Joy Reid Backs Out of Charity Event; Will Address Blog Post Controversy

By Chris Ariens 

Joy Reid will be back on air this morning for the first time since reports that she had written homophobic blog posts. She has claimed those posts, from a now defunct site, were manipulated.

We hear Reid will address situation of these old blog posts on her show today

Meanwhile, she’s backing out of hosting a charity event next month. We’d reported that Reid was going to be honored by the Brotherhood/Sister Sol organization, but this morning the group says Reid won’t participate.

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“Joy Reid informed Brotherhood/Sister Sol that she has decided to step aside from her role in the organization’s annual charity event in order to make sure the evening’s spotlight stays focused on Bro/Sis’s transformative work and the inspiring young people it serves every day.”

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