Some of MSNBC’s biggest stars are – in extraordinary on-air fashion – rebuking management’s decision to cancel Joy Reid and Alex Wagner’s shows and lay off their production staffs.

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow called out her network for dropping her soon-to-be former colleagues such as Joy Reid, Alex Wagner, and Katie Phang. Maddow also noted that the network's primetime lineup will become much more white.

Joy Reid is leaving MSNBC, the network's new president announced in a memo to staff on Monday, marking an end to the political analyst and anchor's prime time news show.