NBCUniversal Will Not Renew NBC News Probe

NBCUniversal announced that it would not revisit its investigation into disgraced former NBC News anchor Matt Lauer despite new reporting by Pulitzer-winning journalist Ronan Farrow and growing calls for an independent probe, according to FOX Business Network.

"There is no additional investigation being conducted. We are very confident in the report that was conducted," an NBCUniversal spokeswoman told The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday.

Megyn Kelly blasted her former employer's recent decision after calling for an "outside investigator" to look into allegations made against Lauer and NBC News.

CBS, FOX, NPR, NFL - all hired outside investigators. NBC again refuses to do so ... as it claims it has “nothing to hide.” RELEASE ALL LAUER ACCUSERS FROM THEIR NON-DISCLOSURES. https://t.co/cMoLMYCcE6

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) October 17, 2019

NBC did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.

In her first televised interview since leaving NBC last year, Kelly returned to Fox and called on NBC News to allow an external investigator to look into the alleged misconduct detailed by Farrow in a new book, "Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators."

"What Ronan is suggesting is that they covered up for one sexual predator, Harvey Weinstein, in order to protect another, Matt Lauer. They deny all of this," Kelly told Fox News' Tucker Carlson. "And NBC has put out several statements saying that Ronan is a conspiracy theorist, and this is all nonsense and he's got an ax to grind."

"But if that's true and there's nothing to hide, then get an outside investigator," she added.



The former "Today" host went on to ask if NBC News had "put dollars ahead of decency" and if the news organization had been "more interested in protecting their star anchor than they were in protecting the women of the company."

Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s exclusive interview with Megyn Kelly ended up being a massive ratings draw for the network, grabbing a stunning 4.06 million total viewers.

Carlson — who featured Kelly across multiple segments in her first appearance on cable news since she left NBC — also netted 689,000 viewers in the advertiser coveted 25-54 demographic Wednesday night.