Megyn Kelly, who with Matt Lauer's departure is now NBC’s highest paid news star, has reportedly upset NBC executives by attempting to book former “E! News” host Catt Sadler on the "Today" show after Sadler walked away from her gig on NBC’s sister station last month because of gender wage gap issues. Meanwhile, Kelly was hired by NBC last year with a whopping eight-figure salary that raised eyebrows across the industry. Kelly’s hour of “Today” has performed poorly in the ratings compared to the vastly less expensive “Today” hour it replaced, and has been plagued by a series of gaffe’s and cringe-inducing segments. Following Lauer’s firing, she hosted the lawyer for one of his accusers on her “Today” hour and the lawyer harshly criticized NBC’s treatment of his client.

Source: Fox News January 12, 2018 18:05 UTC