Michael Strahan Leaving "LIVE!" — Page 5

I have it recorded. Can't wait to watch it when I get home.

She stood in front of the camera at the top of the show and addressed it. She said apologies were made and she addressed homesty in the workplace. She said she was told by Disney that "Live" was a priority. So that insinuates no extension of GMA. But who knows. It could morph into "GMA LIVE with..". He said he is glad that she is back and said he would be right down the street if she needed him. She expressed her love for the show and for him and they pretty much jumped right back into the show. Unless he said something before her, he didn't say anything about his end of things.

The sound you hear is the sighs of relief from the suits at ABC. Now it can go back to business as usual at the mouse house.

10086sunset said: ""I'm thrilled for Michael"

Yeah, not sure I'm buying that."

I dunno. I think it's possible to be happy for someone you care about in a situation like this, yet still know and feel the sting of being done wrong. I'm also not convinced that Michael has deliberately done anything wrong to Kelly. I feel like he must have been following directives regarding secrecy.

These types of 'secrecy' directives happen in many business situations, not just the entertainment business. As an example, when I was informed of my promotion at work, I was told not to discuss it with any of my co-workers, as interviews were still being conducted. I had to keep my mouth shut for nearly a month, even though I knew I had the job. That's just how things work.

I feel bad for Kelly because it's never easy to swallow your emotions in circumstances like these. I don't know if "glass ceiling" is the appropriate term, but given her talent, I feel like it might have been her getting the new position at GMA if the target audience were predominantly males instead of females.

She's had to prove that she'd "click" with Regis - she did, then he retired. She promoted Michael, and built a chemistry with him (well, they both did, together) - now he's leaving for a promotion. Now she'll have to demonstrate chemistry again, with a third co-host, and in spite of what she's brought to the table, no one's felt that she was professional enough to be kept in the loop during the process (Michael aside, as he probably had little control over what he could say to her).

So, she comes back to the show today and behaves like a pro. She's impressive as heck. I believe her when she says she's happy for Michael.

This was never a question of Kelly Ripa being upset that Michael Strahan is leaving for GMA, it was about how she was told. This was about the consideration and the respect she deserved.

Like she said herself, it isn't just a workplace for her - - - it's her second home, and when family lets you down it hurts. So she's human and she needed time to process Strahan's departure and how it was handled.

She said: “After 26 years with this company, I earned the right.”

Damn right she did.

I'm glad she gained the perspective that she needed to move forward peaceably.

I think she's a class act.

Updated On: 4/26/16 at 11:38 AM

She handled the situation forthrightly and well. She didn't sugarcoat it or try to sweep anything under the rug. Good for her.

WOW!! I wonder if she asked for him to leave early. Just when we all thought the dust had settled this morning, things start to heat up again.

Why didn't they announce this on the show? Wouldn't have that made more sense?

Oh, what a circus...

yeah, like I said, something else is taking place behind the cameras that nobody will tell(at least not now). I'd be willing to bet that Ripa asked for this. Her body language on today's show spoke enough to say she doesn't want to be near Strahan.

Does this make Michael to be the Ann Curry and Kelly as Matt Lauer of the situation? Or is it the other way around?

Call_me_jorge said: "I feel like kelly ripa is the part of ann curry who was ripped off by the network and then Michael strahan is the part who left to do something else on the same network.



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I feel like your analogy makes no sense.

Liza's Headband said: "Call_me_jorge said: "I feel like kelly ripa is the part of ann curry who was ripped off by the network and then Michael strahan is the part who left to do something else on the same network.



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I feel like your analogy makes no sense.



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Bwaylyric was asking if Michael is the ann curry in this situation and I was pointing out there is an Ann Curry in ALL of us including Michael and Kelly.

Would GMA be a promotion for her? She's headlining one of the hit daytime talk shows. She's fine where she is.