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Megyn Kelly Stops By the Rumor Mill With Cameo at CNN Party Megyn Kelly Stops By the Rumor Mill With Cameo at CNN Party
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PHILADELPHIA — The invitation-only CNN Grill is the Democratic convention’s unofficial clubhouse for striving media types to see and be seen.PHILADELPHIA — The invitation-only CNN Grill is the Democratic convention’s unofficial clubhouse for striving media types to see and be seen.
But nobody was expecting to see Megyn Kelly.But nobody was expecting to see Megyn Kelly.
A midnight cameo on Wednesday by Ms. Kelly, the star Fox News anchor at the center of a harassment scandal roiling her network, caught even the most jaded journalists off-guard.A midnight cameo on Wednesday by Ms. Kelly, the star Fox News anchor at the center of a harassment scandal roiling her network, caught even the most jaded journalists off-guard.
Nobody had spotted Ms. Kelly outside the secure Fox compound here all week. And she has made clear that she is open to changing networks after her contract runs out next year.Nobody had spotted Ms. Kelly outside the secure Fox compound here all week. And she has made clear that she is open to changing networks after her contract runs out next year.
So the conspicuous sight of Ms. Kelly hobnobbing with CNN honchos like Anderson Cooper and Jeff Zucker, the network’s president, seemed calculated to set a certain class of tongues wagging.So the conspicuous sight of Ms. Kelly hobnobbing with CNN honchos like Anderson Cooper and Jeff Zucker, the network’s president, seemed calculated to set a certain class of tongues wagging.
On Twitter, Ms. Kelly, who was accompanied by burly bodyguards, laughed it all off. “@donlemon dared some of us Fox Newsers to swing by the CNN Grill,” she wrote, posting a selfie with Mr. Lemon, the CNN anchor. “Thx Don!”On Twitter, Ms. Kelly, who was accompanied by burly bodyguards, laughed it all off. “@donlemon dared some of us Fox Newsers to swing by the CNN Grill,” she wrote, posting a selfie with Mr. Lemon, the CNN anchor. “Thx Don!”
In a way, Ms. Kelly’s appearance signaled how much has changed at Fox since its chairman, Roger Ailes, was deposed. Fox personalities rarely fraternized with rival networks. In a way, the appearance of Ms. Kelly, who was joined by her fellow Fox host Dana Perino, signaled how much has changed at Fox since its chairman, Roger Ailes, was deposed. Fox personalities rarely fraternized with rival networks. (Greta Van Susteren was spotted at the grill this week, too.)
Perhaps a new era is at hand. But who knows: Mr. Zucker, after chatting with Ms. Kelly, passed a group of reporters who had been pretending not to notice. “Get those rumors started!” Mr. Zucker said, laughing as he walked by.Perhaps a new era is at hand. But who knows: Mr. Zucker, after chatting with Ms. Kelly, passed a group of reporters who had been pretending not to notice. “Get those rumors started!” Mr. Zucker said, laughing as he walked by.