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Since Melissa Harris-Perry left MSNBC last month, the rumor mill has been a-churning over the terms and impetus for her departure. The first most viewers heard of the tumult was when Harris-Perry got a former employee to publish her farewell email to the Melissa Harris-Perry staff on Medium, writing that “our show was taken—without comment or discussion or notice—in the midst of an election season. … I care only about substantive, meaningful, and autonomous work. When we can do that, I will return—not a moment earlier.” Then, Harris-Perry refused to sign a nondisclosure agreement in return for an exit package. Mediaite reported that she was set to join Fusion TV, then posted that she denied that report, while defending the “scoopmeister” who published the faulty intel. On Monday, Harris-Perry likened MSNBC to an unfaithful lover on The View.
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