Posted on 02/16/2007 7:07:55 PM PST by STARWISE
As TVNewser first reported yesterday, Fox News sent a letter to John Ferriter, agent of weekend anchor Kiran Chetry, blasting the pair's contract demands and severing relations with his client. Fox and Chetry were in the middle of contract renegotiations.
Fox News legal VP Dianne Brandi writes:
You have treated Fox News with such arrogant disregard that we do not desire to do any further business with you. You refused to enter into good faith negotiations despite your client's statements that she wanted to remain at Fox News and was happy with the renumeration we had offered. You and your client's unprofessional demand that we include a clause in her new agreement which would have been detrimental to other Fox News talent is simply not the way we conduct business.
What was the demand? A TVNewser source speculates it could've had something to do with Chris Knowles, Chetry's husband and Fox News weatherman. (Nah, it won't be too awkward for Knowles in the office or anything. Not at all.)
The letter also stated that Chetry was "free to leave" before her contract expires on March 6.
Well, guess who showed up on CNN this morning filling in for Soledad O'Brien. Kiran Chetry.
No official hiring announcement has been made from CNN.
UPDATE: It's official.
Fox News' letter to Chetry's agent:
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/original/chetryfeb15.pdf
Gretchen is nice, but dull. And she needs to tone down the eye liner. (Meow).
What is the religion roundabout? She had a better rapport with Brian and Steve then Gretchen does.
She is registered as a democrat. She is a Christian with 8 kids, but makes so many ridiculous, soccer-mommish, liberal statements that I quit watching F&F when she appeared. Frankly, anyone making statements as incredibly stupid as she makes, I assumed to be a liberal.
Regardless of her true loyalties, whatever they may be, she makes me cringe when she opens her mouth.
If Kirin is a liberal, I will be observing it since I intend to keep a close eye on her at CNN. She certainly never appeared to have such liberal views as the Hill-billy.
I’m still watching F&F with Gretchen when I have time. The shows I’ve seen thusfar have been dull and strained. I often feel embarrassed for Gretchen. How DID she get this job, anyway?
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