NEW YORK, NY. (THECOUNT) — Megyn Kelly has apologised after sparking a social-media firestorm Monday during a Halloween discussion on her show “Megyn Kelly Today.”
Kelly commented that she believes there’s nothing racist about Halloween celebrants wearing black or white face makeup, aka “blackface,” or er, whiteface..
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Later in the day, she sent an email to NBC News co-workers apologizing for her on-air comments.
Kelly wondered aloud during a conversation about universities putting pressure on students not to wear costumes that might be deemed offensive. “What is racist?” she asked a panel that included Jenna Bush Hager, Jacob Soboroff and Melissa Rivers. “You do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface for Halloween, or a black person who puts on whiteface for Halloween. Back when I was a kid, that was okay just as long as you were dressing as a character.” source
In her email to colleagues, Kelly said the backlash made her reconsider her opinion.