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mammy, or little brown bobble head." Her show was scheduled to air as usual on
Saturday, but Harris-Perry chose not to return, saying: "I am only willing to return when that return happens under certain terms." She said she would only return when she could do "substantive, meaningful and autonomous work." NBC responded that "many of our daytime programs have been temporarily upended by breaking political coverage, including M.H.P." The public dispute led to discussions between the network and her representatives about ending her relationship with MSNBC. On February 28, 2016, the network confirmed that Harris-Perry was leaving the network.
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on the property of Harris-Perry and her husband for about $ 70,000 in delinquent taxes. Harris-Perry said she and her husband paid $ 21,721 on April 15, 2015, and have a payment plan with the IRS.
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