n

Megyn Kelly<\/a> is close to finalizing a $30 million exit from NBC, sources confirm to Page Six.<\/p>\n

The embattled anchor, who celebrated her 48th birthday Sunday, was dumped from her 9 a.m. slot on \u201cToday\u201d last month after questioning why it was racist to wear blackface for Halloween<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And as she prepares to sign her exit deal, the mom of three is already planning her return to TV, Page Six has learned.<\/p>\n

Sources say NBC owner Comcast will pay Kelly around $30 million. She signed a $69 million deal when she joined the network after leaving Fox News in 2017.<\/p>\n

A source familiar with the negotiations said nothing will happen until next week at the earliest, admitting: \u201cIt\u2019s taking slightly longer than expected, the paperwork is going back and forth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another confirmed: \u201cEveryone wants this to be over \u2014 both Megyn and NBC \u2014 and Comcast has the money to pay off Megyn. We thought this would be a done deal a few weeks ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

One senior TV source added: \u201cNBC decided rather than fight and face a lawsuit from her, they \u2014 and more importantly, Comcast with all its money \u2014 decided to draw a line under the entire debacle and pay Megyn the full amount owed in her contract to go away.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut this is far from the end of her TV career \u2014 in the Trump era, there are few broadcasters like her. Megyn would likely take a short break from TV and return to cable news ahead of the 2020 election.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Kelly \u2014 whose 9 a.m. hour had failed to win over viewers \u2014 made her comments, the backlash was immediate, with \u201cToday\u201d mainstay Al Roker<\/a> lashing out at his colleague on air.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe fact is, while she apologized to the staff, she owes a bigger apology to folks of color around the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a history going back to the 1830s \u2014 minstrel shows to demean and denigrate a race wasn\u2019t right. I\u2019m old enough to know, have lived through \u2018Amos \u2018n\u2019 Andy,\u2019 where you had white people in blackface playing two black characters, just magnifying the worst stereotypes about black people \u2014 and that\u2019s what the problem is. That\u2019s what the issue is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reps for Kelly and NBC declined to comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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