SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly reacted to a controversy involving political commentator Steven Crowder. A feud between Crowder and The Daily Wire erupted last week after he published a video revealing the intricacies of the company’s reported $50 million offer.
On Monday, Kelly delved into the details of Crowder’s beef. First, she explained how Crowder might have felt signing a contract that was allegedly bogged down by production costs and other potential penalties for demonetization.
Kelly said Crowder’s emotion was authentic during his now-infamous 30-minute video. She noted that Crowder didn’t name who he was referring to in the video but that it came out later when the Daily Wire published a rebuttal.
“People have to realize Crowder is huge, he has almost seven million followers on YouTube,” said Kelly. “He was demonetized by YouTube but he’s still making a ton of money because he’s so popular. To get him would be a real coup for anybody.”
Last week, Daily Wire Co-CEO Jeremy Boreing confirmed the offer to Crowder in his own video. Boreing shared that he was disappointed by Crowder’s response and shared his regret that the incident became publicly debated.
“Crowder says whatever the hell he wants to say, and he couldn’t care less if you’re offended,” Kelly said. “He’s not for everybody; you couldn’t certainly pick him up and put him on CNN.”
The Daily Wire’s contract called for Crowder to produce the shows, hire the staff, and penalize him for any shows that were pulled off the internet for any number of violating community guidelines.
“I hate this whole thing; it’s ugly, I don’t think any of this should be out in the public,” added podcast Dave Smith who joined the “Megyn Kelly Show.”
