Megyn Kelly’s legal team is attempting to get journalist Ronan Farrow to observe NBC’s exit discussions.<\/b>
\nSeeking allies. Megyn Kelly \u2019s lawyer turned to Ronan Farrow after the Megyn Kelly Today host was ousted from her job at NBC, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.
The insider notes that Kelly and her lawyer could be meeting with the network as early as Friday, October 26, and the attorney has asked Farrow to attend the sit-down.
A second source tells Us that NBC management was gunning for Kelly after her aggressive coverage of the #MeToo movement, which included moments when NBC employees made headlines.
Meanwhile, a separate insider confirmed that Kelly covering Matt Lauer and Tom Brokaw \u2019s alleged sexual misconduct angered the network and made executives want to push her out. The 47-year-old journalist not only had the 60-year-old former Today show cohost\u2019s accuser Addie Zinone on her show, she also called for an independent legal investigation of NBC News chairman Andy Lack and the handling of Farrow\u2019s work and complaint.
Farrow left NBC News during his groundbreaking investigation of Harvey Weinstein \u2019s sexual misconduct. The 30-year-old reporter claimed he \u201cwas being blocked from further reporting,\u201d though NBC has denied allegations of attempting to impede the story from running.
A source confirmed to Us on Thursday, October 25, that Kelly was out at NBC just two days after she made a controversial comment about blackface on Megyn Kelly Today . \u201cWhat is racist?\u201d she asked during a panel discussion about Halloween costumes. \u201cYou truly do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface at Halloween or a black person who puts on white face\u2026 That was OK when I was a kid, as long as you were dressing like a character.\u201d
After much social media backlash and getting called out by Al Roker, Kelly apologized on-air and in a letter to her colleagues. The network aired a rerun of the show on Thursday.
\u201cShe didn\u2019t want to leave NBC but was forced out by management,\u201d an insider revealed of her departure. \u201cThis is only just beginning to sink in for Megyn because it happened so quickly.\u201d
Meanwhile, Kelly spoke to Us about her desire to make her morning show \u201cnewsier\u201d one month before the controversy. \u201cThe question for us is whether that content will resonate enough at 9 a.m. for the show to be considered a commercial success,\u201d she explained. \u201cMy own takeaway is, if that content doesn\u2019t work at 9 a.m. and if all that works at 9 a.m. is much lighter fare, then I have a decision to make because I\u2019m not going to do that.\u201d
However, a source told Us that discussions about ending Megyn Kelly Today were happening before she defended blackface: \u201cThis is not a recent development. NBC was practically waiting for a reason to end this show, and what Megyn delivered was a gift \u2014 an \u2018out,\u2019 essentially.\u201d<\/p>\n

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