MSNBC Blind Sides Al Sharpton, Cancels His Show For THIS Amazing Reason According to recent reports, Al Sharpton may have been fired from MSNBC after a $20 billion lawsuit was just brought against him for racial discrimination. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the National Association of African-American Owned Media is claiming nearly $20 billion in damages against Comcast and Time Warner Media, claiming that the networks discriminate against black-owned media. The group is also targeting several African-American advocacy groups, including MSNBC and host Al Sharpton. The suit accuses these parties of facilitating discrimination. One thing we do know is that MSNBC has move Al Sharpton to Sunday mornings at 8:00 ama huge cut down from five days a week at 6 pm. The move could also be due to MSNBCs falling ratings, as a number of shows have been cut entirely. 