The day Megyn Kelly was out of the spotlight for several reasons, one of which was a surprising episode with Taylor Swift, from a drama on business inking a strategic alliance reigniting her association with Fox Corporation. From pop culture moments to media moves, Kelly is once again drawing attention.
Here’s everything you need to know about her latest headlines.
A Close Call With Taylor Swift at Super Bowl LIX
During Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Megyn Kelly almost ran into the world-famous pop singer Taylor Swift.
Via her podcast The Megyn Kelly Show, Kelly elaborated on how she was attempting to use the toilet inside the VIP area. Unbeknownst to her, she tried to get in while Swift was using it.
Guards for Swift hurriedly approached her, saying, “Ma’am, you can’t go in there.” Kelly then did not know who was inside. Later, she learned it was Swift.
Kelly was laughing at the end, saying it might have been a “very awkward” moment. “I was close to Taylor Swift in the bathroom for Christ’s sake,” she playfully put forth.
This brief story from the Super Bowl went viral on social media, mostly because of how unexpected and relatable it felt. It also sparked online debates about celebrity security and access in VIP sections.
Fox Corporation Acquires Podcast Company Linked to Megyn Kelly
In February 2025, Fox Corporation showed up on the morning news when it bought Red Seat Ventures, a digital media, and podcast management firm.
Currently, this is the identical company that also operates The Megyn Kelly Show, as well as other shows featuring former Fox personalities such as Tucker Carlson.
The development had been rumored about and came as a surprise to many that it will likely mark the return of Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson to the Fox media orbits. Nevertheless, Red Seat Ventures will be functionally autonomous. It gives her the credit since she will still be doing her podcast on her own, although this time it will be done for Fox’s Tubi Media Group, “Only as a subsidiarylesst playful item” she statednbsp
Fox is seen as making a deliberate move by entering the podcast universe through this tactic and leveraging its network advantage over critical old media faces.
New York’s media experts are of the opinion that we could expect more of such deals, which basically mean that Fox will generally tend to favor independent creators over major-owned stars.
Megyn Kelly’s Comments Rekindle the Flames of Controversy
Only last year, Kelly was speaking out in January 2025, triggering the rift with her take on the diversity drive pursued in the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).
At her podcast, Kelly was largely critical of the department for channeling its resources into the practice of ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’. She was obviously suggesting that these exercises might lead to unnecessary diversion of the dept’s prime concern—emergency response and wildfire management.
In contrast to that, scholars and city officials rapidly rebutted the statement. They get the facts right by stating that water supply and wildfire control in Los Angeles are administered by the Department of Water and Power and not by the LAFD.
Someone even argued that climate change, as opposed to DEI programs, is the biggest cause of wildfires. Critics said that the issues involved are complex and that Kelly’s comments oversimplified them and deleted too many details.
This episode stoked the fires of controversy in the realm of both politics and society with a split of the pro and the contra in all around responsive social media.
Why Megyn Kelly Remains a Media Force
Despite her departure from mainstream cable news a few years ago, Megyn Kelly is still a strong force in conservative media. The load of her podcasts that come up with hits in millions of downloads as well as her opinions that are still burning topics nationwide testify her influence.
Through the deal of Fox getting Red Seat, she could thrust the door of her visibility wider in 2025. With Fox she might also engage in future projects to shape her image there, be it through Tubi or perhaps joint productions.
Kelly’s talent to wear the political hat with a brush of personal tale, as she did, for instance, in the Taylor Swift incident, perpetuates a high degree of her popularity in news and entertainment fields.
What’s Next?
After the big podcast success, a high-profile takeover, and a situation where the biggest pop star was taking part, Megyn Kelly is now in the media landscape again in a very significant way.
She is still a divided figure, but her effect on the media and the subsequent conversations in the public is still enormous. Megyn Kelly never gets out of the news, whether through intense debates or just curiosity.
