matt lauer sexual harassment

  • #MeToo: Ann Curry Reported Matt Lauer for Sexual Harassment in 2012

    Former Today co-host Ann Curry reported Matt Lauer for sexual harassment in 2012 on behalf of a female NBC staffer who was afraid for her job and asked Curry to help her. Curry told the Washington Post: “A woman approached me and asked me tearfully if I could help her. She was afraid of losing…

  • 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…

  • Who the Hell at NBC Approved Matt Lauer’s in-Office Sex Dungeon?

    By now you’ve heard that Matt Lauer was summarily drop-kicked from the Today show Wednesday morning after NBC executives learned of his “inappropriate sexual behavior.” As it turns out, completely coincidentally, multiple outlets had been working on stories about Lauer’s long-term harassment of women at NBC. On Wednesday afternoon, Variety published a piece that spilled…