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ABC in Meltdown Mode As They Send Legal Letters Telling Kelly Ripa To Go Back To Work
Daily Mail ^ | 12:18 EST, 23 April 2016

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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To: drewh
I bet they were having an affair and she's personally shattered that he would leave like this without telling her.
21 posted on 04/23/2016 4:26:52 PM PDT by Vision (Obama is not a well man.)
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To: dp0622
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 agree. I'll admit to having watched the show a number of times. When I first heard that Michael Strahan would be doing the show with Kelly Ripa, I wasn't sure he'd do very well. Michael Strahan is much better than what I expected. He comes across as a very likable guy, a good sport, and pretty down to earth. Kelly Ripa, on the other hand, is a spoiled brat. ABC should sue her for breach of contract.

22 posted on 04/23/2016 4:26:53 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: drewh

Who are these people? What does this mean?


23 posted on 04/23/2016 4:26:59 PM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Obama - "I will stand with the Muslims")
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To: Jonty30

rumour is that ABC wants to cancel Michael Gelman’s produced Live! and have a third hour of Today with Ginger Zee, Lara Spencer, Robin Roberts etc.. so they wont get pissed that Strahan has jumped all of them in the pecking order


24 posted on 04/23/2016 4:27:42 PM PDT by drewh
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To: dp0622

She is a pretty woman. However, whenever I’ve watched her, she seems unengaged with her work. Lots of blandness.


25 posted on 04/23/2016 4:28:30 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: drewh
Much ado about nothing. The libs groveling in their own little bubble. A waste of everyone's time... Create a hubub and see what happens. Meh.....
26 posted on 04/23/2016 4:28:57 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: MrBambaLaMamba
Michael Strahan ?

The former football player ?

27 posted on 04/23/2016 4:32:24 PM PDT by Popman (Christ alone: My Cornerstone.)
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To: drewh


Those look like super realistic halloween masks.


28 posted on 04/23/2016 4:33:59 PM PDT by 867V309 (It's over. It's over now.)
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To: drewh

I’m embarrassed that I am even responding to this. :{)


29 posted on 04/23/2016 4:34:42 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: JBW1949

The same vacuous people that are all emotional about Prince.


30 posted on 04/23/2016 4:36:24 PM PDT by VMI70
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To: Vision

Strahan was getting overworked and him and Ripa barely speak. Sucks for Ripper if they cancel the show outright


31 posted on 04/23/2016 4:37:39 PM PDT by drewh
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To: VMI70

Oh, by the way, Prince died.


32 posted on 04/23/2016 4:38:52 PM PDT by Ed Condon (subliminal messages here in invisible ink)
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To: Paladin2

All frauds anyhow, so who gives a sh!t.


33 posted on 04/23/2016 4:39:12 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: dp0622

I like Strahan, he’s made the transition from football very nicely. Comes off as very likable.


34 posted on 04/23/2016 4:39:23 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: drewh

Of the very few clips I’ve seen of Strahan in action, it’s amazing they would pick him for anything.

Calling him quick on his feet would be an insult to cement.


35 posted on 04/23/2016 4:41:07 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Hey Ted, why are you taking one for the RNC/GOPe team, and not ours? Not that we don't know.)
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To: drewh

Who is Kelly Ripa, who is Michael Strahan, what is Good Morning America and why should I care?


36 posted on 04/23/2016 4:41:25 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Every nation has the government it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: drewh

Really? Hm.........if so, the homos must be early risers.


37 posted on 04/23/2016 4:43:00 PM PDT by Arrian
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To: dp0622

Should my lottery ship come in, I will be up at 4am promptly and in bed by 9pm. So much that can be accomplished by 9am.

But they would be fun things.


38 posted on 04/23/2016 4:44:18 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: drewh

Third hour of Good Morning America,


39 posted on 04/23/2016 4:44:44 PM PDT by John W (Under One Year And Counting!)
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To: SamAdams76

Please expand.....


40 posted on 04/23/2016 4:45:36 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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