Tamron Hall breaks her silence about Megyn Kelly and says she has 'no ill will' towards the blackface-backing host as she returns to morning TV with an appearance on Today rival GMA

  • 'They made her and offer she shouldn't refuse. And they made me an offer I could refuse,' Tamron Hall said of Megyn Kelly and negotiations with NBC 
  • Hall, who will launch a syndicated daytime show this September, said she was shocked at the offers that came her way after she left Today
  • She felt that after 25 years she would got more interesting work, but had to wait for almost two years
  • Hall will return to morning TV on Thursday wth an appearance on Today rival Good Morning America 

A little over two years after she was unceremoniously dumped by NBC, Tamron Hall is opening up about her exit from the show and breaking her silence about the woman who replaced her at the network.

'I have no ill will towards Megyn [Kelly],' Hall told People.

She made this statement before she was inevitably asked about the woman who became host of the third hour of Today in a move that only served to tank the ratings Hall had built up with Al Roker 

'They made her and offer she shouldn't refuse. And they made me an offer I could refuse.'

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Hosts: 'They made her and offer she shouldn't refuse. And they made me an offer I could refuse,' Tamron Hall said of Megyn Kelly and negotiations with NBC

Hall, who will launch a syndicated daytime show this September, said she was shocked at the offers that came her way after she left Today.

'I felt that some of the offers that were coming in were insulting after 25 years in the business,' said Hall. 

She also recalled thinking to herself at one point: 'Wait a minute. I've been doing this a long time, and you're coming to me with these odd little things.'

Hall certainly had no lack of qualifications, proving her ability to host any type of broadcast during her time at NBC.  

'The last week I was on Today I filled in for Savannah Guthrie, who's gone on maternity leave. I filled in for Lester Holt [on NBC Nightly News] all while I was doing my MSNBC show plus shooting Deadline Crime,' said Hall.

'So I'm putting in all the work and then I'm told, "It doesn't matter that you came in every time we called. We want something else."'

Hall then added: 'I wasn't that "something else."' 

She will finally make her return to morning television Thursday with an appearance on Good Morning America.

The new mom excitedly shared the news on social media and is expected to speak about her baby, her new show and possibly share new details about her exit from NBC. 

Hall and Al Roker were comfortably in first place and delivering solid ratings for Today when the decision was made to move them out and Megyn Kelly in as host of the third hour.

That move came just as Hall's contract was up, and she ultimately decided not to resign with NBC News and instead walked out.

It was a shocking departure for the woman who had long been one of the hardest working personalities on the network.

Roker anchored the third hour with Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dryer in the wake of Hall's departure, which also proved to be a winning combination.

Unlike Hall, however, the meteorologist already had a steady gig on Today when Roker learned the news about Kelly's arrival, appearing on the program's first two hours.

The third hour had topped its timeslot for seven straight weeks when the news was delivered to Hall and Roker that Kelly would be taking over for them, and making a whole lot more money.

DailyMail.com revealed soon after that Kelly had signed to a three-year contract valued at $69 million, close to 20 times what her predecessor Hall was paid and double the combined salary of Hall and Roker.

This sizable investment resulted in a show with record low numbers for the network and a host who eventually got the boot following her defense of black face. 

Since Hall left the Today show in 2017, she has been in talks with Disney-ABC to produce her own syndicated daytime talk show, which she will host.

It was announced in March by Disney that the show will officially debut in September of this year after months of developing. 

The addition of her son and recent wedding will keep the new mom busy as she prepares to film the first season of her new show.  

 

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