Though it had been rumored for months that Ben Silverman was going to leave NBC, when the event actually happened, it was first reported not by a professional reporter, but by Ryan Seacrest on his Twitter account.
The Los Angeles Times has the full account.
—Chuck Ross
I KNOW SILVERMAN CAME TO A SINKING SHIP AND THE NEW FALL LINE UP LOOKS NO BETTER!! EVEN LENO IN PRIME TIME IS A VERY DUMB MOVE GOOD FOR HIM AT LEAST HE WON’T GO DOWN WITH THE SHIP!! NBC NEEDS TO JUST GIVE UP ALREADY THEY ARE NUTS!!! AND SO IS GE FOR HOLDING ON SO LONG!! WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE PEOPLE!!