{"id":14610,"date":"2019-12-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftllp.net\/?p=14610"},"modified":"2024-11-01T14:41:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T21:41:27","slug":"megyn-kellys-story-steals-the-spotlight-in-bombshell-so-what-does-she-think-about-the-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.creativespikedigital.com\/lftc\/news\/entertainment\/megyn-kellys-story-steals-the-spotlight-in-bombshell-so-what-does-she-think-about-the-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Megyn Kelly’s Story Steals the Spotlight in ‘Bombshell,’ So What Does She Think About the Film?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bombshell<\/em>, which premieres in theaters Dec. 20, focuses on Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes, then-CEO and chairman of the Fox News corporation. Initially, Carlson stood alone against Ailes, but not long after news broke regarding the suit, she was joined by other women who also provided their accounts of Ailes’ behavior; Megyn Kelly<\/a>, another anchor and rising star at Fox News, was one of them. Ahead of the film’s upcoming release, Kelly, who wasn’t involved in the film’s creation due to the nature of the lawsuit, had some interesting things to say about Theron and the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When The Daily Mail<\/em> asked Kelly<\/a> about her about whether she would go and see the film, she simply remarked, “I’m going to let someone who loves me watch it first and tell me if I should see it or not.” Later, when Kelly was told Charlize Theron was cast to play her, she commented, “She seems smart, seems like a good mom, so I could do worse.” She also mentioned that she had not seen The<\/em> Loudest Voice<\/em>, the Showtime mini-series covering the same case that came out earlier this year. There, the story similarly focuses on Carlson’s (played by Naomi Watts) case, but doesn’t loop in Kelly’s story like Bombshell<\/em> does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bombshell<\/em> covers a significant portion of Kelly’s involvement with Carlson’s case against Ailes, and while the main thrust of the film comes from Carlson’s lawsuit, Kelly’s alleged experiences provide context and corroborate Carlson’s accounts of Ailes’ behavior. What’s more, her story also carries a timely pin in the form of Kelly’s moderating of the 2016 Republican presidential debate, which the film also touches on. There, she went head-to-head with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, questioning him about his attitudes and the things he’s said regarding women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This resulted in a well-documented feud<\/a> between the two of them in the following days, with Trump crassly accusing Kelly of having “blood coming out of her wherever.” That soundbite features in the Bombshell<\/em> trailer, which also shows Kelly’s husband, Douglas Brunt (Mark Duplass) remarking to her that “the entire country is talking about your period.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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