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DonViejo

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Wed Nov 29, 2017, 10:32 AM Nov 2017

Matt Lauer Reportedly Fired After Sexually Assaulting NBC Staffer During Rio Olympics

by Ken Meyer | 9:01 am, November 29th, 2017

Page Six has published a new report claiming that Matt Lauer sexually assaulted a female staffer during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. This comes shortly after the TODAY anchor was fired from NBC after becoming the latest public figure to be accused of sexual misconduct.

According to Page Six, Lauer was fired after a network employee complained to NBC chiefs about an incident that happened when they were covering the games last year in Brazil. “An NBC staffer come forward with a claim that Matt sexually assaulted her at the Olympics,” a source said. “There have been rumors about Matt having affairs with subordinates at NBC for years, but those were believed to be consensual. This incident in Rio was not.”

When NBC announced that Lauer was fired from the network this morning, they released a statement where they hinted that there was the reason to believe his sexual misconduct towards a female co-worker was not a single occurrence. “While it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years he’s been at NBC News,” the network said, “we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.”

After the news broke, there were rumors among media figures that several news outlets are preparing to release stories about the victims of Lauer’s sexual abuse. It is quite possible those reports will be released in the coming days.

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https://www.mediaite.com/online/matt-lauer-reportedly-fired-after-sexually-assaulting-nbc-staffer-during-rio-olympics/

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Matt Lauer Reportedly Fired After Sexually Assaulting NBC Staffer During Rio Olympics (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2017 OP
Holy buckets. MontanaMama Nov 2017 #1
Oh Billy Bush, it could have been your job underpants Nov 2017 #2
Still can Johonny Nov 2017 #4
Ha! underpants Nov 2017 #5
So how long did they know JenniferJuniper Nov 2017 #3

JenniferJuniper

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3. So how long did they know
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 10:42 AM
Nov 2017

about this assault that happened over a year ago? And "not an isolated incident"?

My own guess is many of these employers have had complaints that they chose to ignore until now.



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