Megyn Kelly Dropped From Hosting Sandy Hook Benefit After Interviewing Hoaxer Alex Jones
Posted on Tue Jun 13th, 2017 8:05am PDT By X17 Staff
She should have thought this one through.
Megyn Kelly has been dropped from hosting the Sandy Hook Promise benefit after her interview with controversial conspiracy theorist and hoaxer Alex Jones. Jones believes the 2012 school shooting was a hoax, and people are outraged that Kelly and NBC gave him a platform to express his unpopular opinions.
"This decision was spurred by NBC’s planned broadcast of Kelly’s interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who believes the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT, was a hoax," Sandy Hook Promise said in a statement.
"Sandy Hook Promise cannot support the decision by Megyn or NBC to give any form of voice or platform to Alex Jones and have asked Megyn Kelly to step down as our Promise Champion Gala host. It is our hope that Megyn and NBC reconsider and not broadcast this interview,†said Nicole Hockley, co-Founder and Managing Director.
Kelly tweeted a teaser for the sit-down, set to air on June 18, over the weekend, and defended her decision, saying it was her job as a journalist to "shine a light" on Jones.
Jones himself is hoping the interview gets pulled. "I’m calling for @megynkelly to cancel the airing of our interview for misrepresenting my views on Sandy Hook," he tweeted.
What a PR nightmare.