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*NBC News fired Matt Lauer after alleged inappropriate sexual behavior throughout 2014, including at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, sources tell People.com the New York Post’s Page Six and other outlets.
An NBC source told Page Six that Lauer’s alleged victim complained to HR on Monday: “This happened so quickly. She didn’t go to the media, she made a complaint to NBC’s human resources, and her evidence was so compelling that Matt was fired on Tuesday night. The victim says she has evidence that this has also happened to other women, but so far we don’t have evidence of that.”
Another source tells Page Six that the decision to fire Lauer was made late Tuesday night by NBC News chairman Andrew Lack.
Furthermore, there are rumors that several news outlets were working on stories about Lauer’s alleged sexual misconduct before he was ultimately let go. CNN reported that journalists for the New York Times had been investigating Lauer for the past several weeks.
Lauer, 59, was named co-anchor of “Today” in January 1997 after three years as the news reader. He had just signed a $20 million dollar contract in 2016.
His wife, Annette, famously filed for divorce in 2006, accusing him of “cruel and inhumane” behavior, but withdrew the filing a month later after they reached a private agreement.
They ostensibly live separate lives — she lives full time in the Hamptons with their children, while Matt resides in the city during the week.
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