It was the “wow” heard all over America as Megyn Kelly and D.L. Hughley engaged in a very heated debate on police brutality and racism in America.
On Wednesday, actor and activist Hughley was invited on the Kelly File on Fox News to talk about the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, but the conversation quickly turned to the 2014 death of Michael Brown in Ferguson.
Saying that the pair did not agree is an understatement. Kelly told her guest that after a lengthy investigation the U.S. Department of Justice determined that the witness lied, and Brown never said: “Hands up, don’t shoot.”
To further infuriate Hughley, Kelly went on say that Brown was the aggressor because he had his hand on the officer’s gun. Visibly angered by Kelly’s remarks, the actor replied with:
“Wow, wow.”
Kelly responded by:
“Don’t ‘wow’ me.”
Hughley retorted:
“Don’t tell me not to wow you. I can say wow if I want to.”
The comedian decided to mock the TV host and her network by sarcastically saying:
“The only place racism doesn’t exist is Fox News and the police department.”
Kelly replied:
“That’s insulting. You just insulted millions of people watching this channel.”
Hughley was unfazed and piled some more and responded by:
“You know what? I’m insulted by the things I hear on this network so we’re even. I could care less about insulting people who insult me on a daily basis.”
Kelly attempted to get Hughley to stop with the “insults” and failed, which prompted her to end the segment.
