Joy Reid Addresses Dramatic 'Breakup' With MSNBC

Joy Reid is keeping things light after her tumultuous exit from MSNBC.
During a Thursday, February 27, appearance at Essence's Black Women in Hollywood event, the journalist cracked a joke about the cancelation of her show, The ReidOut, at the leftist cable news network.
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While the political commentator took the stage at the lavish gathering, she began her speech by saying, "Now, I think you might have heard that I recently been through a breakup, but not with my husband!"
"Not with my husband, because today actually is our anniversary," Joy added of her 28-year marriage to film editor Jason Reid.

On Sunday, February 23, it was reported the Democratic-leaning company was undergoing a massive shake-up in its programming amid plummeting ratings. Unfortunately, the 56-year-old and Alex Wagner were cut from the lineup.
"Joy Reid is leaving the network and we thank her for her countless contributions over the years," new MSNBC boss Rebecca Kulter wrote in a mass message to the company. "Her work has been recognized with several esteemed honors, including most recently, the 2025 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News Series."

In Joy's final message to her viewers, she sent a stern warning about being weary of "fascism" amid President Donald Trump's controversial administration.
"We begin tonight with what I think is the question. When you are in the midst of a crisis and specifically a crisis of democracy, how do you resist? When fascism isn't just coming, it's already here?" she questioned.

"So, what, if anything, can you do about it?" the television personality added. "For one thing, you can try to learn from history, from what people in this situation, in countries around the world and in America have done before. As my friend Rachel Maddow always says, 'history is here to help.'"
In a controversial move, Rachel slammed the network for their decision to let Joy go live on-air. "I think it is a bad mistake to let her walk out the door. It is not my call and I understand that. But that's what I think," the 51-year-old said during a broadcast of The Rachel Maddow Show.

"I will tell you. It is also unnerving to see that on a network where we've got two – count them – two nonwhite hosts in primetime, both of our nonwhite hosts in primetime are losing their shows, as is Katie Phang on the weekend," she continued. "That feels worse than bad, no matter who replaces them. That feels indefensible. And I do not defend it."