Former MSNBC anchor Tiffany Cross was fired from the network earlier this month, but it looks like she’s ready to fight back. Cross hired Bryan Freedman, an attorney to assist her in getting answers regarding her sudden dismissal.
Cross, former host Cross ConnectionAfter almost two years,, she was terminated on November 4, after nearly two. It was a sudden dismissal. Many speculated there had been drama behind the scenes.
Page Six According to reports, NBC head Rashida Jones had a personal problem with Cross, while other sources claim Cross’ pricey expense reports were the cause. The network’s official reason for her firing was that Cross’ reporting did not meet their standards.
Other claim that she was a model. “repeated bad behavior on and off-air.” Cross frequently made incendiary comments on the air—during one broadcast, she called for Florida to be “castrated” From the rest of the country.
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Cross wants to know if it was business or personal. Freedman was the lawyer she just hired, and he is also who assisted Gabrielle Union in her exit. America’s Got Talent. She claimed that she had workplace diversity concerns. Megyn Kelly was represented by Freedman after she was fired from NBC.
“The lawyers have been in touch. She wants to know why she got fired,” a source told Page Six. “What’s the business case for letting her go? Brian Williams lied and they brought him back. Joe [Scarborough] and Mika [Brzezinski] had a [romance], and they expanded their hours and paid them more money. Many people in the business feel like [Cross] was made an example out of.”
An additional source dismissed Cross’s claim that he spent $100,000 on expenses while staying in 5-star hotels. “Joe and Mika stay there all the time.” Other former MSNBC employees are coming to Cross’ defense.
Keith Olbermann tweeted, “It’s a tradition as old as MSNBC itself. If an anchor leaves — or she gets fired — when NBC gets slammed for it, it anonymously [smears] the talent and [portrays] them as a prima donna.” Regardless of whether Cross was fired by NBC for business or personal reasons, Cross and Freedman are likely to get the truth.