Back in 2017 variety s ramin setoodeh wrote that lauer had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up.
Matt lauer locked his door.
Expose reveals matt lauer had a button under his desk that allowed him to close and lock his door sara vallone november 30 2017 following the shocking firing of former today show co host matt lauer variety published a detailed report describing lauer s alleged actions toward colleagues over the years.
This afforded him the assurance of.
According to two of the women accusing lauer of sexual assault he had a button under his desk that locked the door from the inside allowing him the privacy.
There was no such mechanism.
The worst detail by far is this.
Matt lauer used a button under his desk at nbc to lock his office door from the inside after inviting in women variety reported.
His office was in a secluded space and he had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up variety reported adding that lauer allegedly used.
Lauer had a button.
Despite numerous erroneous reports in the past there was not a button in my office that could lock the door from the inside.
Nbc fired lauer on wednesday after the network received a complaint.
In the midst of matt lauer s november 2017 firing from nbc news accounts of his behavior toward women surfaced in prominent outlets.
Nbc confirmed this fact publicly following my termination.
This afforded him the assurance of privacy.
When variety s story about allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior by matt lauer hit the internet on wednesday readers seized on one particular detail in it.
In one instance an unnamed former staff member said that lauer summoned her into his office to discuss a story and then locked the door from his desk before beginning to have sex with her.