Joshua Goldman
Joshua Goldman
min read · September 30, 2025 · Entertainment

Megyn Kelly Denies Rumored CBS Screen Test: Media Whispers Debunked

Megyn Kelly has denied shocking claims she's secretly plotting a network TV return in a statement to the Daily Mail. The independent journalist is seen here on Megyn Kelly Today, which she hosted during her time at NBC

MEGYN KELLY: NETWORK TV COMEBACK RUMORS EXPOSED AS COMPLETE LIE!

Veteran journalist Bernard Goldberg sent shockwaves through the media world with a bombshell claim that Megyn Kelly had secretly auditioned for CBS News in a top-secret screen test, fueling rumors of a potential network TV comeback. But the tables turned when Kelly herself came out swinging, calling Goldberg's assertion "complete fiction" and dismissing any notion of returning to the "dying animal that is TV news."

In an exclusive statement sent to thescholarlynote.com, Kelly fired back at Goldberg's claims, saying: "I have no idea how these things get started. Why would I want to go back to the dying animal that is TV news? Who has more influence and relevance - Anderson Cooper or Joe Rogan?" She went on to gush about her current life, "I've never been happier - I'm running my own media company, anchoring my show, and raising my own kids. Life is good, thank God!"

Veteran media reporter Bernard Goldberg - a former reporter and producer at CBS - made the allegation on his podcast. He said he heard Kelly was spotted at CBS's headquarters in Manhattan for a 'screen test'

The drama unfolded during Goldberg's podcast for his Substack platform, No BS Zone, where he casually dropped the explosive news: "[H]ere's something I'm revealing that nobody knows: a certain person whose name - I'll tell you the name in a second - a certain famous person in the media was at CBS News the other day, doing what I'm told was a screen test. Meaning, seeing how it works on camera." When his co-host John Daly guessed former Fox News star Bill O'Reilly, Goldberg shot him down, insisting it was actually Megyn Kelly.

But Kelly wasn't having it. Just minutes after Mediaite reported Goldberg's claims, she fired off a scathing response on X, calling the rumors "not one word of this is true." She continued to trash-talk CBS News, declaring: "Was not at cbs, did not have a screen test, am not going to cbs, and have ZERO desire to leave what I am doing now and join the sinking ship of broadcast news."

The question on everyone's mind now is: where did Goldberg get his information? Was he privy to some inside scoop or just spinning a web of deceit?

Kelly responded to the rumors in a post to X, tagging an outlet that picked up the story, which came from longtime CBS reporter Bernard Goldberg

In related news, Kelly's eponymous SiriusXM show has reached new heights, celebrating five years of success with millions of followers across Instagram, TikTok, and X. The program launched in 2020 as an audio-only podcast and is now a top-rated sensation on both Apple and Spotify.

Kelly's path to media stardom has been a wild ride. Forced out of NBC News in 2019 after defending blackface, she joined the Peacock network from Fox News, where she hosted The Kelly File from 2004 to 2017. Since going independent, she's become an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump and a fierce critic of legacy media.

The landscape is changing at CBS News, with new owner David Ellison vowing to redress balance and accusations of bias. He's made waves by reversing the network's policy on airing interviews with no cuts, following high-profile complaints from Trump and Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem about "deceptive" editing practices.

Ellison is also rumored to be buying former New York Times opinion editor Bari Weiss' news website, The Free Press, and installing herself as a senior executive at CBS News. Both Kelly and Weiss are vocal critics of legacy media, and their potential alliance has tongues wagging in the industry.

Weiss left The Times in 2021 after claiming the paper had become a "nest of woke vipers" skewing its coverage to the left. With Kelly's network TV comeback rumors debunked, one thing is clear: these two trailblazing women are taking the media world by storm, unapologetically and unafraid to challenge the status quo.