Former NBC host Megyn Kelly said that she has been forced to deal with paparazzi lurking outside her house at all hours of the day, and the actions of one outlet left her furious.
Kelly, who is reportedly in negotiations to exit the network after her show was canceled, said that she has explicitly asked the photographers not to take pictures of her children.
“For a week paparazzi has been lurking outside my home day and night. Finally today I took my kids to school. I went out alone 1st, offered them donuts and begged them to just take their pic [sic] of me & to leave my kids alone when they emerged,” she wrote on Twitter.
“All were nice. Except the Dailymail.”
She said the British news outlet videotaped her 7-year-old child without her permission.
“The DailyMail 1st published photos of my husb [sic] IN OUR HOME & then *did* photog my kids, trailed us to my daughter’s school, & secretly videotaped my 7-yr-old child (her classmates too) & posted it,” Kelly said. “THIS IS NOT RIGHT.”
The Daily Mail is infamous for its hyperbolic reporting, which has brought intense criticism and lawsuits at times. In April 2017, for instance, the outlet settled for $2.9 million with First Lady Melania Trump after she sued them over alleged false claims.
The article included pictures of Kelly’s husband still inside their home, as Kelly asserted on Twitter. The article did not appear to include pictures or videos of Kelly’s daughter Yardley.
A 22-second video showed Kelly walking back into her apartment building and included an advertisement for amateur or professional videographers to send footage to the Mail, promising they'd get paid.
The Daily Mail has not responded to Kelly.
Freedman and executives are reportedly in negotiations for an exit but neither side has confirmed she’s leaving. Freedman said the negotiations are about the “next steps” for Kelly.
