Don’t count Maria Menounos among those trashing the first week of Megyn Kelly’s new “Today” show stint.
“Why is everyone geared toward being negative?” Menounos wrote on Facebook. “yes @megynkelly is trying something different, why can’t we be supportive? why do we have to tear her down?”
“Every new show has their kinks to work out,” she continued. “What I saw? I saw someone who I never knew was funny make me laugh. I saw someone who was warm. I saw someone who was smart and taking a risk.”
Of course, the “E! News” host has a bit of skin of the game — Menounos herself has been a West Coast contributor to the NBC News morning series since 2005.
“Any flaws you may have seen, if any, can be worked out if we just give people a chance,” Menounos concluded. “Good for her and NBC for trying something new. I loved it.”
Read her full post below.