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

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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.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/10309

Strahan is also supposed to host the $100,000 Dollar Pyramid in a few months.

[minnesota_bound]

If I got $20 million a year to work 1 hour a day, the network could bring someone new on the show every single freaking day and I would be ok with it!
If Kelly is not smart she will end up doing those Party Line Commercials again.

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Most of pics at link show Ripa and Strahan all over each other physically. I don’t remember her ever being required to wrap her legs around Regis Philbin. She and Regis were equal on-air personalities, feeding off each other’s comedy but no improper relationship was suggested.
The bosses brought in Strahan, and began pushing the not-so-subtle black boyfriend meme, forcing Ripa to humiliate herself with suggestive poses implying she has the hots for her cohost.
Then the black on-air “boyfriend” gets promoted and nobody even informs her, considering her years of seniority?
No wonder she’s furious.

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“Short People”......