A number of Megyn Kelly's black colleagues at NBC are shocked that the host is fighting to receive a full payout of her contract after her comments defending blackface earlier in the week.

DailyMail.com spoke to a number of employees whose feelings on the subject ran the gamut from 'deeply hurt' to outright 'appalled' at Kelly's behavior and reports that she might claim her coverage of the #MeToo movement played a role in her termination.

On Tuesday, Kelly defended the practice of blackface during a roundtable discussion with an all-white panel where not one participant referenced the deeply racist and hurtful history of the practice in the United States.

'How dare she? Who the hell does she think she is?' said one NBC employee

'Her blackface comments were bad but falsely playing the #MeToo card is the worst form of white privilege I have ever seen.'

And another employee remarked: 'She had no respect for the African American staff on her team and her apology was both fake and dismissive.'

An insider at the network told DailyMail.com that after a meeting with Kelly and her staff on Wednesday, a number of employees of color on the show voiced their frustration and anger with the host to human resources.

'Lots of people were willing to give her a clean slate after the whole white Santa thing, but she showed her true colors this week,' said the insider.

That insider also noted that what Kelly was doing was not only an affront to her black colleagues, but also the men and women of the #MeToo movement.

NBC declined comment.

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Troubled times: Some black employees at NBC are 'deeply hurt' and others 'appalled' at the way Megyn Kelly is handling her exit from the network after her blackface remarks (Kelly above on Wednesday with Roland Martin and Amy Holmes)

Problematic panel: 'She had no respect for the African American staff on her team and her apology was both fake and dismissive,' said a second employee

On Thursday, the National Association of Black Journalists responded to Kelly's comments in a statement.

'Megyn Kelly's flip comments on blackface were inexcusable. It is imperative that media organizations work to maintain the trust of audiences,' said Sarah Glover, the president of the organization who is also an NBC employee.

'The media industry has the power to inform, and an awesome responsibility to dispel ignorance and not encourage it.'

If she wants Ronan [Farrow] in the room great, then NBC should have Al Sharpton handle the final negotiations with her. -NBC employee

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also weighed in with a piece that ran in The Hollywood Reporter.

'She’s an educated person with a news background, so there’s no way she is not informed on the issue. Which means she deliberately, without regard to the harm she would inflict on people of color, chose to pull out this old controversy. Not quite a hate crime, but hate crime-adjacent,' wrote the NBA great and UCLA graduate.

'Should she be fired? In the best of all possible worlds, yes. Either she deliberately was racist in order to juice her flagging ratings, or she was too dumb to know it was racist, which is inexcusable for a newsperson.'

Kelly's tearful apology was delivered live on-air Wednesday morning, and followed by another roundtable discussion, this time with an all-black panel who did speak about the history of blackface.

'If she truly had remorse and felt like she was wrong she should take no money and go into hiding. But she’s greedy and entitled,' noted the first NBC employee who spoke to DailyMail.com.

'What the hell does she have to fight for? She’s been fired for being racist on national television. She’s not coming back and she needs to accept that.'

She’s an educated person with a news background, so there’s no way she is not informed on the issue. Which means she deliberately, without regard to the harm she would inflict on people of color, chose to pull out this old controversy. Not quite a hate crime, but hate crime-adjacent. -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in The Hollywood Reporter

The second employee seemed to think that Kelly's exit was a forgone conclusion long before the incident on Tuesday.

'We knew this was coming. It had been the talk of NBC for months that she’d use the gender card to protect herself. She knew she was failing so she needed a fail safe plan - so pretending to be the #metoo champion who aggressively confronted the bad guys was all a ploy to ensure she was never fired,' noted that NBC worker.

'But her dark underbelly showed through and she did this to herself. Her passionate defense of Kavanaugh was the first stage of revealing her faux #metoo outrage as it reinforced what we all knew - the only woman she cared about was herself.'

The first employee also spoke about the Kavanaugh hearing, and how uncomfortable NBC's on-air talent looked to be around Kelly.

'The only highlight of the Kavanaugh hearings was watching Chuck [Todd], Savannah [Guthrie], Lester [Holt]and Andrea [Mitchell's] body language every time Megyn opened her mouth to speak,' said that employee.

'If she wants Ronan [Farrow] in the room great, then NBC should have Al Sharpton handle the final negotiations with her.'

Reunited: The two NBC employees who were ousted to make way for Kelly reunited on Thursday as Tamron Hall caught Al Roker in Waitress on Broadway (*above)

Filming: Multiple sources at multiple networks told DailyMail.com on Wednesday that members of Kelly's team had been in contact about finding a new home for the Today host (Charlize Theron on set as Kelly on Friday)

In the midst of all this, the two NBC employees who were ousted to make way for Kelly reunited on Thursday as Tamron Hall caught Al Roker in Waitress on Broadway, with the pair posing up for a photo after the performance.

Kelly is suiting up for battle with NBC, and has gathered quite the cavalry to stand by her side.

DailyMail.com has confirmed an earlier report from Page Six that Kelly is looking to have Ronan Farrow join her when she begins her exit talks with the network.

Kelly’s attorney asked NBC executives on Thursday if Farrow could attend the meeting according to an insider from Kelly’s camp.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that meeting will be held on Friday and the publication also revealed late Wednesday that Kelly had obtained the services of Bryan Freedman while negotiating her exit from the network.

We knew this was coming. It had been the talk of NBC for months that she’d use the gender card to protect herself. She knew she was failing so she needed a fail safe plan - so pretending to be the #metoo champion who aggressively confronted the bad guys was all a ploy to ensure she was never fired. But her dark underbelly showed through and she did this to herself. Her passionate defense of Kavanaugh was the first stage of revealing her faux #metoo outrage as it reinforced what we all knew - the only woman she cared about was herself. -Second NBC employee

The high-powered litigator made headlines earlier this year when he filed a gender bias claim against Paramount following the termination of executive Amy Powell.

Powell had been fired for making racially insensitive remarks, but the case was ultimately settled for a reported $4 million in September.

Powell said that there was no truth to the allegations against her, a luxury that Kelly will not have in her case as her defense of a racist practice happened live on air.

Multiple sources confirmed to DailyMail.com on Thursday that Megyn Kelly was out at NBC.

Kelly tried to deal with the scandal by delivering a tearful apology on-air and welcoming two black panelists to discuss the fraught and horrifying history of the practice, but it did no good.

'Megyn Kelly is done. She is not ever coming back,' said an NBC executive with knowledge of the situation.

'We are just working out timing of the announcement but mark my word – she is gone and will never be seen on NBC live again.'

The source then added: 'Here’s the worst part – her deal is a non-break deal – so she walks away with all that money. It’s disgusting and heads should roll here because of it.'

Now, it looks like Kelly could be heading for a homecoming of sorts.

A network news insider tells DailyMail.com that there are tentative conversations underway about Kelly returning to Fox News or its new online venture Fox Nation, whose viewers despise what they perceive as 'political correctness' and would likely welcome her back with open arms.

Kelly was not particularly popular when she left the network among the staff, but many of her biggest detractors have since left Fox News.

A Fox News spokesperson responded to this by stating: 'We are extremely happy with our entire line-up.'

On Friday an informed source told DailyMail.com she is not coming back to any Fox News platform.

History lesson: 'The fact is, while she apologized to the staff, she owes a bigger apology to folks of color around the country,' said Roker (right with Craig Melvin on left), who Kelly replaced at 9am on Today

Backlash: NBC devoted considerable segments to the Kelly blackface scandal on Today and NBC Nightly News throughout the week (above on Tuesday night)

Another NBC source with knowledge of the staff meeting that took place on Thursday said that the staff was told Monday's show would be live, but the host was still TBD.

The staff got a chance to speak with human resources on Wednesday, and voice their concerns about the host of their show.

An NBC insider tells DailyMail.com that employees on the show made it very clear that they were 'disgusted' by Kelly's blackface comments and 'didn’t like her personally.'

Staffers were also informed by NBC that they were members of the Today team at a time when there jobs appeared to be on the line.

'Given the circumstances, Megyn Kelly Today will be on tape the rest of the week,' said an NBC spokesperson.

Megyn Kelly's flip comments on blackface were inexcusable. It is imperative that media organizations work to maintain the trust of audiences. The media industry has the power to inform, and an awesome responsibility to dispel ignorance and not encourage it. -Sarah Glover, president of the National Association of Black Journalists

Kelly has made few friends and many enemies during her time on Today, angering a number of veteran employees with her segments about sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Lauer and Tom Brokaw.

Kelly brought in an almost entirely new staff when she began on Today, including her own publicists and producers as well as a dedicated crew, when she started at the 9am hour in her brand new $10 million studio.

Prior to that, the third hour was filmed in the same studio as the first two hours of the Today show, requiring little additional crew.

Should the show return to that format, it would likely be difficult to keep all of the Megyn Kelly Today staff employed at the network, but NBC told staffers not to worry on Wednesday according to one person who was present at the meeting.

It is not just employees who have grown tired of Kelly either, with one major executive also voicing his frustration with the embattled host on Wednesday.

The Daily Beast obtained a transcript from a town hall that was held on Wednesday, in which NBC News Chairman Andy Lack did not hold back when going after Kelly.

'There is no other way to put this, but I condemn those remarks,' said Lack.

'There is no place on our air or in this workplace for them. Very unfortunate.'

He went on to state: 'The team did an excellent job covering it properly. I thought Craig [Melvin] and Al [Roker] brought a thoughtfulness and a context to it that was sorely missing, and they really did this company and our audience a real public service.'

Gone girl: 'Megyn Kelly is done. She is not ever coming back,' said an NBC executive with knowledge of the situation (Theron on Thursday)

Oveer it: 'Now viewers get to witness the greatest example of white privilege on television. She defended blackface. I mean how is this acceptable in any way? She needs to go,' said one NBC employee

Multiple sources at multiple networks told DailyMail.com on Wednesday that members of Kelly's team had been in contact about finding a new home for the Today host.

Those networks were not biting though, with one executive at ABC saying: 'We wouldn't hire her in a million years. She's toxic and her personal brand is finished.'

An insider at CAA - the agency that represented Kelly - confirmed that the calls to other networks and news organizations were indeed taking place, but claimed that it was all standard practice.

'There have been some preliminary discussions, but it is normal for agents to be aware of what's out there, but nothing significant yet,' said the insider.

That individual then added: 'I wouldn't make too much of it.'

When asked for comment, Kelly's publicist said that reports of any person on Kelly's team reaching out to other networks were 'absolutely false.'

At the same, an NBC executive told DailyMail.com that Kelly will not be missed at the network.

'That hour used to be a ratings hit with Al Roker and Tamron Hall and it was relatively inexpensive to produce,' said the executive.

'Now viewers get to witness the greatest example of white privilege on television. She defended blackface. I mean how is this acceptable in any way? She needs to go.'

That same executive was also critical of the decision to hire Kelly, questioning why Andy Lack and Noah Oppenheim had not already gotten rid of the $69 million woman.

'Andy and Noah need to own this mistake and fire her. There shouldn't be a place for someone with these views to remain on NBC News,' said that executive.

'Andy and Noah both should be held accountable too. They gave her the $69 million and all she has delivered is scandal after scandal. Add production costs and they are responsible for a $100 million dollar s*** show at 9am every morning.'