'As an advertiser, I'm repulsed': JP Morgan Chase marketing boss pulls ads from Megyn Kelly's new NBC show

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[/FONT]Banking company JP Morgan Chase has reportedly pulled its advertising from Megyn Kelly's upcoming interview with right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones (both pictured right). Kelly caused an uproar when she tweeted a clip of the interview with Jones, who has claimed that high-profile massacres at Sandy Hook and an Aurora cinema were faked by the government. Later that day JP Morgan Chase decided to pull its advertising, The Wall Street Journal reported. The company's chief marketing officer, Kristin Lemkau (left), pulled no punches on Twitter. 'As an advertiser, I'm repulsed that @megynkelly would give a second of airtime to someone who says Sandy Hook and Aurora are hoaxes. Why?' she fumed.

 

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[h=1]'As an advertiser, I'm repulsed': JP Morgan Chase marketing boss pulls ads from Megyn Kelly's show in wake of uproar over her upcoming Alex Jones interview[/h]

• Megyn Kelly has come under fire for interviewing InfoWars host Alex Jones, who believes the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax
• JP Morgan Chase has pulled its advertising from the show after its marketing head said she was 'repulsed' by the interview on Twitter
• Chelsea Clinton called for a boycott of the episode, which is due to air on Father's Day
• Many retweeted comments by Nelba Marquez-Greene, who lost her six-year-old daughter Ana in the school shooting
• Greene posted an image of her daughter and told Kelly to look at the girl and say her name, then later shared the online harassment she receives from deniers
• Kelly responded to the outcry by writing on Twitter: 'POTUS's been on & praises @RealAlexJones' show ... Many don't know him; our job is 2 shine a light'
• The family of Vicki Soto, a teacher who died while shielding students from the shooter, posted a letter asking that NBC not air the show

 

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Banking company JP Morgan Chase has reportedly pulled its advertising from Megyn Kelly's upcoming interview with right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Kelly caused an uproar when she tweeted a clip of the interview with Jones, who has claimed that high-profile massacres at Sandy Hook and an Aurora cinema were faked by the government.
Later that day JP Morgan Chase decided to pull its advertising, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The company's chief marketing officer, Kristin Lemkau, pulled no punches on Twitter.
'As an advertiser, I'm repulsed that @megynkelly would give a second of airtime to someone who says Sandy Hook and Aurora are hoaxes. Why?' she fumed.

 

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Chased off: JP Morgan Chase reportedly pulled its advertising from all NBC channels ahead of Megyn Kelly's interview with Alex Jones. Chief marketing officer Kristin Lemkau (pictured) has also directly addressed Kelly on Twitter

Repulsed: Lemkau asked why Kelly would give 'one second of airtime' to Jones, who has claimed that the Sandy Hook and Aurora cinema massacres did not happen

Courting controversy: Jones (right) has amended his views on Sandy Hook and says he thinks kids did die, but that there were 'anomalies'. Kelly's interview with him airs this Sunday

An insider told the WSJ that it asked for its local and digital ads to be removed from all NBC programming until after Kelly's show airs on Sunday.
They said JP Morgan Chase didn't want their advertisements appearing alongside promos for the show.
The former Fox News host shared a preview of her sit-down with Jones, the popular and very polarizing host of InfoWars, following her most recent show on Sunday night.
She later posted the clip on her Twitter account, writing: 'It was a riveting exchange. Promise you that.'
That comment did not go over well with some however, including Chelsea Clinton.
'There is no justification for amplifying lies (or a liar), particularly about unimaginable tragedy. I hope no parent, no person watches this,' wrote the former first daughter, who is the mother of two young children.
Chelsea is also a former NBC employee, working there for three years from 2011 to 2014 as a 'special correspondent' for the news division.
That post netted her an annual salary of $600,000 despite her infrequent appearances on the network, with one of her interviews being with the GEICO gecko on an episode of the now-cancelled Rock Center With Brian Williams.

Not having it: Chelsea Clinton was one of the first to lash out at Kelly, saying that everyone show boycott the episode when it airs on Father's Day this Sunday (above)

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Horrific loss: Many soon began to retweet the comments being posted online by Nelba Marquez-Greene, who lost her 6-year-old daughter Ana in the school shooting (Ana above)



Chelsea, and many others, then began to retweet Nelba Marquez-Greene, who in a direct response to Kelly's tweet wrote: 'I promise you it's not riveting. How [would] you feel if someone shot your kids, some fool said it wasn't true- and I gave him a show?'
Greene's daughter Ana was a victim of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting, losing her life at the age of six when gunman Adam Lanza opened fire in the school.
NBC News did not respond to a request for comment.
In the wake of the immediate backlash she received on social media, Kelly tried to address her detractors.
'I hate that this type of coverage is gonna help legitimize him. Truly disappointing, wrote one Twitter user on Sunday night.
'POTUS's been on & praises @RealAlexJones' show. He's giving Infowars a WH press credential. Many don't know him; our job is 2 shine a light,' Kelly explained .
President Trump is a big fan of Jones' show, and a frequent listener he himself has admitted in the past.
He also appeared on the show during his campaign.

 

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In the preview of her interview with Jones, the NBC News host demands to know how he can declare something like Sandy Hook a hoax given the loss of young lives and parents who are still grieving for their children.
'Oh I know, but they don't get angry about the half-million dead Iraqis from the sanctions...' starts Jones before he is cut off by Kelly and accused of dodging her question.
'The media doesn't cover all the evil wars...' begins Jones, who again is cut-off by Kelly.
'That doesn't excuse the things you said about Newtown, you know that,' states the host, who actually traveled to Texas to meet with Jones in his own studio.
'Here's the difference, I looked at all the angles of Newtown and I made my statements before the media even picked it up.'
Jones initially argued that the government was behind the murders, but later amended that conspiracy to say that there were no deaths at Sandy Hook and the victims were played by child actors.
On Monday, he changed that stance again, telling InfoWars listeners that he now believes that Sandy Hook did happen, or at least that children died there.
He claimed that his remarks to that effect had been edited from the promotional clip, and added: 'I'm tired of being misrepresented.'
And in 2012, in the wake of the Aurora cinema massacre that saw 12 killed and 70 injured when a gunman opened fire during a screening of The Dark Knight, Jones claimed it was a 'false flag'.
'If you look at the full spectrum of information unfolding right now, 100 per cent chance that the mass murder committed in the suburb of Denver, Colorado, right next to Littleton and Columbine was a false flag mind control event.'

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Horrible day: Greene posted an image of her daughter and told Kelly to look at the girl and say her name, then later shared the online harassment she receives from deniers (Greene and her husband Jimmy in 2014)

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Kelly's two-minute preview infuriated Greene, who continued to voice her disgust, disdain and disbelief on social media throughout the night and into the morning.
In other tweets, Greene asked Kelly if she planned to 'give [Jones'] victims equal air time' and criticized her for turning 'victim pain' into 'entertainment' for her show.
'To give a man like this such a platform normalizes behavior that isn't normal. How do I explain this to my son?' asked Greene.
She later opined: 'It's a miracle no #sandyhook parent has ended their life yet. The loss of a loved one and the constant harrasment is too much. @MegynKelly'
Then, in a tweet that has been shared over 5,000 times, Greene posted a school photo of her deceased daughter.
'Here you go @MegynKelly - her name is Ana Grace Márquez-Greene. Say her name- stare at this & tell me it's worth it,' wrote Greene.
In a series of tweets that began on Sunday night and are still being posted to her account, Greene also shared some of the horrors that she and other parents endure because of Jones and other deniers of the grade-school massacre.

 

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'It has been 5 years since we lost our child. While we don't speak of the harassment very often, I must tell you it has left us traumatized,' wrote Greene in one tweet.
She then bgean taking grabs of the comments she recieves on social media and posting them on her own twitter account, writing on one: 'Because this is what it looks like when you shine light on #AlexJones - they don't go away. They double down @megynkelly . #SandyHook.'
In the attached grab, a woman wrote to Greene: 'Did Ana really die? Everyone knows SandyHook is SandyHoax. Did you sell her into a Child-trafficking ring?'
She then shared another grab of a Twitter user 'asking a grieving mom for live shots and proof of dead bodies and coroner reports.'
That man then began to harass Greene on Twitter, writing: 'Got court records? Blood samples? Coroner reports? ... proving a gunman shot her at #SandyHook?'
He later wrote: 'Not disrespecting anyone. Just asking questions to give you an opportunity to make your case. So far you're failing at it.'

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Rationale: Kelly responded to the outcry by writing on Twitter: 'POTUS's been on & praises @RealAlexJones' show ... Many don't know him; our job is 2 shine a light' (Kelly and Jones above during interview taping in Texas)

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Not happy: Chelsea did not post any other tweets after her first, and instead began sharing Greene's comments (Chelsea and Charlotte above in March)

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The family of first-grade teacher Vicki Soto also criticized NBC in a post on Facebook that was shared Sunday night.
In a letter addressed to NBC and Kelly, Soto's family wrote: 'We would like it to be publicly known that we are greatly disappointed in your decision to give Alex Jones airtime. Alex and his followers have done nothing but make our lives a living hell for the last 4 1/2 years.'
The letter then details how their private family photos have been dissected by Jones and other conspiracy theorists, with one man interrupting their annual memorial run for Soto, who was just 27 when she was killed while shielding her students from the shooter.
'This incessant need for ratings at the cost of the emotional well-being of our family is disgusting and disappointing,' wrote the family.
'You should be ashamed of yourselves for allowing this behavior. We hope you never are subjected to the kind of torture that Alex Jones and his followers inflict on us.'
Chelsea meanwhile has yet to personally weigh in again on Kelly's interview, though she did send a message to Green on Twitter, writing: 'I'm so sorry Nelba, you continually confront disbelief and derision. It should be obvious how very, very wrong that is.'
Just a few days prior she had tried to have a little fun on social media Kelly, sharing a photo of the recent Enquirer cover story on the NBC host and writing: 'welcome to the "club"! Soon you too will have alien children (or siblings), excerpts from diaries never kept published & more!'

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Speaking up: A letter to NBC and Kelly from the family of Vicki Soto calling for the show to not air (above)






Read more:

• Kristin Lemkau (@KLemkau) on Twitter
• J.P. Morgan Removes NBC News Ads Over Megyn Kelly Interview With Alex Jones - WSJ
• Flashback: Alex Jones Breaks Down Batman Shooting - YouTube

 

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[h=3]CONSPIRACY THEORIST[/h]Here are some of the extraordinary claims that Alex Jones has made about high-profile tragedies.




9/11 attacks An inside job with elements inside the government detonating bombs they had set in the towers in a bid to blame Osama bin laden and then have reason to take out the CIA asset.




Boston Marathon A 'false-flag' attack staged by the FBI.




Oklahoma City bombing Jones said this was a government-manufactured terror attack that was devised to help Bill Clinton boost numbers in the polls while also suppressing civil liberties.




Gabbie Gifford shooting 'My gut tells me this was a staged mind-control operation. The government employs geometric psychological-warfare experts that know exactly how to indirectly manipulate unstable people through the media.'



Oklahoma tornadoes in 2013 Caused by the Air Force. 'If you saw that, you better bet your bottom dollar [President Obama] did this, but who knows if they did. You know, that's the thing, we don’t know.'

 

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[h=2]Hoax on you: Megyn Kelly FIRED as host of Sandy Hook gala just two days before event over interview with Alex Jones, who believes massacre that killed 26 was faked by the government[/h]

That announcement came just two days before Kelly(left, inset with Alex Jones) was set to take the stage at the event on Wednesday night in Washington DC. The decision made by the non-profit organization also leaves Kelly with a big gap in her episode that will be airing this Sunday, as she planned to film the gala to run alongside her interview with Jones. That plan went up in smoke however when she managed to draw the ire of Sandy Hook (scene after shooting on right) parents, who lashed out loud and quick as they attacked Kelly for allowing Jones' ideas to be heard by her audience of 6million.