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Debra Messing, the once-and-again star of “Will and Grace,” says that she regrets appearing on NBC’s “Today” show after host Megyn Kelly made remarks viewed as insensitive to gay people.
“Honestly I didn’t know it was [Kelly] until that morning. The itinerary just said Today Show appearance. Regret going on. Dismayed by her comments,” Messing wrote online after Kelly referred to one guest’s sexual identity as a “gay thing.”
Kelly was talking to Messing, co-star Will McCormack and so-called “super-fans” of the show - which had its initial run end more than a decade ago - when she landed in trouble.
“Is it true that you became a lawyer — and you became gay — because of Will?” she asked one of the fan guests. “I think … the gay thing is going to work out great!”
Kelly, who achieved prominence at the Fox News Channel, is starting her new gig as a “Today” show host following her move to NBC.
Contact Daniel J. Solomon at solomon@forward.com or on Twitter @DanielJSolomon
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Daniel J. Solomon
Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.
Debra Messing Mad At Megyn Kelly For Gay Thing Comment