As for Lauer, he was fired in 2017 following an avalanche of sexual misconduct claims – including rape – which he denies.
Brooke Nevils, an assistant producer to Lauer’s co-host Meredith Vieira, claimed he assaulted her in his hotel room when both were covering the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
She said in a statement at the time: “There’s the Matt Lauer that millions of Americans watched on TV every morning for two decades, and there is the Matt Lauer who this morning attempted to bully a former colleague into silence.”
Nevils added: “His open letter was a case study in victim blaming. I am not afraid of him now. Regardless of his threats, bullying, and the shaming and predatory tactics I knew he would (and now has) tried to use against me.”
