Livid over Megyn Kelly’s interview with notorious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, an anti-gun violence group founded by parents of children killed in the 2012 Newtown school shooting has axed Kelly as host of an upcoming event.
“Sandy Hook Promise cannot support the decision by Megyn or NBC to give any form of voice or platform to Alex Jones and have asked Megyn Kelly to step down as our Promise Champion Gala host,” Nicole Hockley, co-Founder and Managing Director of Sandy Hook Promise, said in a statement on Monday night. “It is our hope that Megyn and NBC reconsider and not broadcast this interview.”
The gala, an annual event hosted by the group, is scheduled for Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.
The NBC host is getting serious heat for the Jones interview, which is set to air on Sunday. Jones, an outspoken right-wing radio host and blogger, has suggested that the 2012 shooting was a false flag orchestrated by gun control advocates and that the grieving parents are actually actors.
Six adults and 20 children, including Hockley’s 6-year-old son Dylan, were killed in the shooting. Nelba Marquez-Greene, who lost her 6-year-old daughter Ana that day, spoke out against Kelly and Jones in a series of tweets.
Jones, who runs the website Infowars, is responsible for pedaling a hoax that Hillary Clinton was involved in a child sex-trafficking ring. His promotion of that tale lead to one man firing a gun in the pizza parlor that the radio host claimed hosted the ring.
He’s also claimed that the government was behind both the September 11th attacks and the Oklahoma City bombing.
Kelly has defended the interview as an attempt to “shine a light” on Jones’ unhinged attitude.
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