Anchorwoman who quarreled with Trump but was later accused of racism: Who is Megyn Kelly?

Brief summary of her life

Megyn Kendall, known as Megyn Marie Kelly, was born on November 18, 1970, in Syracuse, New York. American TV presenter worked at the American Fox news channel; She became the news editor of the channel on December 31, 2015, and hosted the program called The Kelly File within the channel. She also hosted the news program America Live on Fox News. Megyn Kelly left Fox News in January 2017 and started working at NBC News; her contract with NBC was also terminated later.

Megyn Marie Kelly (born November 18, 1970) is an American journalist and media personality. She currently hosts a talk show and podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show, that airs live daily on SiriusXM. She was a talk show host at Fox News from 2004 to 2017 and a host and correspondent with NBC News from 2017 to 2018. She is also active in posting to her Instagram page and YouTube channel.

April 2016

Fox News presenter Megyn Kelly, who quarreled with Donald Trump in the first TV debate between the candidates of the Republican Party for the presidential election to be held in the USA in November 2016, criticized the media by saying, "News channels made Trump a wallpaper for the screens."

Donald Trump, who is the leader among the Republican Party candidates, addressed Kelly's compelling questions on the live broadcast and announced that he would boycott Fox News. While evaluating the subject, Kelly said that other channels decorated their screens with Trump's election campaigns like "wallpaper" for the sake of ratings.

US TELEVISIONS BREAK NEWS RULES

Claiming that US television channels broke their own reporting rules, Kelly stated that Trump's unforeseen success in the elections increased the TV ratings, so all channels wanted to get on well with Trump and host him on their programs.

Claiming that the media that does not allocate equal time to other candidates and does not perform their duties fairly, is the reason behind Trump's success in the eyes of the electorate, Kelly said, "Of course, we have to be concerned about the ratings to a certain extent. But we also need to worry about ourselves and our journalism."

Kelly, whose speech was interrupted by applause many times, said, referring to Trump, "As a presidential candidate, you can't shut everybody down. You can't shut down Fox, CNN, and ABC. You can not do this. So when it comes to numbers, there is power on our side as well. I think this opportunity for solidarity within the press itself is missed,” she said.

Stating that Trump's answers to the questions are important for the voters to evaluate and determine their thoughts, Kelly said, "What the questions will depend on us. I don't care if it makes any difference. It's up to the voters. Our job is to print. We already have to put pressure on him.”

Kelly, who also criticized the way news programs broadcast on Sunday mornings made phone calls to Trump, said that such things did not happen in the past. Emphasizing once again that the television media broke their own rules in the face of Trump, Kelly drew attention to the fact that "the privilege applied to Trump for the sake of rating does not apply to Hillary Clinton and other candidates".

January 2017

Megyn Kelly turned down $20 million

Fox News channel host Megyn Kelly, who became famous by arguing with Donald Trump in the first television debate before the presidential elections in the USA, refused 20 million dollars (approximately 75 million TL) and transferred to NBC channel.

20 MILLION TO REMAIN

Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Fox News, offered Kelly an annual salary of $20 million in exchange for staying on his channel. It has been announced that Kelly has decided to switch to NBC after months of negotiations.

THEY GIVE THE HIGHEST SALARY

NBC management did not reveal how much they offered Kelly, whose salary was $15 million last year. However, sources close to the subject stated that none of the channels that made an offer to Kelly could come close to Murdoch's $ 20 million offer.

DAY ZONE AND MAGAZINE PROGRAM

It has been suggested that Kelly's willingness to spend more time with her family was instrumental in accepting NBC's offer. Kelly will present a daytime news program on weekdays and a magazine program on Sundays on NBC in the new period.

APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION VIEWERS

With Kelly's departure, Fox News no longer had a female host broadcasting in its prime time zone (between 19:00 and 23:00). Kelly's shows were watched by an average of 2.7 million viewers.

October 2018

The program of the famous presenter Megyn Kelly, who made racist rhetoric, was canceled. Kelly's comment on the "how racist" of blackface, which was used by theater and movie artists to imitate black people in the USA, drew a reaction.

NBC announced that the famous presenter Kelly will not appear in the program due to his "derogatory" comments about the "blackface" Halloween costume known as "Halloween".

Kelly's comment on the "how racist" of blackface, which was used by theater and movie artists to imitate black people in the USA, drew a reaction.

December 2019

The Bombshell movie has been released. Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, and John Lithgow are playing in the movie, which reverses the claim that "no one who sues Fox News can win".

At the 2016 presidential debate, Fox News star reporter Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) argues with presidential candidate Donald Trump. In a year-long debate, Trump accuses Megyn of licentiousness, her period rage. Megyn is the new star of the news, the right wing of Trump. Roger Ailes (John Lithgow) warns Megyn because Fox is a news channel propagating the conservative right. Megyn takes a step back in order not to lose her job, reputation, position, and salary, so Trump is acquitted. Megyn barely recovered from Roger's abuse ten years ago. Roger Ailes is Rupert Murdoch's loyal pit bull. He attaches great importance to appearance and sexual attraction. Women select employees according to their legs and body measurements. She argues that the legs visible under the transparent tables and the short skirts increase the ratings. Loyalty is very important, women who want to be famous and successful must sleep with him first and then with other great men.

The key scene of the movie is the elevator scene. Megyn, Gretchen, and Roger Ailes' new favorite, Kayla (Margot Robbie), meet for the first time in the elevator. The only scene where the three women together contain very little dialogue. You think they will support each other, but they can't talk, they can't communicate. They must be loyal to Roger. We know that they are victims, that they are abused. Returning from the brink of harassment, Megyn has risen in her job. Gretchen who makes a bold complaint is punished. Kayla, harassed by Roger, hopes to get promoted. The elevator stops on the second floor, where Roger's power shines through. Women cannot trust each other, this is a tragic moment. Megyn, Gretchen, you worry about Kayla. Roger takes back his favors with his sexual desires. He helps women, builds their careers, and mentors them, with one condition: loyalty, submission, and domination.

“Fox News is a prism that reflects how the majority in the country perceives the world. I watch in amazement how fake news spreads and how people believe this fake news. The American society is fooled by everything that is said,” says Jay Roach, emphasizing that what is happening in the USA is worrying.

Directed by Jay Roach, written by Oscar winner Charles Randolph (The Big Short), Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Allison Janney, Mark Duplass, Rudy Giuliani, Bill O'Reilly, Greta Van Susteren, Bombshell, starring Malcolm McDowell, which questions the themes of power, sexual predation, vital instincts, competition, brutal capitalism, loyalty, patriarchal culture, humiliation, shame, honor, victimhood, was released in December 2019.