Megyn Kelly blasts Olivia Rodrigo for supporting Jane Doe in ‘Cornell 7’ rape case: ‘Shut up and stick to singing’
Megyn Kelly told Olivia Rodrigo to “shut up and stick to singing” after the singer spoke out in support of the woman at the center of the “Cornell 7” gang rape case.
Jane Doe, an unnamed Cornell student, sued the university and seven former Chi Phi fraternity members last month, alleging she was drugged and gang-raped at a fraternity house in October 2024.
During Monday’s episode of her YouTube show, Kelly read Rodrigo’s statement, which the “drivers license” singer posted on her Instagram Story Sunday.
“Shame on Cornell and on every institution who protects rapists and abusers over women,” Rodrigo wrote.
“I stand with Jane Doe. Her bravery reverberates across the country and the crimes against her will not go unpunished.”
“What she lived through matters, and so does the failure of those who could have intervened but chose not to. She deserves answers, consequences, and lasting change,” Rodrigo, 23, added.
Kelly, 55, responded by telling Rodrigo to “shut up and stick to singing.”
“I liked you better when you were in front of a microphone singing your weird little depressing songs,” Kelly said.
“Shut up. You don’t know what you’re talking about.
“It’s better to keep your mouth shut and let people suspect you’re an idiot than to open it and prove them right. Ever hear that saying? It applies to you, sweetheart.”
Kelly called Rodrigo a “know-nothing moron” who suddenly thinks she has something “profound” to say.
“Sit down and be quiet. Or I’m going to have to start pulling your music and your lyrics and take a deep dive into exactly the kind of messaging that you are pushing on young women. I guarantee it’s not going to end well for you, Olivia. Be quiet. The adults are talking,” she added.
Jane Doe alleges that seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity gave her alcohol and drugs, including ketamine, before sexually assaulting her for hours at a fraternity house in October 2024 while she was unable to consent.
She also alleges that Cornell failed to adequately protect her or deliver justice after she reported the allegations to university officials.
Messages from a Snapchat group chat submitted as evidence allegedly show the defendants inviting other fraternity members to join them at the location of the alleged assault.
Matthew Ingalls — the Chi Phi brother who the accuser said sparked her alleged gang rape — claimed to campus officials that the accuser “sodomized” him, according to a February 2025 email.
Cornell expelled Ingalls and another brother after an internal investigation found them responsible for sexual assault in May 2025. The other five men named in Doe’s lawsuit were suspended or received lesser disciplinary penalties.
The accused men have denied wrongdoing and none have been charged.
Last week, Cornell defended its initial handling of the case while agreeing to an independent review.
“Any suggestion that the university did not impose consequential punishments for those involved is false,” Kyle Kimball, the university’s vice president of university relations, said in a Sept. 28 statement.
On Saturday, Cornell President Michael I. Kotlikoff said the university would participate in an independent investigation into how it handled Jane Doe’s report.
“What happened to Jane Doe in 2024 is deeply disturbing and will weigh heavily on our community for years to come, ” he said.
“It raises heartbreaking and troubling issues about sexual assault, dehumanization and aspects of party culture, alcohol and drug use.
“We as an administration and community must do better.”
Rodrigo is among several celebrities who have publicly expressed support for Jane Doe, including Florence Pugh, Lzzy Hale, Mariska Hargitay, Hudson Williams and Josh Gad.