Final Countdown: Keith Olbermann And MSNBC Announce They Are Parting Ways (VIDEO)

I know.  But I think both statements can be true without his having been fired.

According to the report, Olbermann and MSNBC had been in talks for months about his leaving.  Each side saying, "Here are the terms by which I leave", "Here are the terms which we'll agree to your leaving".

A possible scenario:  Sometime on Friday, MSNBC agreed to whatever the last terms that Olbermann (his lawyer) left on the table.   MSNBC's then telling Olbermann that Friday's show would be his last doesn't necessaril­y mean "You're fired", but  "Ok, we're meeting your terms, effective immediatel­y (Friday)."
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