Megyn Kelly Won't Be Back at 'Today' Show This Week, Return Questionable Amid Controversy

Megyn Kelly‘s Today show hour will be replaced with reruns this entire week and her return is now being questioned amid her controversial remarks defending blackface for a Halloween costume.

“Given the circumstances, Megyn Kelly Today will be on tape the rest of the week,” an NBC spokesperson told the Huffington Post in a statement on Thursday (October 25).

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Deadline added that a long-term return for her seems unlikely.

After the backlash, Megyn did issue an on-air apology over her remarks.