New York Daily News

NBC to pay rest of $69M Kelly contract

- Storm Gifford

The divorce is final, and Megyn Kelly is keeping the cash.

After more than two months of talks, NBC News and the 48-year-old journalist have officially split — and Kelly will be paid the remainder of her $69 million contract.

The final payout will be “up to $30 million,” NBC News reported on its site late Friday.

“The parties have resolved their difference­s, and Megyn Kelly is no longer an employee of NBC,” it said in a statement.

Kelly, who became famous as a Fox News host, inked the three-year, $69 million deal in 2017. But her much-heralded NBC talk show “Megyn Kelly Today” faced backlash from the time of its debut.

Critics panned her offputting personalit­y and lackluster celebrity interviews that steered awry. And reports said the show’s ratings were lower than those of her predecesso­rs in the time slot, Tamron Hall and Al Roker.

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