When Kelly joined NBC after resigning from Fox News in January of last year, she brought an nearly entire new staff with her to work at a new $10 million studio. But in that short time she had angered employees who allege Kelly and her executive producer, Jackie Levin, "...enabled a culture of toxicity at the show," a source said.

Soon after her blackface comments, NBC dropped Kelly and her show despite her making an on-air apology. As the news network and Kelly have been negotiating a severance package for her three-year contract worth a reported $69 million, the Today Show's ratings have improved considerably, The Daily Beast reports.

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