NBC’s Matt Lauer Fired For Sexual Assault
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Samantha Power and Matt Lauer attend 2016 Time 100 Gala, Time's Most Influential People In The World - Cocktails at Jazz At Lincoln Center at the Times Warner Center on April 26, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Time)
NBC confirmed the firing of Matt Lauer over a complaint by a colleague.
A complaint over inappropriate sexual behavior was the explanation by Andrew Lack, the chief of NBC News.
Lack said it was the first complaint received about Lauer, who was with the show for 20 years.
Below is a Tweet from NBC News with the announcement.
Matt Lauer has been terminated from NBC News. On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer. As a result, we’ve decided to terminate his employment. pic.twitter.com/1A3UAZpvPb
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) November 29, 2017
Reports are that Lauer committed this act during the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014.
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