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Rodney Peete On Clay Helton, He"s Done At USC Unless He Beats ND & UCLA

Clay Helton’s days as a USC coach are numbered … UNLESS he beats both UCLA and Notre Dame in the next two weeks — so says Trojan Rodney Peete. The former USC superstar tells TMZ Sports he’s a fan of Clay and likes him personally … but…

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Megyn Kelly: I"ll Spill All the Tea on NBC, Unless...

Megyn Kelly is off the air.

But she is not yet out of the building.

Not yet, at least. Not officially, that is.

The embattled reported is no longer appearing on NBC, as we’re sure most of our readers know quite well by now.

She has been relieved of her duties as host of Megyn Kelly Today after anchoring a segment about controversial Halloween costumes…

… which somehow devolved into Kelly wondering why blackface is considered racist.

Despite a written apology and an on-air apology the day after this segment aired, Kelly was essentially fired by NBC not long after her initial comments went public and severe backlash quickly followed.

However, while Kelly has no job to attend to this morning, she is still technically a network employee.

The star and her legal team continue to negotiate a buyout, with many sources indicating that Kelly will be paid about $ 38 million to walk away. This is the approximate amount remaining on her contract.

Now, though, TMZ cites another obstacle on the path to the full dissolution of this partnership.

Insiders tell the website that NBC wants Kelly to sign a confidentiality agreement.

This is standard operating procedure for this sort of situation — and executives are especially afraid of what Kelly might tell the world after she parts ways because she was unafraid to air NBC’s dirty laundry even while working for the company.

Remember: Kelly interviewed one of Matt Lauer’s alleged sexual assault victims last year.

She has also admitted that she knows about all of Lauer’s skeletons, which likely means she also has dirt of some higher-ups who may have covered up for these skeletons over the years.

It makes sense for NBC to try and make sure Kelly cannot spill such damaging tea to the world after she signs a new deal with Fox News or whomever.

Kelly’s lawyer, meanwhile, says his client is happy to sign this sort of nondisclosure agreement.

For an additional $ 10 million.

It’s also worth noting that Kelly wrote a book, “Settle for More,” in which she targeted Fox News Channel; and she has been very critical of that cable network since her departure in 2016.

It’s certainly not beneath her to attempt to damage NBC after she settles her employment with the organization.

The Today Show, for its part, is trying to move on.

On Monday, Al Roker, Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin greeted viewers during Kelly’s former timeslot, with Kotb opening the hour by saying:

Today, as you know, we are starting a new chapter in the third hour of our show as it evolves.

We want you to know that the entire TODAY family will continue to bring you informative and important stories, just as we always have.

That’s great and all.

But why do we have a feeling that the book on Megyn Kelly and NBC has not yet totally closed?

View Slideshow: 11 Times Megyn Kelly Was Really Very Racist

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Greg Hardy Says He Wouldn"t Ditch UFC for NFL, Unless ...

Ex-NFL star Greg Hardy — who’s been killing people in his short MMA career — says he’s 100% focused on fighting in the UFC and wouldn’t even consider going back to the NFL … with one exception.  “I’m not putting any brakes on the UFC…

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Greg Hardy Says He Wouldn"t Ditch UFC for NFL, Unless ...

Ex-NFL star Greg Hardy — who’s been killing people in his short MMA career — says he’s 100% focused on fighting in the UFC and wouldn’t even consider going back to the NFL … with one exception.  “I’m not putting any brakes on the UFC…

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Doug Christie Would Never Return to N. Korea, Unless ...

Doug Christie — one of the players on Dennis Rodman’s ’14 basketball trip to North Korea — says there’s NO WAY he’d return … unless LeBron James was involved.  Christie — along with Kenny Anderson, Vin Baker and other ex-NBA stars –…

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Doug Christie Would Never Return to N. Korea, Unless ...

Doug Christie — one of the players on Dennis Rodman’s ’14 basketball trip to North Korea — says there’s NO WAY he’d return … unless LeBron James was involved.  Christie — along with Kenny Anderson, Vin Baker and other ex-NBA stars –…

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Blac Chyna Says Kardashians Threatened to Leave E! Unless "Rob & Chyna" Was Canceled

Blac Chyna claims the Kardashian family got her show “Rob & Chyna” canceled by making secret threats to E! that they would yank “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” and take it somewhere else … this according to new documents filed by Chyna. The…

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Daniel Cormier Says He Ain"t Fighting Jon Jones Again Unless He Returns ASAP

Daniel Cormier says the clock is ticking on a Jon Jones rematch … ‘cause he’s retiring when he turns 40 (next March), period.  We got the UFC light heavyweight champ on the “TMZ Sports” TV show … and asked if there was any way he’d…

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Shaq Says NBA Players Have 2 AM Curfew, Unless Opponent Sucks

Shaquille O’Neal says there are pretty clear (unwritten) rules when it comes to hitting the clubs before an NBA game — the worse the opponent, the later you can rage!  “If you’re playing against a good team the curfew is 2 AM.” “If you’re…

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Hurricane Harvey Telethon, Bun B Says Trump Not Invited, Unless ...

President Trump will not get an invite to appear in the Hurricane Harvey telethon, unless he’s there with the former presidents — especially Barack Obama — in a gesture of unity … so says telethon organizer Bun B. The legendary Houston rapper…

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Kourtney Kardashian Says Scott Disick Can"t See Kids Unless he Sobers Up

Scott Disick is going to have a problem if he wants to see his kids, because we’re told Kourtney won’t let him near them until he cleans up his act. Sources close to Scott and Kourtney tell us he is off the rails again … abusing alcohol and other…

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Cody Garbrandt: I"ll Release T.J. Dillashaw KO Video, Unless ... (VIDEO)

Cody Garbrandt says he’s ready to release video footage showing him knocking out T.J. Dillashaw during a training session … unless his UFC rival does one very humiliating thing. Cody is out in Vegas for UFC 209 where he confirmed the video is…

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Pats Hero James White Says Tom Brady Doesn"t Owe Him a Car ... Unless He Offers! (VIDEO)

New England Patriots hero James White says he will absolutely NOT hold Tom Brady to that whole “You can have my MVP truck” thing … unless Tom REALLY wants to buy him one.

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Cedric the Entertainer Says Steelers Win ... Unless Pats Cheat (VIDEO)

There’s only one way the Patriots can beat the Packers this weekend … CHEAT … that’s according to Cedric the Entertainer who says the Steelers got it in the bag, unless Brady dips into his bag of tricks. Cedric is a huge Steelers fan so when we…

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Michael Bublé -- I Don"t Sing On Command, Bro! Unless You Ask Nicely (VIDEO)

Michael Bublé ain’t gonna play that “Dance, monkey!” game just to promote his new album — the man’s got some dignity, damn it! Or not. You gotta love Bublé in this clip ‘cause the guy very smoothly earned the Best Shameless Plug…

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Kelly Ripa: I"ll Quit Live! Unless...

You didn’t really think the drama was over, did you?

Yes, Kelly Ripa returned to Live! with Kelly and Michael on Tuesday, soaking in some major applause before giving Strahan her blessing to leave for Good Morning America and saying it was time to return to “entertaining” her viewers.

But does she not realize that we’ve never been more entertained by this program as we’ve been for the past week?

Mere hours after Ripa and Strahan made nice on air, ABC released a statement in which it confirmed that Strahan is leaving for his new full-time gig four months earlier than originally planned.

His final day on Live! will now take place on May 13.

Kelly Ripa Makes Live! Return

So now the question turns from just how strongly Ripa and Strahan hate each other to…

… who would Ripa love to see in Strahan’s seat this fall?

According to anonymous Us Weekly insiders, producers are giving consideration to actor Jerry O’Connell, but Ripa “hopes [Anderson Cooper] or Andy Cohen gets the job.”

Both of those men have guest hosted alongside Ripa in the past and both are real-life friends of the perky TV personality.

Both are also quite busy, with Cohen under contract with Bravo and Cooper about to enter the serious election season on CNN.

Might Kelly actually quit if she doesn’t get one of her two preferred co-hosts? Would she really walk away from a deal that some peg at $ 20 million per year?

Yes, Us Weekly claims.

“Unless one of them can come on, she doesn’t really want to do it,” says this source.

Of course, it’s one thing to not want to do something.

It’s another to leave so much money on the table.

We have no doubt that the backstage tension is real; and Ripa is likely very displeased at the moment.

But executives are probably laughing all the way to the bank while Kelly seethes.

Because is there any doubt that ratings are set to soar throughout Strahan’s final days and the subsequent co-host search?