In the history of TV anchor pairings, Katie Couric and Matt Lauer stand out as one of the strongest — which makes her reaction to his bombshell firing even more poignant.
On Friday, Couric, 60, broke her silence on the news that NBC had fired the longtime Today host after receiving a “detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior,” with reason to believe “this may not have been an isolated incident.” Swiftly following his termination, women also anonymously accused Lauer, 59, of sexual harassment and assault in reports published by Variety and The New York Times.
Calling it “incredibly upsetting,” Couric...
On Friday, Couric, 60, broke her silence on the news that NBC had fired the longtime Today host after receiving a “detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior,” with reason to believe “this may not have been an isolated incident.” Swiftly following his termination, women also anonymously accused Lauer, 59, of sexual harassment and assault in reports published by Variety and The New York Times.
Calling it “incredibly upsetting,” Couric...
- 12/11/2017
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
Katie Couric has broken her silence in the wake of Matt Lauer‘s shocking firing from the Today show.
Couric, who spent 15 years co-hosting NBC’s Today show with Lauer, 59, and left in May 2006 to anchor the CBS Evening News, had yet to comment on the sexual misconduct allegations that have been brought against Lauer.
But on Friday, Couric, 60, addressed the claims against Lauer when she replied to an Instagram user who commented on a photo that the veteran journalist posted, in which she called Couric out for not publicly addressing the scandal.
“Nothing to say on Matt?? Huh – y...
Couric, who spent 15 years co-hosting NBC’s Today show with Lauer, 59, and left in May 2006 to anchor the CBS Evening News, had yet to comment on the sexual misconduct allegations that have been brought against Lauer.
But on Friday, Couric, 60, addressed the claims against Lauer when she replied to an Instagram user who commented on a photo that the veteran journalist posted, in which she called Couric out for not publicly addressing the scandal.
“Nothing to say on Matt?? Huh – y...
- 12/8/2017
- by Natalie Stone
- PEOPLE.com
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