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According to a source at the network Olbermann was livid when he learned that Rachel Maddow had booked Ben Affleck as a guest on her show. Olbermann it turns out had been interested in having Affleck on his show too and when he heard that Maddow s producers had secured the actor instead he demanded that the interview be switched from Maddow s nine o clock broadcast to his own an hour earlier. Maddow and her staff have been known to politely give in to Olbermann s whims in the past—it was Olbermann after all who helped bring Maddow to the network. This time however they didn t budge. With ratings for Maddow s show a bit lackluster as of late parting with an A-list celebrity guest isn t a decision to be made lightly. Olbermann took the matter to senior management at MSNBC and NBC Universal and asked that they step in and “correct” the situation. That didn t happen though and Affleck went on Maddow s show as scheduled on Thursday April 16. And Olbermann s three-day protest commenced the next day.

via Cityfile: Meltdown With Keith Olbermann!.

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