Megyn Kelly called 'mean girl' after criticizing Christina Applegate's MS reveal

Megyn Kelly was criticized for her remarks on Christina Applegate’s recent clarification that she does not have multiple sclerosis, with former colleague Janice Dean and others calling Kelly’s comments mean‑hearted and insensitive.

Megyn Kelly is receiving backlash for her comments on Christina Applegate.

The political commentator took to her podcast, "The Megyn Kelly Show," on Tuesday, Oct. 20, slamming the "Married with Children" actress for what she characterized as sending the public on a "wild goose chase." The same day, Applegate emotionally revealed that after five years, her doctor told her she does not have multiple sclerosis.

"I'm sorry, but like the woman who's made like every public statement about health for the past several years all about her MS, she's hosting an MS podcast, has now come out to tell us all she doesn't actually have it," the former Fox News anchor said. "She has no idea what she actually has, and I just think this is like the problem with celebrities, wanting to lean into their health problems, and ‘now I will be the face of MS.'"

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Applegate, 54, made the announcement on her "MeSsY" podcast, which is focused on living with MS, a disease affecting the central nervous system. While her doctor shared his "congratulations" and loved ones were relieved, the reversal left Applegate feeling devastated that she still doesn't know the reason for her debilitating symptoms.

"This may come as great news, but to me, it comes as I'm back at square one," she said. "You don't get misdiagnosed and then all of a sudden I'm better. I haven't gotten better, Jamie. If anything, I've gotten worse in some ways. So I'm back at square one, that I don't know what's going on with me."

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Kelly, 55, criticized Applegate's emotional reaction, saying the "Dead to Me" actress has profited off of her health struggles.

"She's crying now because I guess she no longer gets to be the face of this disease," Kelly added. "And as she says, she's back to 'square one.' She's made a cottage industry of talking about her MS."

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Janice Dean, Fox News alum with MS, slams former friend Megyn Kelly

Janice Dean, the "Fox & Friends" alum who exited in June due to her worsening MS symptoms, took to X on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to join the chorus of voices pushing back on Kelly's comments. Dean, 56, laid into Kelly, calling her a "mean girl" and revealing why they are no longer friends.

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"I've kept my mouth shut for a long time," she wrote. "She used to be one of my closest friends and then she ghosted me after she endorsed @andrewcuomo for mayor and I told her she broke my heart."

She called Kelly's comments on Applegate "disgusting."

"Having #MS for over 20 years, she knows how long it took for doctors to diagnose me," Dean said, adding that she has been in and out of the hospital the last several weeks. "I think Christina is brave for telling the truth and I'm grateful she became a voice for so many of us."