matt lauer fired from today show

  • MSNBC Live Anchor Craig Melvin Being Considered to Replace Matt Lauer on Today Show: Report 

    The Today show is a-searching for someone to take up the space that longtime host Matt Lauer was rightly booted off of after being accused of sexual misconduct, and it looks as if MSNBC Live anchor Craig Melvin is in the running. A source told Entertainment Tonight that the 38-year-old Melvin, who anchors MSNBC Live…

  • Cue the Violins, It’s Time for Matt Lauer’s Apology

    And, now, for one of the most predictable parts of this horrid news cycle, the part in which the serial harasser makes the heartfelt apology. This time, it’s Matt Lauer’s turn. The bulk of the top story for Thursday’s Today show—the morning show Lauer anchored for two decades—was spent on his apology. It was read…

  • Matt Lauer Fired From Today Show for ‘Inappropriate Sexual Behavior’

    Matt Lauer, longtime host of the Today show on NBC, has been fired after a colleague came forward to NBC executives Monday night with a detailed complaint about sexual misconduct on the part of the leading morning-news anchor. NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack sent out a memo to network employees Wednesday morning announcing Lauer’s termination…