One internal message reportedly encouraged hosts to “amplify controversy for Q3 ratings” — a phrase now dissected by reputation management consultants and crisis communication legal teams.
Suddenly, this wasn’t a segment gone wrong. It was a system exposed — with financial analysts already whispering about the looming advertising liability, rising insurance premiums, and potential settlement costs rivaling corporate medical malpractice payouts.
MEGYN KELLY STRIKES A CHORD. While the mainstream scrambled for damage control, one voice rang out with clarity: Megyn Kelly.
In a searing 6-minute monologue, she dismantled the facade of The View as a “safe space for women’s voices.” “They don’t speak for women,” she said. “They speak for applause.”
But it was her final line — 12 words — that stopped everyone cold: “They buried the truth under ratings. Karoline just dug it back up.”
