As Strahan Exits "Live", Staff Is Worried

Michael Strahan, Kelly Ripa

Michael Strahan may be saying goodbye to Live! today but most of the staff members at the show understand his reasoning. TMZ is reporting that many people behind the scenes are Team Michael because Kelly Ripa's words do not coincide with her actions.

Sources tell the website that Kelly has been speaking publicly about respect and being a part of a family at the show but hasn't been showing that when the cameras aren't rolling. Staff members also support Michael because they don't think he did anything wrong and was just following his boss' orders.

The NY Daily News is reporting that some of the show's staff is also worried for their jobs as Kelly has been making jokes about moving the show to L.A. One source said, "If she's serious about it, she can push to make something like that happen. You never really know with her, but I don't think she'd bring something like that up twice if she wasn't at least giving it some thought."

Kelly appears in the new issue of People magazine discussing what she wants in new co-host saying, "Chemistry and camaraderie and trust. It doesn't fall out of the sky. It takes a lot of work, and it takes a group discussion. Let's see, if we put somebody here and somebody there, and, 'Oh, this guy really likes to talk about this.' or, 'This guy's really good here.' or, 'This lady is amazing.' or, 'She was great last time, let's give her another shot.' You want somebody working there who's comfortable working there. From my perspective, I like to get as many different people, men and women, in the chair as possible. Just because you never know who you're going to hit it off with. Some of the people I've hit it off with the best have been women, which is not unusual for me. I'm a girls' girl. I like the dynamic of that."

Kelly was photographed out and about on Thursday wearing a jacket that had "Freedom" written on the back which has been seen as a little jab at Michael.