Controversial actress and rabble-rouser Stacey Dash is apparently done at Fox News and has been for a while causing a wave of joy across social media.
The Clueless star, who’s been a commentator at Fox News since 2014, has been off the air since September, when, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the news network chose not to renew her contract. It just took everyone a while to notice she was even gone, which probably says something about her impact as a pundit.
Dash has been accused of doing some ugly things on the road to riches and diamond rings, including her comments that Black History Month and the network BET should be eliminated altogether during a discussion about the lack of diversity among Academy Award nominees.
Dash followed this up a few weeks later with, what else, a totally awkward appearance at the Oscars during which Dash quipped, “Happy Black History Month!” to a none-too-amused audience.
Ever since, Dash has been a lightning rod on Twitter, where users took joy in the fact that Dash will no longer have a prominent platform on cable news.
“Fox Declined to Renew Stacey Dashs Contract and Twitter Rejoiced with Dank Memes” lmfao
The Great Coppin (@Coppin_Bomb) January 23, 2017
Stacey Dash got fired from FOX? Tragic. pic.twitter.com/6LnPUjNY1d
Eggo (@eggology_) January 22, 2017
Reading that @REALStaceyDash has been fired from @FoxNews. pic.twitter.com/v6nXnkgfYN
ereck (@vesperview) January 23, 2017
Stacey Dash got the boot right after the inauguration. Good job Fox. pic.twitter.com/gHTQZGar4W
GLEN COCO (@goddessbase) January 22, 2017
When Stacey Dash shows up @BET headquarters looking for a job Monday morning: pic.twitter.com/nInko8L30P
#J20 (@Delo_Taylor) January 22, 2017
Stacey Dash is the perfect example of Karma.
Taammmmmmm (@mieramamii) January 22, 2017
Dash herself had plenty to say on Twitter over the weekend, including Monday morning when she criticized Saturday Night Live for its tribute to Obama, but nothing about the Fox News contract.
Mashable has reached out to Dash’s reps for comment.
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Read more: http://mashable.com/2017/01/23/stacey-dash-is-done-at-fox-news/