One meeting with Drew Barrymore seemingly changed Megyn Kelly’s perception of her, and all it took was a private conversation. Kelly, who previously mocked Barrymore, told her viewers via “The Megyn Kelly Show” on YouTube that she has changed her mind after meeting the daytime host in person.
During the segment, Kelly was discussing a lawsuit involving author Amy Griffin. She pointed out the way big-name platforms promoted Griffin’s memoir without much scrutiny. While Kelly’s comments mainly focused on media responsibility, she paused to address Barrymore.
Megyn Kelly recalls making fun of Drew Barrymore, but claims she ‘likes’ her now
On her YouTube show, Megyn Kelly said, “I got to tell you, I like Drew Barrymore now.” She acknowledged her past comments, adding, “Notwithstanding the fact that I’ve made fun of Drew Barrymore with her Dylan Mulvaney interview, I got to admit it.”
Kelly told her audience she met Barrymore “on vacation a couple months ago,” and said the encounter surprised her. She admitted, “She could not have been nicer. She was actually very cool,” adding that the two spoke privately about politics.
She further added, “I’m not going to repeat what she said, because it was private, but she was quite reasonable, and I’ve developed a fondness for her. I’m not going to lie.”
However, Kelly refrained from defending Barrymore’s work as an interviewer. As she played a clip from “The Drew Barrymore Show” featuring Griffin, Kelly criticized the soft approach and argued it reflected the format of the show, not necessarily the host.
Kelly emphasized, “Drew Barrymore is not a journalist. And I actually feel bad for her because her empathy was clearly taken advantage of.”
Megyn Kelly’s new stance on Drew Barrymore sounds personal. She says she likes her, even if she still questions the kind of TV Barrymore makes. And in Kelly’s view, that difference matters a lot, because friendly interviews can leave audiences without answers when serious claims surface later.
