Melissa Francis has finally spoken up to give her perspective on the highly-publicized subject of one of Fox News’ greatest personalities leaving after weeks of rumors and controversy. Her statements offer an intriguing glimpse into what it was like to work at the network at a time when many viewers believed that “parting ways” was inevitable.
In an interview with Megyn Kelly on Sirius XM, Francis started by describing an alleged instance in which Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott allegedly “shrugged it off” when her boss at the network sent an email referring to Francis as a “misogynistic sexist name.”
“When I worked at Fox News, there was a manager of mine who sent an email calling me a misogynistic, sexist name, and talking about — demeaning my behavior. He sent it around to all of the managers, and accidentally included me — we’ve all done that, to be honest. When you’re gossiping about someone and you add them to it too,” Francis said.
“So he did that. So when I received that email I went directly to [Fox News CEO] Suzanne Scott’s office because she also was copied on the email. And I said, what the f***?’ Like — I mean — and she shrugged it off. And that man who sent that email demeaning me in a sexist and misogynistic way still works there. In fact, he was the author of many of the things you read in the Dominion case,” she added. “And I checked yesterday — he’s still there. So this idea, that something in a text would be so awful that they wouldn’t — they’re on the side of women. They don’t want to subject Fox women to an environment where you have someone like Tucker saying those words — that is a bald-faced lie.”
Francis was regrettably abruptly told of her firing; the announcement was made over a broken teleprompter.
Megyn Kelly, a former Fox News star, got a sizable $15 million salary in 2022 despite complaining about the company’s alleged gender-based pay inequality. Her employees said that this lawsuit—a hefty prize for fighting against inequality—was ultimately what lost her her job.
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Late last year, Megan Kelly sat down with Francis for an engrossing interview to explore her decision to leave Fox News, which left many viewers in disbelief.
Francis has a professional studio set up in her house, living the ideal. A teleprompter and cameras were available to ensure everything went off without a hitch.
“So the lights go on. I have a robotic camera so I don’t have the power to turn any of it on and off. That’s done from the studio. So the lights come on, the teleprompter comes on… I went over, I sat down, I clicked on my mic. I checked in, we talked to the producers, we did the whole thing,” she said.
“I’m about to go. And it comes up in the prompter, ‘You’ve been canceled’ and I said, ‘What what’s going on?’” Francis recalled.
“And all of a sudden, everything went dead in my living room, just lights out, everything dead. And I was like, ‘Wow, okay. This is, this is how we’re doing this. Huh? Wow,’” the former host said.
“I talked to the show staff afterward and they were like, ‘We had — we weren’t told anything. We have no idea what happened.’ And they were left scrambling. I mean, all of a sudden this poor show team had no idea and they just yanked the electricity on their anchor,” Francis continued.
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Fox News and Tucker Carlson “parted ways” last month. Francis voiced his opinions in reaction to the information.
When Fox News announced that Dan Bongino had left their news team, it sent shockwaves across the media and sparked rumors about the network’s journalistic future.
“Folks, regretfully, last week was my last show on Fox News on the Fox News Channel,” the presenter stated on his program, “It’s tough. It’s tough to say that. You know, I’ve been there doing hits and working there for ten years…so the show ending was tough. And I want you to know it’s not some big conspiracy. I promise you. There’s no acrimony. This wasn’t some WWE brawl that happened. We just couldn’t come to terms on an extension.”according to Variety.
“We thank Dan for his contributions and wish him success in his future endeavors,” the network said.
It stated that until the network releases a new schedule, “Lawrence Jones Cross Country” will run in place of Bongino’s show.
