Megyn Kelly’s Camp Calls Out NBCUniversal CEO Amid Testy Exit Talks

Megyn Kelly’s slow-motion exit from NBC News has turned into an all-out legal battle.

Kelly’s 9 a.m. show was canceled last week, but her contract goes through 2020. So now there’s a protracted negotiation taking place — and in an unusual move, Kelly’s lawyer Bryan Freedman is talking about it publicly.
“Andy Lack needs to stop,” Freedman said Tuesday, accusing the NBC News chair of leaking information about the negotiations.
On Wednesday, Freedman upped the ante with another statement.

“Despite my efforts to handle this process confidentially, NBC News is allowing the media to run with completely false and irresponsible reports that disparage Megyn by erroneously claiming she has ever asked for more money than her contract requires,” Freedman said. “If NBC News is not the source then they have a responsibility as a news division to correct these false claims. Or are they somehow attempting to use these fabrications for some fictitious advantage in the discussions we’re having?”

Freedman also called out NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke: “If Andy Lack has lost control, my hope would be that Steve Burke can step in and not permit blatant lies about our discussions to remain uncorrected.”
NBC fired back with its own statement a few minutes later saying, “Unlike Mr. Freedman, who has repeatedly commented to the media throughout the negotiations, we respect the confidentiality of the process, and will have no comment until it reaches its conclusion.”

In recent days, several stories from outlets like The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline have said that Kelly and NBC are at odds regarding the amount of money she’ll be paid on the way out the door, and regarding the terms of her exit agreement.

NBC is said to be reluctant to pay out the rest of her three-year contract, which is reportedly worth $69 million. And Kelly is said to be reluctant to sign away her rights to speak freely.

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