Rachel Maddow Goes Rogue (Again) After Joy Reid Firing.

“Maddow as Hell” — MSNBC’s $25 million-a-year anchor isn’t going to take it anymore, calling out the network—and by implication her new boss, Rebecca Kutler for firing host Joy Reid and a slate of producers.

But her colleagues are privately pointing out the irony of her latest crusade.

Rachel Maddow has once again stirred the media waters, this time in the wake of Joy Reid’s abrupt dismissal from MSNBC.

According to several insiders, the network’s star anchor—whose $25 million annual salary makes her the most high-profile figure on MSNBC—is privately furious over what she sees as a betrayal of the network’s values.

Maddow, long regarded as both a ratings powerhouse and a conscience of the progressive left, reportedly expressed her anger directly in internal meetings and via pointed on-air commentary that, while subtle, left little doubt about her stance.

The firing of Joy Reid, who hosted “The ReidOut” and had become one of MSNBC’s most prominent Black voices, came as a shock to much of the newsroom.

But Maddow’s reaction has been more than just personal—it’s political. By taking aim at the network’s leadership, including her new boss, Rebecca Kutler, Maddow is effectively drawing a line in the sand.

Sources close to the situation say Maddow has characterized the decision not just as a personnel change, but as a troubling shift in MSNBC’s editorial soul.

Behind the scenes, however, some colleagues are raising eyebrows at what they call Maddow’s “selective outrage.”

While few doubt her genuine concern over Reid’s departure, there’s a growing sense among network staffers that Maddow’s brand of defiance doesn’t always extend to less visible injustices inside the building.

One producer noted that Maddow has remained largely silent during past reshuffles that affected lower-profile staffers, many of whom had worked behind the scenes to make the network’s progressive content possible.

“It’s easy to be mad when it’s Joy,” the producer said. “Where was this fire when other voices were silenced quietly?”

Still, Maddow’s willingness to publicly pressure MSNBC’s leadership is no small thing. As the face of the network, she wields immense influence, both on-air and off.

Her resistance now raises uncomfortable questions for Kutler, whose tenure is just beginning but is already under scrutiny from a staff wary of executive overreach and creeping editorial conservatism.

Whether Maddow’s protest leads to any kind of course correction—or simply puts her further at odds with the brass—is still unclear. But what is clear is that Maddow is not backing down.

As one close friend put it, “She’s Maddow as hell, and she’s not going to take it anymore.”