Posted on 04/23/2016 4:13:11 PM PDT by drewh
After refusing to appear on her own TV show for most of this week, bosses at ABC are worried that Kelly Ripa could 'go rogue' when she finally agrees to return to work. According to Page Six, Ripa is still refusing to take calls from executives at the networks - still furious after learning she was being 'overshadowed' by her co-anchor Michael Strahan, who is to join Good Morning America full time. The fear is that she could 'do an Ann Curry' and turn on her on-screen partner, poisoning the on-air chemistry between them for months to come.
Ripa refused to show up for work on Wednesday after apparently being 'the last to hear the news' of her co-anchor's imminent departure and subsequent promotion. One insider told New York Post's Page Six that they are worried she could go off-script. 'They still don't know if she's coming back on Tuesday. Kelly won't take anyone's calls. She could get a letter this weekend saying she's required to turn up to work under her contract, and if she doesn't show up, she'll face being sued for damages, such as lost ad revenue.'
Another ABC source told Page Six: 'Kelly and Michael have been faking it for a while. They haven't been getting on for some time. Things went south when he went part-time to GMA. She resents Michael's success and her ego can't take it. But what is ridiculous is that Live is still her show - she's still the star.' Sources close to Ripa have confirmed that she will join Strahan on Tuesday - just a week after she took time off from work and cancelled a planned trip to Turks and Caicos in celebration of her 20th anniversary with husband Mark Consuelos.
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Heh, libs being lib vics....
Who really cares?????
This is good news for fans of Hermans Hermits.
you mean hypocrites
“that black man is doing better than me!!!??”
and i’m sure she didn’t use the words “black man”
I like Michael but I don’t see all the appeal.
Maybe its that big guy with good heart thing.
Anyway, good for him.
I guess I missed the Ann Curry thing.
What did I miss?
For 4 years she was an insufferable b!tc# to Strahan.
So, he decides to move on
And she's pissed
That he didn't tell her before everybody else.
They don’t have to tell her anything, as she is just an employee. They probably didn’t tell her because they didn’t want a competing network to upbid any offers to Strahn.
She should be careful, because the network has made it clear that they value him and not her.
Miss me yet ABC?
Morning shows are friendly noise to housewives or whomever is home in the morning. They aren’t meant to be shows of any substance.
Boy, she’s got a big head...
yeah but I loved Regis. He made me laugh.
and though she’s a little out there, I though his sidekick was gorgeous!!
ABC should get Caitlyn Jenner to replace both of them. Kinda like even/odd days for buying gas in 1979.
ps I haven’t had a day time job in 19 years :)
noon would be the earliest starting time.
Kelly Ripa is perfect then
http://www.closerweekly.com/posts/neil-patrick-harris-anderson-cooper-michael-strahan-live-with-kelly-and-michael-report-99620
Someday soon she’ll be a has been. Nobody is irreplaceable.
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