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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Rippa will always have a job somewhere. Too many morning shows desperate for hosts...she could take Kathie Lee’s job at NBC when she retires...
I know. Who doesn’t? It’s been the leading news story for what seems like a week. Hell, it made the front page of our paper! I find that incredible.
She does have the weirdest belly button in Hollywood! It’s out there!
They can fire her for breach of contract/...just saying
Freegards
LEX
Title it Kelly and the Queen
For what its worth my sons girlfriend works a high end bistro, she sez ripa is a very nice person and a great tipper
switch her out for another Liberals, they are a dime a dozen
so she’s a diva...
never could stand her, overage and underdeveloped.
I enjoyed Regis & Kelly back in their day, but haven’t watched any TV in years. Seems the higher some of their stars fly, the weirder the person in question gets. She sure is fine, though [looks-wise anyhoo]!
we have a winner
Who cares.
Who is Kelly Ripa?
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So basically it would be a 2 woman show.
How does that scrawny neck on the guy(?) on the left hold his head up?
Are we supposed to know who any of these people are?
Kelly who?
New name for the show:
‘AMs With the Bickersons’
This little kerfuffle will pass, and quickly. ABC essentially has Ms. Ripa over a barrel. With Michael Strahan moving on to GMA, the network could elect to cancel “Live,” and simply add a third and even fourth hour to GMA. NBC made that move with “Today,” years ago, and it’s helped that show churn out the profits, even when that show fell behind GMA.
It has also been widely reported that Ms. Ripa spends money as fast as she makes it, so she needs that $15 million annual paycheck. And I’m sure ABC will remember her little fit at contract renewal time, so she may have to settle for less money if the network decides to re-sign her. Or, they could simply dump her (once a new co-host is in place) and find a younger and more cooperative female host to work alongside Neil Patrick Harris, Anderson Cooper or whomever is selected to fill Strahan’s spot.
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