Megyn Kelly officially splits from NBC with $69 million in hand

Megyn Kelly has officially split from NBC, but will be paid the remaining sum of her $69 million contract, CNN reports.

"The parties have resolved their differences, and Megyn Kelly is no longer an employee of NBC."

The big picture: While her exit was long in the making due to low ratings and "growing tensions" between Kelly and executives at the network, her defense of the use of blackface for Halloween costumes in October reportedly "sealed her fate." Kelly told photographers on Thursday that she will "definitely" be back on TV, but has yet to announce her next move.