Here’s How Much Shepard Smith Is Really Worth
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By Jorie Mark/Oct. 29, 2020 11:48 am EST
Shepard Smith landed on his feet at CNBC
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Still, Smith is doing just fine. Not only does he have a total net worth of $25 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, he also seems to be in a better place, emotionally. Having previously told his alma mater in a 2017 commencement speech that he has “nothing to hide,” Smith told his new network in 2020 that he “just wanted to get out clean, get out nice and move on.” Being more personally authentic has been a journey for Smith, who came out as gay publicly during that same commencement address at the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism. “I needed to sort of escape what my reality might have been, because I wasn’t answering my own questions or even posing my own questions to myself,” Smith said, speaking about why he hadn’t been forthcoming previously about his sexuality (via The Washington Post). Smith, though, said he feels his personal truth has set him free.
