Megyn Kelly called out the wrong film studio in a tweet about blackface hypocrisy

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Megyn Kelly called out the wrong film studio in a tweet about blackface hypocrisy
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The former NBC host appeared to suggest hypocrisy in NBCUniversal's treatment of her compared to the use of blackface in 'Tropic Thunder.' But 'Tropic Thunder' was released by a rival studio.

was not produced or distributed by Universal Pictures, but rival studio Paramount Pictures, which is owned by what is now ViacomCBS and was known as Viacom in 2008.was co-produced by DreamWorks Pictures and Red Hour Productions, the latter of which is owned by actor-and-director Ben Stiller, who helmed the movie.

While Universal did distribute and co-produce several DreamWorks films between 1997 and 2005, the production company was under the ownership of Paramount at the time of's release in 2008. In 2015, Universal and DreamWorks struck a five-year deal for Universal to market and distribute DreamWorks productions.Megyn Kelly attends the 2017 NBCUniversal Upfront at Radio City Music Hall on May 15, 2017 in New York City.

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