![]() NBC News management now claims that it had no idea whatsoever that Lauer had a problem with women until it received a lone harassment report in 2017 that led to his firing. Still, that exchange in the makeup room had been … odd. On the phone, he’d been the same person he was on the air: warm, curious, encouraging. Once I wrote an essay about Today that he really liked, and he called me up to tell me so, which was generous. My other, very brief experiences over the years with Lauer were perfectly professional. ![]() I wasn’t particularly shocked Lauer was known to have a rocky marriage. Well, I guess those two are having an affair, I thought to myself. She matched it in kind, and they laughed as though they were at a cocktail party, although I noticed that as soon as he left the room-the show was live, and he had to go to the plaza for an outdoor segment-she went immediately back to her work. His behavior was intense and odd because of its brazenness and because of the setting. He practically ran across the room to her, zeroing in on her and bantering with her as though they were the only two people around. Suddenly Matt Lauer appeared at the door. At the end of the row of chairs, sitting in the one closest to the wall, was a relatively new newswoman who was quietly reading through some notes. While I was sitting in the studio’s makeup room, something unusual happened. ![]() In 2006, when my first book was published, I was invited to go to New York to discuss it on the Today show. ![]()
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