Joy Reid's firing from MSNBC leaked to the press before her staff was notified, forcing network chief Rebecca Kutler to call an impromptu meeting filled with "pointed questions" and "raw emotions," media journalist Oliver Darcy reported Sunday.

Rebecca Kutler, the MSNBC president who just took the wheel earlier this month, called a hasty virtual meeting with staffers on Joy Reid’s show, The ReidOut, after news of the program’s cancellation leaked to the media — and an audio recording of that meeting was then leaked.

MSNBC has canceled The ReidOut as part of a major programming overhaul. The network's decision to cancel the 7 p.m. show hosted by Joy Reid comes amid broader changes following the appointment of new president Rebecca Kutler.

Joy Reid’s evening news show on MSNBC is being canceled, part of a far-reaching programming overhaul orchestrated by Rebecca Kutler, the network’s new president.

As MSNBC looks to overhaul its weekly lineup, network mainstay Joy Reid is on her way out. Reid — a longtime anchor at the network who reportedly signed a new contract with the Comcast-owned channel in 2024 — will host her final episode of The ReidOut this week,