EXCLUSIVE: Who said there is no upside being on the wrong side of Donald Trump? Fox News Channel star Megyn Kelly is closing on a deal with HarperCollins to write a book at what sources said is in the range of a whopping $10 million for world rights. Her reps are denying that number — I heard it’s closer to $11 million — but they confirm she has made the deal for a book to be published in the fall. They’re not calling it a memoir, but that’s what I heard on the book circuit all day.
The deal keeps Kelly fully in the Fox fold. She has had a remarkable rise after moderating the 
first debate of Republican Party candidates in August. There, she was excoriated by Trump after she called him on his penchant for referring to women who displease him as “fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals.” Trump took great umbrage and has attacked Kelly since. The move largely has backfired. Fox News stuck by Kelly, and after refusing to take part in the most recent GOP debate on Fox News, Trump acknowledged his no-show might have cost him victory in the Iowa caucus. The deal was brokered by CAA, which signed Kelly in September, right after her first flare-up with Trump.
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This would exceed that $8 million to $10 million that Trainwreck writer-star Amy Schumer just got for a book from Gallery Books. Kelly anchors Fox News Channel’s The Kelly File, and her show is the No. 2-rated cable news program. She got big ratings for her exclusive interview with 19 Kids And Counting‘s Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar at the height of their scandal, and her profile escalated dramatically after her encounter with Trump, who did not help himself after the debate when he called Kelly names and complained that, “You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her — whatever.” Trump alienated women with that comment, and Kelly broadened her awareness becoming a symbol for female empowerment. Kelly will have plenty to talk about when she guests with Stephen Colbert on Sunday night after Super Bowl 50.
The publisher confirmed the deal tonight and said the book was acquired by Lisa Sharkey, SVP-Director of Creative Development. It will be edited by Matt Harper, executive editor.“Megyn Kelly is among the most interesting and influential women in America today and we are thrilled to be publishing her first book,” said Sharkey. “This book is coming out at the perfect time and is bound to be one of the most read and talked about books of the fall.”
THIS BOOK NEEDS TO BE MADE INTO A MOVIE!!!
can’t stand this woman
I freakin’ love her! What, you wanted her to wither on the vine for Trump? Please…
I agree. She has made the GOP a laughing stock. I am truly embarrassed at what she did to Trump on national TV.
Embarrassed? Trump did it to himself, he’s the one who called these woman the names publicly and I’m sure it would have been brought up elsewhere during the campaign. He is truly a bully, just what we teach our kids NOT to be. He is also a narcissist, it’s always me, me, me, I, I, I., and don’t come out ahead of him because he will attack you. No, Megyn Kelly can’t beat that, but she is the one who will have the last laugh.
Your right. . Republicans really don’t stand a chance against Hillary.
Because the average american doesn’t see her history, funding sources and Neo-Conservative face that she hides under that mask.
We have a duty to the world not to put someone in power who has spoken in favor of preventing any nation from achieving greater world or regional power than the US. She may wave the Republican banber but she touts the same line as Bush, Cheny and Rumsfeld.
Wrong! Megyn Kelly made a slur personal, private statement…NOT question to intentionally smear Trump! She was biased, unbalanced, unfair, and failed the 1st major rule of any journalist…Remain OBJECTIVE!!! What the Hell does Trump’s personal past have to do with his abilities to lead? Wake up, girl.
Laughing stock? Did you even watch? Sorry but laughing stock is when you state, “they offered it to me” in response to Hillary getting $675,000 for just talking about ??? Stuff. I suppose since she wasn’t really running yet. Yuk, and double puke. Now that is a laughing stock, self inflicted mind you , but damn dumb.
Yes . Hillary should win easy.
OH Yeaaaaa! who are you kidding, biggest lie that is running for the presidency.
I totally agree. She is a conservative freak, fueling the minds of idiots. And she picked on poor Trump, costing him Iowa.
Nice try at spinning the truth. Kelly didn’t cost Trump Iowa. Trumps’ own bonehead decision cost him Iowa. He needs to grow up.
Hil. Clinton got 10 mil for her book and it didn’t sell any copies.
Nobody showed up for the book signings either.
It’s just publicity for the publishers.
Look at all the free press.
Hillary doesn’t look like Megyn Kelly…
Think about how much better this money could have been spent on new authors
Congratulations to Matt Delpiano and Lisa Sharkey.
Megan Kelly. Will never contribute anything of value to society; just a dressed up doll sucking in money.
I agree! Although, I myself am a huge advocate for reading, the reality has become with social media and audio books, WHO reads anymore?! Publishing companies keep with this type of ‘executive decision making’ they will fund themselves right out of business, just like the empty newspaper stands – to which we will read (see) about on a app!
She could not have done this with Donal Trump! Donald made her popular. She has no talent on her own.
AGREE
10 million to write about what? How tough she had it working in the Faux News bubble? I thought it was funny how Birther Trump came back to bite his creator Faux News and Megyn Kelly in the butt.
This book will sell big time. She is a smart, intelligent, articulate and interesting woman who is on the rise. And this is from someone who pretty much disagrees with almost all of her political positions. There is no question that she has benefited from Trump’s ill conceived assault on her and Fox news and Trump comes out looking the loser so much so that even he, very uncharacteristically, has admitted his move to skip that debate cost him victory in Iowa.
Her reward from Murdoch for attacking Trump.
No such thing as bad publicity as long as it doesn’t involve molesting children. I may not agree with her on everything but I’m glad she’s making out over the whole mess.
You know who’s sobbing in their Manhattan at this news? Dan Rather, that’s who.
I’ve been done with Meg for awhile now.
Who would read a book from a girl that has not done a thing in her life that people would want to know about.
A memoir? For what, being a lawyer/model turned infotainment pundit on FOX. Who cares? The publisher that paying the $10 mil will lose their butt. The book will never sell to recoup this amount. Of all the great World War II stories and other greatest generation stories, this Kelly crap is getting published. No wonder the media is rated lower than the U.S. Congress.
She is made Fox the National Inquirer of News. I stop watching.
What a waste of money!
I will never watch Megan Kelly again as long as i live, i lost all respect for this woman, if i thought for one moment that her interaction with Mr. Trump was for the good of humanity i would have supported Megan, but it was and is very obvious to me that Megan Kelly did this for HER own personal gain period, and for NO other reason,FOX NEWS should dump her,if they keep her on and continue to support Megan i will no longer be watching Fox News
Lost respect for her after question to Trump.
And Megyn can wipe away her hurt tears..,with her TEN MILLION DOLLAR CHECK!
LOVE IT!
megyn kelly laughing all the way to the bank
Let’s play a game: Guess where Megyn wil be one year from now and where crybaby Donny will be.
Megyn will be appointed Bill O’s primetime slot and earning $12 million per year.
Donny will be 71 years old, crying how he lost New Hampshire and blaming it on everyone else while Melania sneaks off to make phone calls to the old folks home.
I like this game.
with his billions of dollars to her penny’s compared to what he has.
I don’t like Trump but Megyn Kelly is an empty suit. She does not impress me as intelligent and does not seem to be respected by the other hosts on Fox News. At the risk of sounding TRump-like she is no rocket scientist.
There are plenty of extremely bright ladies working in media today. And which one is enriched by a publisher? THe not-so-smart bubble blonde with the great legs who’s been prominent for all of two years.
Figures.
Money for Nothing ….
Memoirs? Megyn Kelly I as not old enough quitr yet to write her memoirs. Her husband, author, probably booked her up with the publishing company who published his book with. What??? I mean what does this unobjective, biased, unbalanced, and unfair bitchy “journalist” have to write about? ‘Ten Easy Lessons On How To Be A Trump Hater”. Kelly has no class, or taste. She’s as phony as her bleach-blonde hair, and a bigger Drama Queen than Nancy Grace. Give it up, Meg!
I don’t always agree with Megyn but she is amazing nonetheless. Smart, articulate, funny and always well prepared. She is in a class by herself. I wish her well with her book.
As a woman I feel like Megyn uses more sex appeal and less professional journalistic standards than others. Why is her makeup always so heavy. Her eyelashes at the debate made her look like a call girl. She’s very pretty, but she needs to be more professional. No one should be able to tell if a journalist is for a candidate or against a candidate. Their personal feelings should be secret.