Hoda Kotb Quits ‘Today’ Show After 26 Year: A Heartbreaking Farewell. Diddy Told Justin Timberlake To Drop *NYSYC. Ashton Kutcher And Mila Kunis Slam Breakup Rumors As ‘Ridiculous.’
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🗓️ 27 September 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Hoda Kotb, the beloved face of the “Today” show, is officially saying goodbye after an incredible 26-year journey with NBC! Lance Bass overheard Sean “Diddy” Combs tellingJustin Timberlake to “drop” Bass and the rest of NSYNC! Despite the gossip mill churning with speculation about a potential split, insiders close to Ashton and Mila say the breakup chatter is “absolutely ridiculous and false.”
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| 0:37.9 | it, my friends? It is. Tea time. Oh, you sound marvelous. Big story at the top at the show. |
| 0:43.2 | Hoda Coppe has quit the Today Show after 26 years in a heartbreaking farewell. |
| 0:50.5 | So in a stunning revelation that left fans gasping, including me, Hoda, the beloved face of the Today Show, is officially saying goodbye after an incredible 26-year journey with NBC. |
| 1:06.2 | The 60-year-old journalist broke the news Thursday morning, sending shockwaves through the broadcasting world. |
| 1:13.6 | All day yesterday I was just working on this story, hitting the phones. We actually broke this |
| 1:18.8 | about five, six months ago. We told you first, my sources were telling me, Hoda was getting ready |
| 1:24.5 | to make a transition and leave the show and go on to other things. |
| 1:28.5 | Well, now she has done exactly that. |
| 1:31.4 | Her tearful announcement comes on the heels of her monumental 60th birthday celebration, |
| 1:37.2 | a pivotal moment that sparked her decision to turn the page and embrace a new chapter in her life. |
| 1:44.0 | She said the following quote. |
| 1:45.4 | I realize it was time for me to move on. Wow, Hoda. So she declared this while reflecting |
| 1:52.7 | on her two precious daughters, Haley and Hope. And they need more of her time. She wants to be |
| 1:58.6 | there more so. Her co-host, Savannah, Elroca, Jenner, were visibly shaken by |
| 2:04.3 | the news. |
| 2:05.1 | So despite the heartbreaking news that she's leaving, Hoda, is emphasising that there will |
| 2:10.0 | be an exciting future for her. |
| 2:12.0 | And her broadcast career, and what a career it is, has been beyond meaningful to Hoda. I hope that this is not goodbye. I hit the |
| 2:21.4 | phones and sources tell me she is going to remain in the NBC family doing specials. She's |
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