NEWSMegyn Kelly Reveals the 'Meanest' and 'Most Unpleasant' Celebrities She's Ever Met

Megyn Kelly named the 'meanest' and most 'unpleasant' celebrities she’s ever met.
Jan. 2 2026, Published 9:03 a.m. ET
Megyn Kelly is spilling some serious tea.
In a Wednesday, December 31, interview with an outlet, the 55-year-old political commentator didn’t hold back when asked to name the “meanest” celebrities she’s encountered throughout her career. At the top of her list was Jane Fonda, stemming from a tense 2017 sitdown that left Kelly unimpressed.
Kelly claimed the actress was visibly “offended” when the conversation shifted to her plastic surgery rather than her intimate scenes with the late Robert Redford in Our Souls at Night. According to Kelly, that change in topic wasn’t her idea.
“What happened in that segment, Robert Redford was on, his PR person came up to me and said, ‘For the love of God, don’t talk about their s-- scenes,’” Kelly claimed.

Megyn Kelly named the celebrities she found most 'unpleasant.'
The former Fox News anchor alleged that Redford’s representative told her the actor was “uncomfortable” and asked her to gently redirect the interview. Kelly said she honored the request, which didn’t sit well with Fonda.
“She was offended that I wasn’t steering her there,” Kelly alleged. “She really wanted to talk about their s-- scenes.”
Kelly then turned her attention to Bruce Willis, who is currently suffering from frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Reflecting on a 2006 Fox News interview, she described the actor as “so ungiving” and “so ungenerous.”
“He … was just clearly so unhappy to be there,” Kelly recalled. “I mean, that’s fine, he has his politics, but why agree to come on?”
“And I hate to say it because of how he’s struggling now. But he was just unpleasant,” she added.
When it came to Today show staple Al Roker, Kelly kept things vague. Rather than offering specifics, she dropped a cryptic comparison.
“Let’s just say, if my mother ran into Al Roker, she would turn into Larry David bumping into Alan Dershowitz at Martha’s Vineyard very quickly.”

Megyn Kelly recalled an 'uncomfortable' sit down with Bruce Willis.
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Kelly also took aim at Ellen DeGeneres, citing the experience of a “close family member” who worked as a producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
“They were all told, if you come across her in the hallway, even if you’re already looking in that general direction, to look down at the floor. You would look down like a serf. You’d actually have to avert your eyes,” Kelly claimed.
“I’ve never heard anything like that before with any of these big personalities,” she continued. “And I knew that before the bullying scandal broke [in 2020], so when it did, I was not surprised at all. She is a bad person.”

The political commentator criticized Ellen DeGeneres based on a family member’s experience.
Not everyone agreed with Kelly’s blunt assessments, however. Social media users were quick to fire back in the comments section.
“She’s the new queen of mean,” one person wrote.
Another asked, “Did she count herself? Just asking questions.”
“Megyn…you are the meanest of them all and have no filter. All for a buck,” a third commenter blasted.

Jane Fonda topped Megyn Kelly's list after a tense interview in 2017.
“She needs to put herself at the top of the list. What a joke she has become. Saying anything to stay in the news,” another chimed in.
A fifth ranted, “Megyn Kelly, one of the worst human being i can think of spewing hatred on a daily basis, giving lectures about who is mean or not ! Jesus, the lack of self awareness is boggling!”


