Earlier this month, Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson aka Diamond and Silk, were forced to delete a tweet because it spread misinformation about COVID-19. Back then, Ellen wrote that the conspiracy theory they were spreading was as dangerous as the one that got Trish Regan fired, and they should be fired too.
That has happened. Variety reports that they are no longer listed on the Fox News list of contributors.
The two had been creating weekly episodes for a Fox Nation streaming program, but have not done so since early April. In recent weeks, the pair took to social media and the Fox Nation program with remarks that questioned the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and whether the number of people reported to have died from the disease were inflated to undermine President Trump.
“What I need to know is how many people have passed away in New York, and what I need to know is: Who has the bodies?” Diamond asked during a recent streaming show. “Something’s not right here. Something is off here.” A day later, Twitter deleted a tweet from the duo suggesting Americans leave sheltering at home and expose themselves to coronavirus.
That isn't much different than what Trish Regan said, as Ellen noted, and certainly should qualify them for termination.
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