Kelly Rowland dodges questions about 'Today' show controversy, says she 'loves' Hoda Kotb
Wednesday, the “Dilemma” singer was asked by reporter Dean Richards if she wanted to explain why she abruptly exited the NBC morning show last week.Kelly Rowland declined to answer questions about her controversial “Today” show exit but said she “loves” Hoda Kotb.
“I’m so excited and delighted to be here to talk about the movie and nothing else,” she said, referring to her forthcoming Netflix drama, “Mea Culpa.”“No, because I’m so excited and delighted to be here to talk about the movie and nothing else,” she said, referring to her forthcoming Netflix drama, “Mea Culpa.” “I love the ‘Today’ show, love Hoda and that is it,” the 43-year-old added before sharing that her film was hitting the streaming service on Friday.Page Six exclusively reported that Rowland abruptly dropped out of her guest-hosting duties on “Today with Hoda & Jenna” last Thursday because her dressing room wasn’t up to par.Though Rowland refused to talk about the incident, Page Six exclusively reported that the Destiny’s Child singer exited the “Today” show because her dressing room was not up to par. “Kelly and her team were not happy. They did not like the dressing room, so they decided to pull her off the show, leaving without a guest host for the 10 a.m. hour,” a source previously told us about the Feb. 15 episode. The insider told us that “Today” employees were baffled because Rowland is “beloved at ‘Today.’ She was getting the full hour, and Hoda’s the biggest hype woman on the planet! It made no sense.” The “Survivor” singer’s team allegedly asked about another dressing room that was upstairs, but that room was occupied by Jennifer Lopez, who was there to promote her new album,“Kelly and her team were not happy. They did not like the dressing room, so they decided to pull her off the show, leaving without a guest host for the 10 a.m. hour,” a source previously told us. Savannah Guthrie had ‘no inkling’ during interview that Kelly Rowland was about to walk off ‘Today’ setKelly Rowland’s rep speaks out on singer’s ‘Today’ show walk-off after Hoda Kotb offers to ‘share’ dressing room The incident has caused several stars to speak out, including former “Real Housewives of New York City” star Bethenny Frankel, who“You’re co-hosting on the ‘Today’ show, an institution in entertainment, a news organization that is not about fancy dressing rooms,” she said in a now-deleted TikTok video.Though Frankel recognized that the makeup area on the show is “completely communal” and the food is not that great, she said it should be “an honor” to be there alongside Kotb, 59. “I guess her dressing room was acceptable,” commented one Instagram follower, to which the comedian, 56, replied, “oh we gave her a gorgeous room!❤. It is Kelendria Rowland🔥🔥🔥.”Save 30% on the mascara Kyle Richards called a ‘miracle’ — plus more celeb favoritesTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce enjoy day out, meet koalas at Sydney Zoo as he lands in AustraliaVal Chmerkovskiy shows grisly neck injury that led to hospitalization: 'I went through some stuff'Olivia Rodrigo wears a vintage dress older than she is for 21st birthday partyMore Page Six Style"I'm so excited and delighted to be here to talk about the movie and nothing else," she said, referring to her forthcoming Netflix drama,"Mea Culpa."Page Six exclusively reported that Rowland abruptly dropped out of her guest-hosting duties on “Today with Hoda & Jenna” last Thursday because her dressing room wasn’t up to par.“Kelly and her team were not happy. They did not like the dressing room, so they decided to pull her off the show, leaving without a guest host for the 10 a.m. hour,” a source previously told us.
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