Megyn Kelly abd NBC officially split witha big money

Kelly has reached the middle of a three-year deal worth $ 69 million, an amazing sum, even by the excessive standards of television news.

Under the terms of the agreement, NBC Kelly will pay the remaining amount of money, which is estimated at around $ 30 million, two sources said.

Kelly will be subject to an industry standard non-disparity clause that limits her statements about her time on NBC and her interactions with NBC executives. Television contracts generally include a language to protect both parties in the event of an ugly separation.

The representatives of the host and the network, however, refused to comment on the exact terms of their departure. Kelly is not believed to be subject to "no competition" clauses, which means that, in theory, she can immediately join another network.

Kelly does not have an agent at this time and there is no indication that she has another job.

As presented on Thursday in New York by celebrity photographers and asked: "Will we see each other on TV this year?" Kelly said. "You will definitely see me again."

A representative of Kelly declined to comment.

Friday's announcement marks the premature end of an association that, ultimately, did not increase the anchor size or network ratings. And the hostility towards her departure contrasts with the optimism that her arrival to NBC received in January of 2017.

After 12 years with Fox News, Kelly was one of the most sought after stars in the world of television news, and noticed several networks. Fox allegedly offered him a new contract worth more than $ 20 million a year, but Kelly wanted to abandon the militant style she was perfecting in the conservative network.

"Barbara Walters has retired," Kelly told Variety in 2015 while she was still with Fox. "Oprah joined the PROPIA network and is doing something else, why not me?"

On NBC, Kelly hoped to fulfill the softer role she had longed for herself. The network had ambitious plans for Kelly to host news magazines on Sunday night and at 9 o'clock on the Today show. But the marriage was unpleasant since the jump.

"Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly" was badly accepted and ended after a brief race in the summer of 2017. And "Megyn Kelly Today" was defined by disappointing ratings and unpleasant moments, with the host sometimes unsuitable for the bubbling world of the Morning television in London.

But her coverage, especially about the case in which Matt Lauer was present with the presenter of the "Hoy" program, has unsettled some of her colleagues.

This led to tensions between the executives of Kelly and NBC, including Andy Lack, president of NBC News, who invested tens of millions of dollars in her hiring. Last September, Kelly publicly denied a Lack report on why NBC chose not to broadcast Ronan Farrow's coverage of Harvey Weinstein.

There were already questions about how long the Kelly's 9 o'clock show would take. She had few allies on NBC and more than a few critics. Her lowest moment was on October 23, when she was talking about insulting Halloween costumes. Kelly said it was acceptable when she was a girl to put on a black face, "as long as you disguise yourself as a figure." And she defended a reality TV star who disguised himself as Diana Ross last year.

"And I do not know, I got the feeling that she does not love Diana Ross?" Kelly said. "She wants to look like Diana Ross for a day, I do not know how she got racist on Halloween."

The setback for Kelly was quick and immediate, overcoming the outrage she had inflicted on Santa's career years ago. Kelly apologized to her staff that afternoon. The next day, she apologized for her program and said: "The country feels so divided, and I have no desire to aggravate that pain and that offense."

Megyn Kelly and NBC signed an exit agreement almost three months after the TV presenter made controversial comments about Blackface on television. The Hollywood Reporter reports that, according to the agreement, Megyn will receive the remaining $ 69 million, as previously promised in its three-year contract, and that it will no longer be subject to a non-compete clause. This means that the news anchor can start working immediately.

A spokesperson for NBC told several media: "The parties have resolved their differences and Megyn Kelly is no longer an employee of NBC." Kelly can now close the chapter of part of her life, which began in October, when the television presenter apparently championed the practice of the black face.

During the third hour of today, Megyn told her fellow commentators: "What's racist? You're in trouble if you're a white person who puts a black face on Halloween or a black person who puts on a white face for Halloween. It was good when I was a child, you always dressed like a character. "

She added an even deeper insult when commenting: "I can not follow the amount of people we offend simply because we are normal people today."The mother of three children was quickly reprimanded by her guests, today's compatriot and locals from all over the country.

"The fact is that, while apologizing to the staff, it's more due to the colorful people of the country," Al Roker said in a lively and moving discussion shortly after the start of the saga.

Kelly apologized quickly in an email that was sent to her internally. Today, today, before publishing a public statement about the show. "Hello everyone and welcome to the program, my name is Megyn Kelly and I want to start with two words"

 You may have heard that yesterday we talked about political correctness and Halloween costumes here and that this conversation was about whether she was always acceptable for one person of one race to disguise in another, a black person who it becomes whiter or whiter, a white person who darkens her costume to complete her suit.

I defended the idea by saying that, while it was respectful and part of a Halloween costume, it seemed good to me, well, I was wrong and sorry. " Megyn's apology was not enough to save her cancellation program. Three days after the Blackface discussion, NBC announced the cancellation of former Fox News program. "Megyn Kelly Today has not returned," an NBC News spokesman confirmed in a statement to E! New. "Next week, at 9 am, they will be animated by other co-presenters today."

In the past few months, the evening's service was organized by many today, but fans of the series were able to see what to expect in the future when Dylan Dreyer shared an article on Twitter suggesting that she and her colleagues, Al Roker, Sheinelle Jones and Craig Melvin will take over. "I hope these faces do not bother you, you'll see them often at 9 in the morning," she told on her Twitter followers.

Many of her "Hoy" colleagues were not satisfied. Kelly filed violent accusations of Al Roker and Craig Melvin, two African-American "today's" hosts. And Lack condemned Kelly's comments at a town hall, a clear signal that she had lost the leadership's support to help her win through the network.

She no longer appeared on the network.

Three days after her Blackface commentary on the show, NBC announced that "Megyn Kelly Today" had been canceled. Discussions about the conditions of her retirement soon became controversial. Kelly's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, accused the lack of details about the negotiations.

The NBC responded that the network had respected the confidentiality of the process, while Freedman had "repeatedly commented on the media throughout the negotiations." Both sides reached a quiet resolution, which was announced on Friday night.